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Death with Interruptions – I’m the thinker now
Posted by: Katrina Escobal
This week I read, Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago. To be honest, this was a very difficult read for me. While reading this book, I realized that I have actually never read a philosophical book before, so this book was very tough. I think the ... read full post >>
Death with Interruptions – I’m the thinker now
Posted by: Katrina Escobal
This week I read, Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago. To be honest, this was a very difficult read for me. While reading this book, I realized that I have actually never read a philosophical book before, so this book was very tough. I think the ... read full post >>
Life with No Death? (Or should I say death)
Posted by: Len
showing how fragile our system is. One thing goes awry, and everything comes toppling down. Albeit, no one dying anymore is not something we could have planned for, but it is something the government and people now have to figure out. Saramago questions our societal systems by exploring their improbability. As you may have guessed, […] read full post >>
A book about death, but without interruptions
Posted by: myra jain
Let me to get right into this, the book seemed to be split into two parts, with separate protagonists in each: society in the first section and death in the second. The author uses long, twisted sentences without punctuation (hence, the title). Reading this was a little difficult for me at times. Because of the […] read full post >>
Week 11: The Book of Chameleons
Posted by: guoyiwen
Honestly, when I initially saw the title of this book, I wondered if this was a book about chameleons, and I was even ready for it to be a book about chameleon science books. But when I finished the book, it was amazing to realize that this book is neither a science book about chameleons […] read full post >>
The Book of Chameleons, Agualusa
Posted by: Samantha
Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix's house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the... read full post >>
The Book of Chameleons, Agualusa
Posted by: Samantha
Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix's house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the... read full post >>
Week 11: “Death With Interruptions” by José Saramago
Posted by: meave
Hey guys, I decided to read “Death With Interruptions” by José Saramago this week. I chose this book after reading the blurb and found it really interesting. Can you imagine a day when no one dies? I immediately thought about how if this happened in real life, would it really affect us and if so […] read full post >>
The Book Of Identity Crises
Posted by: Sukanya Aggarwal
This was definitely one of my favourite books till now. This was a hardcore fiction novel, but I really loved it. FINALLY, I DON’T HATE THE MALE CHARACTERS. And I never thought I would want to be a semi-dead, day dreaming reptile. From beginning to end, I was blown away by how well this book […] read full post >>
Death With Interruptions
Posted by: Dhwani Ved
Hello everyone. Welcome back to this week’s book. This week we delved into José Saramago’s Death With Interruptions. The impression I had of this book before I read it completely changed after I finished reading the book. The outlook death had in this book was completely different from all the other books we have read […] read full post >>
