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Faces In the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli is a unique novel that has stories intertwined in three time zones and seems to jump around in its thinking.  From the beginning of the story,  the story was from the perspective of a writer, who is the mother of two kids.  “I have a baby and a […] read full post >>

I am happy to say that I have read all the 11 books for this course. But the bad news is that after reading this week’s book, I AM SO CONFUSED.  I’ve managed to get through 100 pages of the novel over the course of 3 hours. Now, I’m starting a blog to delve into … Continue reading Faces in the Crowd: This Was the Hardest Book I’ve Read So Far but at Least I’ve Got an A+ (Mar 30) read full post >>

From the start of the book of “Faces in the Crowd,” I thought I was going to emphasize with the narrator who is a mom to two children and has a husband. It seemed to be that she was struggling raising her kid, her depression during and after pregnancy, while being in a marriage that […] read full post >>

This week’s book made me feel like dropping to my knees and praising the sun in the sky. I actually ENJOYED the novel; who could have thought!! However, let’s not get it twisted, I was sometimes still confused throughout the story. You’d think our main character would be a chameleon, right? Wrong, he is a […] read full post >>

This book is definitely my favourite read so far in the semester, as this type of read and genre is right up my alley. I loved how basically almost instantly we were raised with questions about the nature of human existence and our relationship as humans with morality. Basically, the “removal of death” in the […] read full post >>

“I kept reading right to the last page.” (63) As plainly articulated in this quote, I took in absolutely everything from this book. I adore this book. This is easily my favourite book for this class– perhaps my favourite book I’ve ever had to read for any class. Due to this… my blog post is […] read full post >>

The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. I really enjoyed reading this week’s novel; I honestly feel like the books get more easier to read the more we go further into the course, and I’m not sure if it’s just me learning how to ‘read’ books or if the books get more digestible as […] read full post >>

Hey everyone! Im super excited to discuss this week’s reading, “The Book of Chameleons” by Jose Eduardo Agualusa!  Immediately my mind goes to the movie Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. With Ariana Grande’s album coming out and everything, I have been thinking about that movie a lot and how interesting the concept is. A […] read full post >>

    The book of chameleons was one of the most bizarre books that we have read this term. It was a quickish read but was extremely confusing and I still don’t think I really understand the full extent of the novel. The story centres around an... read full post >>

    The book of chameleons was definitely one of my favourite books that we have read this term. It was a fairly quick read, and was very quirky and really kept me interested which is often challenging for books that I have read in the p... read full post >>

The Book of Chameleons by Jose Eduardo Agualusa is a tale that intertwines reality with fiction, and the past with the present. The title of the novel is quite deceiving, as it barely mentions chameleons, but the closest we get is a gecko narrator living in Angola. The novel is a profound exploration of memory, […] read full post >>

March 26th, 2024 This book made me really think about life and death in a completely new perspective. Envisioning a world without death is something so far out of reach that most of us can’t even comprehend it. Life and death go hand in hand, but in this book Saramago shows how death goes hand […] read full post >>

Throughout this course, I’ve noticed a pattern in some books that the authors like to add a little sliver of fiction within their stories, but still have them very much rooted in the real world. In this book, we obviously have a talking gecko or lizard who can go into dreams, but also the idea … Continue reading Thoughts on The Book of Chameleons read full post >>

The book we are reading this week was most definitely chosen as a personal hate crime against me. Are you having a giggle prof. Beasley? are having a little laugh? Im certainly not laughing after reading this book. This book first started with a quote from Borges- that he would perhaps like to be reborn […] read full post >>

Hello everyone, I’m back yet again to take a look at this week’s book Death with Interruptions, by Jose Saramago. This book was fantastic. I’d rank it as one of my favourites of the course by far. The scenario that the town is launched into is very unique and interesting, and I really enjoyed reading […] read full post >>