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Hello my (maybe brilliant) friends, I uploaded this video different from previous ones because it was so large, hope it doesn’t mess anything up. Kendra and I got a bit carried away this vlog, Hope you enjoy it! read full post >>

Hi Everyone! Last book of the semester, congrats to everyone for almost making it to the end! This week I read My Brilliant Friend written by Elena Ferrante. I think this book lands in my top 3, along with Arlt for sure. This book discusses themes of friendship, class, poverty, love, relationships. It is truly […] read full post >>

Ahh last book of the semester! This was definitely a fun one to end with. I watched the HBO show a few years ago and fell in love with the characters, so I had a preformed image of how they looked and acted. I watched the show with my dad, who is also Italian (but […] read full post >>

 This book was a bit of a shock to me. First I want to say I'm actually a fan of Luiselli. I've already read "Tell Me How it Ends" and "The Lost Children Archive" and loved them. However, this book was a big miss for me. I didn't get what was goin... read full post >>

 I don’t want to say I disliked this book as it would make it seem like I can’t recognize or understand innovative/experimental literature (For the record I cannot) but I have mixed feelings about this one. There were multiple things I did like ab... read full post >>

 This book was a bit of a shock to me. First I want to say I'm actually a fan of Luiselli. I've already read "Tell Me How it Ends" and "The Lost Children Archive" and loved them. However, this book was a big miss for me. I didn't get what was goin... read full post >>

 I don’t want to say I disliked this book as it would make it seem like I can’t recognize or understand innovative/experimental literature (For the record I cannot) but I have mixed feelings about this one. There were multiple things I did like ab... read full post >>

The story of My Brilliant Friend revolves around the friendship of Elena and Lila, while also touching on the themes of gender, poverty, and class. Elena, the narrator of this book, is a studious girl who excels in school. She is a typical “good” girl who follows expectations and does what she is told. On […] read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog's final book blog!  This week I read "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante. The novel which tales place in Naples, begins with Elena discovering her lifelong friend Lila has vanished, prompting her to recount t... read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog's final book blog!  This week I read "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante. The novel which tales place in Naples, begins with Elena discovering her lifelong friend Lila has vanished, prompting her to recount t... read full post >>