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bye everyone

 Hey everyone! I can’t believe it is our final blog post of the semester, I don’t know about you all but the last few months have flown by for me. When I first started this course, I honestly didn’t think I would like it at all. It seemed like a l…

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bye everyone

 Hey everyone! I can’t believe it is our final blog post of the semester, I don’t know about you all but the last few months have flown by for me. When I first started this course, I honestly didn’t think I would like it at all. It seemed like a l…

Posted in Blogs, Conclusion | Tagged with Bye

wtf is happening? – faces in the crowd?

  Hi Everyone! Many of the novels we have read so far have been confusing for me in the beginning, but then make sense as I get further along in the book. There had always been a point that I begin to understand what exactly is going on….

Posted in Blogs, Luiselli | Tagged with confusing, Faces in the Crowd, what

wtf is happening? – faces in the crowd?

  Hi Everyone! Many of the novels we have read so far have been confusing for me in the beginning, but then make sense as I get further along in the book. There had always been a point that I begin to understand what exactly is going on….

Posted in Blogs, Luiselli | Tagged with confusing, Faces in the Crowd, what

Money to burn – Ricardo Piglia

    I would give this book a 3/10.  I don’t usually like crime/thriller or action books. I also really didn’t like that it was a true story because the descriptions of the deaths were definitely creeping me out to be honest. An…

Posted in Blogs, Piglia | Tagged with burning money, crime, thriller

Money to burn – Ricardo Piglia

    I would give this book a 3/10.  I don’t usually like crime/thriller or action books. I also really didn’t like that it was a true story because the descriptions of the deaths were definitely creeping me out to be honest. An…

Posted in Blogs, Piglia | Tagged with burning money, crime, thriller

Time of the Doves – Mercè Rodoreda

 Hey everyone, I hope you all had a good reading break! This week we read Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda. I had a bit of difficulty starting this novel and was a bit confused at first but ended up really enjoying it. I also think that I found…

Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with doves, thoughts

Time of the Doves – Mercè Rodoreda

 Hey everyone, I hope you all had a good reading break! This week we read Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda. I had a bit of difficulty starting this novel and was a bit confused at first but ended up really enjoying it. I also think that I found…

Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with doves, thoughts

Agostino – I am uncomfortable.

 This week we read “Agostino” by Alberto Moravia. This book was definitely the easiest to follow out of the books I have read so far. When I began reading, I thought that I would end up liking it more than last weeks reading (The Shrouded Woman) b…

Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with Freud, uncomfortable

Agostino – I am uncomfortable.

 This week we read “Agostino” by Alberto Moravia. This book was definitely the easiest to follow out of the books I have read so far. When I began reading, I thought that I would end up liking it more than last weeks reading (The Shrouded Woman) b…

Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with Freud, uncomfortable

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