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death, putting the ‘fun’ back into funeral

Posted by: Avery

If you’ve read some of my blogs before you may remember me as the girl who was scared while reading the shrouded woman because of her constant worry of death…yup you could imagine my joy reading this book, I’m joking, I actually really enjoyed this book, even with the constant talk about death (maybe I’ve […] read full post >>
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Do You Really Want to Live Forever? – Death With Interruptions Jose Saramago

Posted by: jonathan jang

Forever Young by Alphaville is a song that comes mind when I think about the subject of this book. The line “Do you really want to live forever young?” kinda sums up the topic that this book explores. Is eternal life really all that? Jose Saramago explores this thought exercise in Death with Interruptions in […] read full post >>
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When you need to hit the word count of an essay, but its kind of genius – Death with Interruptions (Week 11)

Posted by: julia moniz-lecce

I did not expect to love this novel as much as I did. I was so hooked from the beginning. Given that I criticized Piglia heavily last week on how dense the text was with such a lack of dialogue I thought I would be saying the same for Saramago, but thi... read full post >>
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When you need to hit the word count of an essay, but its kind of genius – Death with Interruptions (Week 11)

Posted by: julia moniz-lecce

I did not expect to love this novel as much as I did. I was so hooked from the beginning. Given that I criticized Piglia heavily last week on how dense the text was with such a lack of dialogue I thought I would be saying the same for Saramago, but thi... read full post >>
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All types of lizards (if lizards means only geckos and chameleons and chameleons means humans).

Posted by: seandeacon

Here are some post final midterm deranged thoughts: “The Book of Chameleons”. What an interesting and creative read, but one that was also kinda confusing to follow. I think that that’s a product of the dreamy double world created by José Eduardo Agualusa. It took me a while to figure out why this book was […] read full post >>
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Saramago – Death with Interruptions

Posted by: Sally

Impressions This week’s choice of book is Death with Interruptions by Saramago. The book is unique and distinctive from other books we have read because it grapples with a more philosophical approach to it, specifically on the topic of death. I am not too much of a taboo individual, but seeing the word death constantly does […] read full post >>
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Saramago Death with Interruptions

Posted by: rhi2004

Week 11 yay we’re almost done! For this week I read Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago which I thoroughly enjoyed. I found this story really surprising and unexpected in a good way, truth be told I never really knew too much about the books that I chose to read I kinda picked based off […] read full post >>
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Week 11 – Death (takes a break), Death and more death

Posted by: Ludivine Cat

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kafka gonna sue ur ass

Posted by: mberrach

I feel conflicted about this novel. One one had I thought it was interesting, creative and unlike anything I’ve read before. The idea of an almost ‘double’ or bi-directional reincarnation is super cool and confusing. But on the other hand, this book left me confused and a bit unsatisfied. I wanted more information and answers […] read full post >>
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DEATH SHOULD BE SPELLED WITH A SMALL “d”?!!!!!

Posted by: gurnaaz kaur

Death with interruptions is a story that is “torn between the hope of living forever and the fear of never dying”.(pg74). The novel is divided into two halves. The novel’s first part begins with the shocking news of no death recorded in an unnamed city on New Year as soon as the clock strikes 12. […] read full post >>
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