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This week’s reading, Time of the Doves, I quite liked. The writing style, description, and dialogue were interesting and kept me engaged with the story. I really felt immersed in Natalia’s story; I felt her sorrow, her fear, her joy, etc. But Natalia didn’t seem to have an easy time with her first marriage. Her […] read full post >>

I remember expecting another coming-of-age story from “The Time of the Doves” (written by Mercè Rodoreda) when I first picked up the book, mostly because the last four (of five) books I read were all centered around this trope. So I was pleasantly surprised to find out that the novel focuses on something else entirely. […] read full post >>

Throughout Rodoreda’s book, “The Time of the Doves”, I had great sympathy for Natalia and the constant challenges and adversities she experienced. She never seemed to catch a break, from a difficult relationship with her parents, to a manipulative husband, to having her house filled with doves, to going through a war, to having her […] read full post >>

Welcome back to this week’s book, The Time of the Doves, written by Merce Rodoreda. This story tells the story of a young woman who was first engaged to Pere. It also shows how her life changed when she accepted a man named Quimet’s invitation to dance at the Placa Del Diamant and was informed […] read full post >>

Mercè Rodoreda’s novel, “The Times of the Dove,” was a captivating and page-turning read told through the lens of a resilient and hardworking mother who struggled through the Spanish Civil War. The narrator, Natalia, provided readers with valuable insights into how women lived through the war and the challenges they had to face to provide […] read full post >>

  The Time of the Doves by Mercé Rodoreda is a novel that allows readers to understand a war from a woman’s point of view. The novel is set in Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War, but there are hardly any fight scenes, and it’s more about the story of this woman Natalia, with her […] read full post >>

Viewing the world through the lens of the novel’s central character, Natalia, Mercè Rodoreda intricately delves into themes of poverty, despair, and the fragile intricacies of human existence. Rodoreda crafts a profoundly moving narrative, with readers confronting the challenging truths encountered by those navigating displacement, scarcity, and the erosion of self. Rodoreda skillfully employs imagery […] read full post >>

The Time of the Doves tells the story of the two marriages of the heroine, Natalia, living in the period of Spanish Civil War, when she first meets and falls in love with Quimet in the square. But their married life was not a prosperous one, and to make matters worse, Ouimet enlisted in the […] read full post >>

The novel ‘The Time of the Doves’ by Merce Rodoreda, portrays the story of a young woman who was engaged to Pere at first but then it showcases how her life turned out to be when a man named Quimet asked her to dance with her at the Placa Del Diamant and told her that […] read full post >>

I believe that “The Time of the Doves” by Mercé Rodoreda is a story about how women grow in turbulent times. I must admit that Natalia is a very vivid character. Vividness also implies that she is not perfect; she has some flaws that initially made me dislike her. As someone from the present era, […] read full post >>

Wow! This book was so heartwrenching but amazing! the character-building and descriptions were truly encapsulating. Natalia’s life was so beautifully captured, and I felt so immersed in the story. I’ll admit at the beginning I was not into the book that much because of Quimet and how much I disliked him. I was upset at […] read full post >>

Yet again another woman with a troubling life, by the social circumstances given by the men in her life. A book called “The Time of the Doves” by Mercè Rodoreda. The main character, Natalia starts off by working at a pastry shop and is persuaded by her friend Julieta to go to an event. That […] read full post >>

Entering the world of ‘The Time of the Doves’ by Merce Rodoreda was like stepping onto a rollercoaster of emotions, navigating the already difficult life of Natalia, turned upside-down due to the Spanish Civil War. This literary journey becomes a captivating search for identity, belongingness, growth, and transformation. Natalia’s alienation From the beginning we can […] read full post >>

 This was a very difficult read this week. I don't know if it was the midterm stress or the context or length of the book in general, but I had difficulty grasping the nuances of Deep Rivers. However, I found the writing style flowed in a way that... read full post >>