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proust combray boo
Posted by: a city of revolting romantics
The Ridington Room has great reading chairs with an outside view, an old school room with imposing portraits and silence! read full post >>
proust
Posted by: miranda
Hi everyone, My immediate reaction post-Proust reading is that I’m confused but I think I understand the gist of it. Throughout the text, I found myself lost at many points and when I thought I was getting into a flow, I would realize I was completely misinterpreting or missing details. So I ended up circling … Continue reading proust read full post >>
Dreaming of Proust
Posted by: jkim86
To start off, I think “Combray” was an excellent choice for our first text in this course. At the beginning, I was utterly confused and lost. Yet, the story seemed somewhat familiar due to its use of sleep and childhood. It does a beautiful job at inviting readers with an experience they most likely have […] read full post >>
Introduction
Posted by: Ana Nikolić
Hello, fellow literature enthusiast, and welcome to my blog. My name is Ana Nikolic, and I am currently a fourth-year student at the University of British Columbia, majoring in International… read full post >>
introduction
Posted by: Nerissa Lin
Hello all, I’m Nerissa, a third year psychology major with a business minor. read full post >>
Introduction
Posted by: jjiang27
Hii everyone!! My name is Joy 🙂 and I am from China. I am 3rd year psychology student. I was born in april, yes, I really like Sakura! I am taking this course in order to fulfill my literature requirement. Still, I am also genuinely interested in learning more about languages, culture, and how literature […] read full post >>
Hi!! – Introduction
Posted by: Tripti
Hi everyone!! Lovely to meet you all. A little bit about myself! My name is Tripti. I’m from Thailand, and yes, I don’t look like I am, but I assure you I am not fooling you. I’m in my fifth year studying Psychology and Business Management through the B+MM program. I absolutely love studying and […] read full post >>
Late Night Thoughts
Posted by: QT
Hello all! I was really stretching it when I decided to start this assignment this close to the deadline, but I remembered that it was supposed to be a “looser” deadline since it’s the start of the week, so prof, please forgive me 🙂 I’m Quizzy, but you can call me Qui or Izzy in […] read full post >>
Hello world!
Posted by: jasmine sandhu
Hi everyone! My name is Jasmine and I’m currently a double major in Political Science and Sociology. To be honest, one of my biggest expectations for this course is that it’s going to be challenging for me. I’m not naturally a huge reader, and I know this class is going to involve a lot of […] read full post >>
Welcome to the Cottage
Posted by: june
Hello all, and welcome to the cottage in the stacks (kindly play along, only if you please. You can make up your own woodland character in the comments, but of course you're not obligated to--do what makes you feel comfortable). I'm your local woodland... read full post >>
