To start off this post, I really appreciated how easy the words of this novel was to read; AND ONLY THE WORDS, this book was also a emotionally hard to get through due to the emphasis on the unfortunate discrimination towards marginalized racial and social groups. The descriptions in the book also never overwhelmed me […]
This book was unsatisfying in so many ways: the novel felt extremely unfinished by the end due to Agostino’s glaringly evident “mommy issues,” self-centered personality and the lack of character development. Agostino’s Oedipus complex has got to be a primary source for Freud’s central psychoanalytic theory TT. He beings being utterly infatuated with his […]
I CHEERED when I realized this novel was in the third person, solely because I certainly prefer the distance that comes with an outside perspective. However, I have definitely learned that first person perspective can add that extra layer of depth through the wonderful works I have read so far in this class. Well, […]
I want to begin by mentioning that I found this novel much easier to read than Proust. I was constantly engaged and interested in learning more about the main character. The amount of dialogue and the rate of story progression almost made Mad Toy seem like a playwright. As a result, I feel like the […]
Before I begin this post, I want to preface that I enrolled in this class late and read up to the end of the first chapter (like the syllabus suggested). As a result, the thoughts I will be sharing are preliminary (until I finish the entire work by the Wednesday discussion). Upon reading, a number […]
Hi everyone! My name is Zara, and I am a third year student in the Faculty of Science. I am from White Rock, BC. As a result of living near the ocean, I enjoy taking long walks by the beach while listening to music! I am a huge fan of all genres of music (some […]
