Piglia’s Money to Burn was intense… I’ve honestly never read a book like this, it really reminded me of a movie I watched in my childhood, which I can’t seem to remember the name of but it started with the letter s (I’ll try to remember).. I think that it showcased the gritty and realistic …
This read had me quite puzzled at times, it seems we cannot get a simple love story in our class. Starting off being 15 and a half, Duras is a baby, she’s vulnerable to the world around her. As she’s on the ferry, she notices the limousine and it’s occupant, the man. After his proposition …
The hour of the start really stood out to me as a book unique in the way it’s spoken, as it reminded me to shift my perspectives. The storytelling felt like I was listening to a writer wrench with their thoughts while completing their novel. At introduction to Macabea, I realized how she seemingly floats …
First off, I was so drawn in as Rodoreda’s style focused on the day to day working life and how it became shattered. Natalia’s focus on getting through each day in poverty and starvation really stood out to me as we could understand what exactly she had lost since the war. Her husband, her stability, …
Reading Black Shack Alley felt as though I was listening to a friend speak about their old memories, sitting over a drink. It was filled with little details, so many that I found it tough at times to keep track of what all was occurring. The life described in the book felt as though each …
Well what a read! I couldn’t put the book down once I started. Through couch reading, reading while cooking, dinner reading, and back to the couch reading, this book kept me engaged and not knowing what would come next. Agostino started off weirdly, I thought he might have some Oedipus issues, but soon I realized …
Firstly, Bombal’s novel was absolutely novel to me. It’s perspective from the grave was quite interesting as it allowed us to deep dive into the environment of Ana Maria, right into each character. Ana Maria’s juxtaposition of being both the centre of attention but also pushed to the side stood out to me as it …
As I read through Nadja by Andre Breton, I initially thought that the start the book was somewhat unstructured as though I’m reading through one’s journal – which it is. However as I really enjoyed the illustrations, as they helped me visualize the setting and characters in my mind. I find that places which are …
