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we are all one bad day away from becoming conspiracy theorists

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

we are all one bad day away from becoming conspiracy theorists

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

fool me once, shame on me, fool me 5 times, also shame on me

    Currently writing this blog on the skytrain back after spending 70 dollars on legos💔😿    I lowkey got clickbaited by the title, it sounded really beautiful. After finishing this reading I can say that this book by far …

Posted in Blogs, Calvino | Tagged with confusion, frustration, if-on-a-winter's-night-a-traveler

fool me once, shame on me, fool me 5 times, also shame on me

    Currently writing this blog on the skytrain back after spending 70 dollars on legos💔😿    I lowkey got clickbaited by the title, it sounded really beautiful. After finishing this reading I can say that this book by far …

Posted in Blogs, Calvino | Tagged with confusion, frustration, if-on-a-winter's-night-a-traveler

Quimet dies, who else cheered?

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

Quimet dies, who else cheered?

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

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

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

Agostino – this was extremely uncomfortable

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

Agostino – this was extremely uncomfortable

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

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