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Lauren Waring

Lauren Waring

See Ya!

 Hello All, Thanks for reading my blog posts thus far. I had a lovely time in this class and I hope you all did too. This class for real saved me in its flexibility with being able to choose how many books we read. I loved being able to plan …

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Bye, sad, time to go

See Ya!

 Hello All, Thanks for reading my blog posts thus far. I had a lovely time in this class and I hope you all did too. This class for real saved me in its flexibility with being able to choose how many books we read. I loved being able to plan …

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Bye, sad, time to go

I’d have a parasocial relationship with a hot poet too

Luiselli’s novel navigates the trials and tribulations of keeping her creativity alive while performing her motherly duties. She also explores just how blurred the lines between reality and imagination can become when one becomes obsessed with the…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with motherhood, narrative, parasocial

I’d have a parasocial relationship with a hot poet too

Luiselli’s novel navigates the trials and tribulations of keeping her creativity alive while performing her motherly duties. She also explores just how blurred the lines between reality and imagination can become when one becomes obsessed with the…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with motherhood, narrative, parasocial

Our Story is as Good as The Witnesses – Piglia

 This novel was somewhat of a change in what we have been reading so far, I definitely enjoyed this one a lot. Piglia tells the true story of robbers and through his focus on their drug abuse and other reckless actions, he paints an image of what …

Posted in Blogs, Piglia | Tagged with Psychological Portrait

Our Story is as Good as The Witnesses – Piglia

 This novel was somewhat of a change in what we have been reading so far, I definitely enjoyed this one a lot. Piglia tells the true story of robbers and through his focus on their drug abuse and other reckless actions, he paints an image of what …

Posted in Blogs, Piglia | Tagged with Psychological Portrait

I wan’t to look away but I can’t!

I found this novel to be a disturbing yet consuming read. Like you want to look away but can’t stop staring. The exploration of autonomy in the relationship between the young girl and the wealthy man challenges our instant victimization of the girl. Sh…

Posted in Blogs, Duras | Tagged with lover, male gaze

I wan’t to look away but I can’t!

I found this novel to be a disturbing yet consuming read. Like you want to look away but can’t stop staring. The exploration of autonomy in the relationship between the young girl and the wealthy man challenges our instant victimization of the girl. Sh…

Posted in Blogs, Duras | Tagged with lover, male gaze

Lispector and Confronting our Mortality

“Because there’s the right to scream. So I scream.” This novel is not supposed to have you gripping your seat with anticipation, it is a story of a mundane, normal life of someone who you might not have previously paid attention to. Rodrigo is using hi…

Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with fear, mortality, poverty

Lispector and Confronting our Mortality

“Because there’s the right to scream. So I scream.” This novel is not supposed to have you gripping your seat with anticipation, it is a story of a mundane, normal life of someone who you might not have previously paid attention to. Rodrigo is using hi…

Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with fear, mortality, poverty

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