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It’s my pleasure to end this class with this great book!!! “We grew up with a duty to make it difficult for others before they made it difficult for us” (37). In such a place, there is no genuine friendship between adults; they share only a common interest. The relationships between families appear relatively indifferent, […] read full post >>

I can’t believe this was the last book of the class! Honestly, I didn’t enjoy reading it that much. I felt confused and disoriented. It wasn’t until the day after I finished it and watched the lecture video and read other people’s blog posts that I realized I actually did like it. This book is […] read full post >>

I remember being very happy when I first saw the book on the list of readings for this class. For one, this is one of my favorite books as far as I could remember. I had read this entire series at an earlier time, when I was looking into book recommendations so I could learn […] read full post >>

Finally, it’s the last book! Luckily, I personally liked this book 🙂 Well, this book is full of the dilemma and helplessness of women in a patriarchal society, but also showing the awakening of women’s power. Lila and Elena form a complementary and mutually redeeming feeling to me, and they find in each other the […] read full post >>

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 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 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 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 >>