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 Hi, Everyone. I hope you are all doing well. When I started this novel, I thought it would be just an ordinary story. As I started reading it, I thought it might be about this man who gets on a train on a winter's night and stops at places w... read full post >>

 Hi, Everyone. I hope you are all doing well. When I started this novel, I thought it would be just an ordinary story. As I started reading it, I thought it might be about this man who gets on a train on a winter's night and stops at places w... read full post >>

I think this book is the most shocking I have read so far for this class, in terms of what I had expected the book to be about and convey. Before reading this book, I had the understanding that it was about a woman who was living in extreme poverty in Rio, but was unaware […] read full post >>

For this week’s blog post I read the novel “If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller” by Italo Calvino. At first, while I started to read this novel I was a bit confused as to what was going on as a new story would emerge while trying to finish a chapter. This is the first […] read full post >>

This book is utter confusion. At the first half of the book, I was super confused about what I was even reading. I could barely make out the situations that were being described in the book in my head and just couldn't grasp what the book was even talk... read full post >>

This book is utter confusion. At the first half of the book, I was super confused about what I was even reading. I could barely make out the situations that were being described in the book in my head and just couldn't grasp what the book was even talk... read full post >>

If on a Winter’s Night a Traveller by Italo Calvino was at first one of the most confusing and frusturating reads I’ve ever experienced but after awhile actually become very enjoyable and interesting. After reading the author’s note, it should’ve been my first sign that this writing style was going to be something new and […] read full post >>

From the first few pages, I immediately liked If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler more than the other books I’ve been reading for this course. While most of the books take a bit of time to get going, and for the story to gather enough momentum to sweep you along, I was immediately interestedContinue reading "Reader as Character in “Italo Calvino’s New Novel”" read full post >>

First off, WHAT was I reading. Second off, WHAT was that ending. I haven’t read anyone’s posts or watched the video(s?) yet so I am writing this while trying to find my way in the world. My way? Yes, my way, because what exists is the way and what exists is the world… I teetered […] read full post >>

“But who am I to rebuke the guilty? The worst part is that I have to forgive them. We must reach such a nothing that we indifferently love or don’t love the criminal who kills us. But I’m not so sure of myself:  I have to ask, though I don’t know who can answer, if […] read full post >>