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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 >>

Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago, was a fun one. The style of writing was very different, sentences were long and separated by commas which made it hard to follow at some points as you had to figure out who was talking mostly based on context.... read full post >>

Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago, was a fun one. The style of writing was very different, sentences were long and separated by commas which made it hard to follow at some points as you had to figure out who was talking mostly based on context.... read full post >>

 This week's read was The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo. From the title, I had assumed that our lizard narrator would be a chameleon, but funny enough, he was a gecko. After reading this book, it definitely makes sense that it was titled afte... read full post >>

 This week's read was The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo. From the title, I had assumed that our lizard narrator would be a chameleon, but funny enough, he was a gecko. After reading this book, it definitely makes sense that it was titled afte... read full post >>

This book was really interesting to me in that it brought up conversations on how death is inherently linked to politics and that it brings value to the policies of politics. Saramago shows that death is what brings value as he highlights how starting with the queen evading her death led to bringing monarchy to […] read full post >>

This book was a very interesting read once again, and was a complete opposite of what we read last week with “Money to Burn” – which I personally really loved, so the bar was set high this week. Although it had themes of memory, dreams, which we have seen before, it took on another perspective […] read full post >>

Well here he is. This is Jeeto, my beautiful, intelligent, sassy gecko. He is turning ten this year, but he has never uttered a single word to me before. I accept our non-verbal relationship and I think we mutually enjoy his walks along my arm. Now to dive into this week’s novel “The Book of […] read full post >>

This book was a short read, I think it touches on the topic of identity and illusions. The story follows the friendship of Felix and his surprising houseguest Eulálio. I envy Felix because I have actually dreamt about this specific scenario, talking to my animal sidekick is insane and I need this to happen to […] read full post >>

Hi everyone, this week I read “The Book of Chameleons”. I really enjoyed this book, it might be my favourite so far. I liked how the book consisted of very short chapters and the lighthearted beginning leading to a darker twist towards the end. As a ki... read full post >>

Hi everyone, this week I read “The Book of Chameleons”. I really enjoyed this book, it might be my favourite so far. I liked how the book consisted of very short chapters and the lighthearted beginning leading to a darker twist towards the end. As a ki... read full post >>

Welcome to my ninth blog! This week I read "Death with Interruptions" by José Saramago."Death with Interruptions" is undoubtedly a novel that has left an indelible mark on me. From its captivating premise to its profound exploration of life's complexit... read full post >>