Time flies, three months have rushed by, and this blog is surprisingly the last one of the term. I’ve really enjoyed reading, writing, and discussing with all of you this term, and have heard so many interesting ideas and perspectives. My expectation for myself at the beginning of the term was to read as much […]
In this work with autobiographical overtones, Luiselli mainly tells three stories: that of a woman novelist working on a work memorializing her youth in the midst of a mildly trivial domestic life; that of a woman living in New York City years ago who was obsessed with publishing a collection of poems by the Mexican […]
Honestly, when I initially saw the title of this book, I wondered if this was a book about chameleons, and I was even ready for it to be a book about chameleon science books. But when I finished the book, it was amazing to realize that this book is neither a science book about chameleons […]
The book is an adaptation of a real case that took place in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in 1965. There is no doubt that this is a crime novel. Personally, this book really made me feel uncomfortable. The book is filled with tons of crime, drug use, robberies, shootings, etc., and even beyond that, there […]
“One day, I was already old, in the entrance of a public place a man came up to me. He introduced himself and said, ‘I’ve known you for years. Everyone says you were beautiful when you were young, but I want to tell you I think you’re more beautiful now than then. Rather than your […]
She has never received a present; she has never received a letter in her life; she has never eaten in a restaurant; she has never eaten spaghetti; she is gentle and submissive; she never complains; the only thing she wishes for is to be alive; she fights off death by living very little; she doesn’t […]
The book follows the life of a working-class woman named Natalia against the backdrop of World War II. Her relationship with her husband is at the center of the book. The novel reflects the traditional gender roles of the time, where women were expected to be caregivers and homemakers. We can find that in this […]
This book is a novel written in 1950 by Martinican author Joseph Zobel. The book paints a vivid picture of life on the French-colonized Caribbean island of Martinique through the eyes of a young boy named José. Through the eyes of the young protagonist, José, Zobel masterfully captures the struggles, hopes, and dreams of the […]
To be honest, I didn’t feel so much at ease with this novel as I was disturbed by the realization that it was filled with desire and sex. The book focuses on the exploration of the tumultuous journey from childhood innocence to the precipice of adulthood, the exploration of adolescence, the exploration of physical structure […]
The Shrouded Woman is a book centered on the perspective of a recently deceased, shrouded woman who has not yet been buried, and depicts the spiritual conversations, memories, and inquiries or questions that arise between this woman, lying on her hearse, and those who come to offer their condolences. Leaving the novel behind and entering […]
