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Conclusion

As we wrap up this semester, reflecting and looking back throughout what I have done in this course  seems pretty crazy to me. One of my new year resolutions was to read more books than the previous year  (which was 1) and this course helped …

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Conclusion

As we wrap up this semester, reflecting and looking back throughout what I have done in this course  seems pretty crazy to me. One of my new year resolutions was to read more books than the previous year  (which was 1) and this course helped …

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LAST BOOK OF THE COURSE!!!!

With this being the 9th and final book I am reading for this course, it feels very melancholy. As I am not a big fan of reading books in general, having read a book almost every week for this term feels like a major accomplishment. In addition, some of…

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LAST BOOK OF THE COURSE!!!!

With this being the 9th and final book I am reading for this course, it feels very melancholy. As I am not a big fan of reading books in general, having read a book almost every week for this term feels like a major accomplishment. In addition, some of…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with alcoholic, children, desire, divorce, Faces of the crowd, family, identity loss

Going out on a bang – "Money To Burn" by Ricardo Piglia

This week’s book is “Money To Burn” by Ricardo Pigila. Personally, I think this book is definitely the most action-packed, engaging read so far. Even though it was a bit on the longer side with around 200 pages, the constant adventures the characters a…

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Going out on a bang – "Money To Burn" by Ricardo Piglia

This week’s book is “Money To Burn” by Ricardo Pigila. Personally, I think this book is definitely the most action-packed, engaging read so far. Even though it was a bit on the longer side with around 200 pages, the constant adventures the characters a…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with abuse, adventure, crime, family

Fair enough for Duras actually

Hey Everyone! This week’s book is “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. This book was an interesting read because it was very strange yet it kept me wanting to read more. It felt like one of those forbidden reads where I wanted to see if the nameless 2…

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Fair enough for Duras actually

Hey Everyone! This week’s book is “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. This book was an interesting read because it was very strange yet it kept me wanting to read more. It felt like one of those forbidden reads where I wanted to see if the nameless 2…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with abuse, children, death, desire, first love, life, sex, The Lover

A Portrait of Neglect, abuse and exploitation: "Hour of The Star"

This book is utter confusion. At the first half of the book, I was super confused about what I was even reading. I could barely make out the situations that were being described in the book in my head and just couldn’t grasp what the book was even talk…

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A Portrait of Neglect, abuse and exploitation: "Hour of The Star"

This book is utter confusion. At the first half of the book, I was super confused about what I was even reading. I could barely make out the situations that were being described in the book in my head and just couldn’t grasp what the book was even talk…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with abuse, death, desire, exploitation, freedom, life, neglect, poverty

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