Honestly, I don’t know how I feel. From the first few pages alone, I wasn’t exactly… thrilled. Discomfort while reading this was inevitable to me. That said, I flew through it pretty quickly. Moravia’s imagery was nice, even when it was unsettling. I was just unsure of how to feel about everything. At the start, […]
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What a book! Within just the first few pages, I felt strangely emotional about Ana María and her life.. which caught me completely off guard. It almost felt.. relatable? It’s given me lots to think about, that’s for sure. There is something so incredibly intimate about the way she reflects on her life from the […]
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After reading Proust’s Combray, I actually found it easier to work my way through Nadja, especially during the beginning. It was a little confusing at times, but I am at peace with the non-linear structure. At this point, I have realized that the confusion of it is the point. I enjoyed the first section for that reason. […]
Posted in Blogs, Breton | Tagged with Attachment, love, relationships, Surrealism
Honestly, picking up this novel was quite intimidating, especially after not having read one in a while. Right off the bat, I found it difficult to follow, and I ended up rereading sentences in an attempt to figure out what exactly was going on. At some point, though, I realized I was actually making steady […]
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Hello everyone! My name is Emily, and I am a third year student majoring in Psychology and minoring in Sociology. I honestly took this course to fulfill my literature requirement, however I am hoping it might possibly guide me towards an interest in reading. When I was younger, reading was my favourite thing ever, but […]
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