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Hi Everyone! Last book of the semester, congrats to everyone for almost making it to the end! This week I read My Brilliant Friend written by Elena Ferrante. I think this book lands in my top 3, along with Arlt for sure. This book discusses themes of friendship, class, poverty, love, relationships. It is truly […] read full post >>

Ahh last book of the semester! This was definitely a fun one to end with. I watched the HBO show a few years ago and fell in love with the characters, so I had a preformed image of how they looked and acted. I watched the show with my dad, who is also Italian (but […] read full post >>

 This book was a bit of a shock to me. First I want to say I'm actually a fan of Luiselli. I've already read "Tell Me How it Ends" and "The Lost Children Archive" and loved them. However, this book was a big miss for me. I didn't get what was goin... read full post >>

 I don’t want to say I disliked this book as it would make it seem like I can’t recognize or understand innovative/experimental literature (For the record I cannot) but I have mixed feelings about this one. There were multiple things I did like ab... read full post >>

 This book was a bit of a shock to me. First I want to say I'm actually a fan of Luiselli. I've already read "Tell Me How it Ends" and "The Lost Children Archive" and loved them. However, this book was a big miss for me. I didn't get what was goin... read full post >>

 I don’t want to say I disliked this book as it would make it seem like I can’t recognize or understand innovative/experimental literature (For the record I cannot) but I have mixed feelings about this one. There were multiple things I did like ab... read full post >>

The story of My Brilliant Friend revolves around the friendship of Elena and Lila, while also touching on the themes of gender, poverty, and class. Elena, the narrator of this book, is a studious girl who excels in school. She is a typical “good” girl who follows expectations and does what she is told. On […] read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog's final book blog!  This week I read "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante. The novel which tales place in Naples, begins with Elena discovering her lifelong friend Lila has vanished, prompting her to recount t... read full post >>

Hello everyone, welcome to my blog's final book blog!  This week I read "My Brilliant Friend" by Elena Ferrante. The novel which tales place in Naples, begins with Elena discovering her lifelong friend Lila has vanished, prompting her to recount t... read full post >>

Hello, welcome to this weeks blogpost, and technically the last post about an actual book, this week I read “Faces in the Crowd” by Valeria Luiselli. I had some pretty high expectations for this book, partially for being one of the last ones of the semester, but mainly because it was written by a Mexican … read full post >>

Hi Everyone! Welcome back for the last time, as this is the last book of the semester. I don’t know about you guys, but this semester has flown by for me. I can’t believe it’s almost over.  The final book of this class was My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante, and I really enjoyed it! […] read full post >>

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 12 blog. How was everyone's weekend? Time flies so fast. This week’s blog is also the last book I read this semester. I have to say that this course is really a wonderful course that allows me to read a lot of mean... read full post >>

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 12 blog. How was everyone's weekend? Time flies so fast. This week’s blog is also the last book I read this semester. I have to say that this course is really a wonderful course that allows me to read a lot of mean... read full post >>

This novel was different from the ones we have read before. The narration starts off with a women who is researching a poet. She starts obsessing over him in an almost unhealthy way and creating a life for him. She immerses herself in what she observes to be his life and creates her own voice […] read full post >>

Elena Ferrante checks your mailbox, I’m sending you a check for emotional damages.  Holy fuck I loved this book. This genuinely might be one of my favourite books I’ve read this semester, and maybe on of my favourites books  in a while. It’s in this novel’s simplicity is where I found the most connection to […] read full post >>