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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 10 blog! The weather is really nice this week, but my mood is not as good as the weather because I have two midterm exams this week. . . But even though I had a lot of things to do, I still found time to read this ... read full post >>

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 10 blog! The weather is really nice this week, but my mood is not as good as the weather because I have two midterm exams this week. . . But even though I had a lot of things to do, I still found time to read this ... read full post >>

Hi Romance Studiers, After taking a day to think about the book and watch the lecture, I would say that I overall enjoyed Ricardo Piglia’s “Money to Burn”. I found the way Piglia humanizes these criminals and the surrounding characters very compelling. The main themes that I felt the story kept touching on was masculinity, […] read full post >>

/ I loved this book. From start to finish, I was completely hooked – and all I’m wondering is when is the movie adaptation going to be dropped? “Money to Burn” has all the ingredients for a blockbuster film: crime, cocaine, queer love, betrayal, and even a gripping shootout scene. But it’s not just the […] read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome back to the blog. The read for this week is Money to Burn by Roberto Piglia. I didn’t know much about this book going in (only that it was about a bank robbery of some sort) and was quite shocked by what I ended up reading. My shock greatened when I learned […] read full post >>

Hey everyone! I am super excited to discuss this week’s reading because it is a CRIME STORYYY!! I personally love crime or murder mystery stories; the whole element of mystery and suspense is so engaging for me so this was definitely a great read.  I think there is SO MUCH to talk about when it […] read full post >>

Hello everyone and welcome back! This week’s novel had the exciting premise of a bank robbery gone wrong (ooooh ahhhh). Ricardo Piglia’s factual/fictional retelling of a bank robbery in Buenos Aires, Money to Burn started off so strong. I enjoyed the action-packed narrative interspersed with the backstories of the different characters. As the novel progressed, […] read full post >>

This week's book is "Money To Burn" by Ricardo Pigila. Personally, I think this book is definitely the most action-packed, engaging read so far. Even though it was a bit on the longer side with around 200 pages, the constant adventures the characters a... read full post >>

This week's book is "Money To Burn" by Ricardo Pigila. Personally, I think this book is definitely the most action-packed, engaging read so far. Even though it was a bit on the longer side with around 200 pages, the constant adventures the characters a... read full post >>

The book is an adaptation of a real case that took place in Buenos Aires and Montevideo in 1965. There is no doubt that this is a crime novel. Personally, this book really made me feel uncomfortable. The book is filled with tons of crime, drug use, robberies, shootings, etc., and even beyond that, there […] read full post >>