This entire weekend I’ve had a horrible headache, so some of the writing might have escaped me. The way the characters acted in the book sort of reflected what people in my grandparents and parents days used to be like whilst under Soviet intervention….
Posted in Blogs, Manea | Tagged with paranoia, politics, The Trenchcoat
This entire weekend I’ve had a horrible headache, so some of the writing might have escaped me. The way the characters acted in the book sort of reflected what people in my grandparents and parents days used to be like whilst under Soviet intervention….
Posted in Blogs, Manea | Tagged with paranoia, politics, The Trenchcoat
I enjoyed the time of the doves. I thought the writing was nice and although I don’t typically enjoy stream of consciousness, Natalia’s narration was wonderful and incredible. I felt like I was there, along with her to witness her life. For the entire …
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with mistreatment, The Time of The Doves, war
I enjoyed the time of the doves. I thought the writing was nice and although I don’t typically enjoy stream of consciousness, Natalia’s narration was wonderful and incredible. I felt like I was there, along with her to witness her life. For the entire …
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with mistreatment, The Time of The Doves, war
There were many aspects of this book that made me extremely sad. The discussion regarding colonialism and segregation was important, it was used to paint a picture to show what growing up under a setting like that was rather than to make a point (?). I…
Posted in Blogs, Zobel | Tagged with black shack alley
There were many aspects of this book that made me extremely sad. The discussion regarding colonialism and segregation was important, it was used to paint a picture to show what growing up under a setting like that was rather than to make a point (?). I…
Posted in Blogs, Zobel | Tagged with black shack alley
After finishing this book, all I can say is that it made me so uncomfortable. The weird incestual undertones were so strange. The Oedipus complex truly was strong with this one, and also why would the mom do all that with her son there…I had a big is…
Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with adulthood, Agostino, alienation
After finishing this book, all I can say is that it made me so uncomfortable. The weird incestual undertones were so strange. The Oedipus complex truly was strong with this one, and also why would the mom do all that with her son there…I had a big is…
Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with adulthood, Agostino, alienation