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Hello everyone! Week 10's book is Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia, a thriller type book following a group in Argentina who commit an armed robbery, and then flee to Uruguay, where they were eventually discovered in an armed shootout. I am not... read full post >>

Hello everyone! Week 10's book is Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia, a thriller type book following a group in Argentina who commit an armed robbery, and then flee to Uruguay, where they were eventually discovered in an armed shootout. I am not... read full post >>

 "After all, what is robbing a bank compared to founding one?" - Bertolt BrechtAfter reading halfway through this novel, I thought they were about to go back to this quote and relate to it, but nope. This book reminded me of the Netflix show, Mone... read full post >>

 "After all, what is robbing a bank compared to founding one?" - Bertolt BrechtAfter reading halfway through this novel, I thought they were about to go back to this quote and relate to it, but nope. This book reminded me of the Netflix show, Mone... read full post >>

Mafia story meets homoerotic overtones read full post >>

This week’s reading is Money to Burn by Piglia. The themes uncover crime, corruption, and gang wars in Argentina. My first impression of this book was that it reminded me of the video game, Grand Theft Auto, hence the reason behind the name of the title for my blog. From the acquisition of illegal drugs […] read full post >>

 I'm gonna start by saying that reading this book felt like I was experiencing a fever dream and I don't think that I liked it. However, there are many elements of this book that I found to be rather interesting. One such thing is the reference to... read full post >>

 I'm gonna start by saying that reading this book felt like I was experiencing a fever dream and I don't think that I liked it. However, there are many elements of this book that I found to be rather interesting. One such thing is the reference to... read full post >>

“Money to Burn” was a new genre for me I’m a bit of a scaredy cat and I’m not intrigued by the possibility of being wrapped up in a thriller, I feel I internalize the emotion of novels sometimes and so thrillers/mysteries tend to make me anxious while reading lol. I thought the plot was […] read full post >>

 This novel was somewhat of a change in what we have been reading so far, I definitely enjoyed this one a lot. Piglia tells the true story of robbers and through his focus on their drug abuse and other reckless actions, he paints an image of what ... read full post >>