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Love Me Tender by Constance Debré left me with a slightly frustrating reaction because it felt like nothing really happened? The narrative drifts rather than builds and it circles the same emotional terrain instead of moving forward in any traditional sense. I suppose the more I reflect on it the more it could be an […] read full post >>

I feel like the way I think about literature has changed a lot. At the beginning, I kind of just saw literature as stories. But now, I see it more as something shaped by history, politics, language, and social structures. It is not just about what is written, but also about who is writing, under […] read full post >>

When tasked to reflect on this course by writing this final blog, my first thought was to do a ranking of all books I read, but then I thought, no, Sofia, you can’t just regurgitate what you’ve been writing all term, but you know what? Jon said he doesn’t care if our blogs are “hot […] read full post >>

This blog post marks the end of my journey in this class! I can finally say I've read over 10 new books in the shortest period of time. I'm honestly surprised I pushed through with all these books. I'm proud and relieved. I could probably talk about th... read full post >>

This blog post marks the end of my journey in this class! I can finally say I've read over 10 new books in the shortest period of time. I'm honestly surprised I pushed through with all these books. I'm proud and relieved. I could probably talk about th... read full post >>

Let me begin this blog by saying there was much insight in this book about existentialism, which complemented and helped me think through/work with my recent existential crisis and the issue, the search for meaning. I spent the last few months or so th... read full post >>

Let me begin this blog by saying there was much insight in this book about existentialism, which complemented and helped me think through/work with my recent existential crisis and the issue, the search for meaning. I spent the last few months or so th... read full post >>

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The main thing I learned from this book is that “being a dude” is more like a pattern of behavior rather than a biological sex. When I was reading the parts where she calls the women as “number 1” and “number 2,” I felt quite uncomfortable. At first, I thought it was because the content […] read full post >>

I am deeply disturbed. The story follows three women forced into polygamous marriages, starting with Ramla, who has just finished high school and found true love, only for her parents to marry her off to a fifty-year-old rich man because money. Then there’s Hindou, Ramla’s sister, who is married to her alcoholic, abusive cousin, who […] read full post >>

At the beginning, I was worried and a bit lost. Because this is a literature course! And those books were not easy to understand. Just seemed overwhelming. To be honest, when I think about our course now, I still remember what I read, Proust’s Com... read full post >>

At the beginning, I was worried and a bit lost. Because this is a literature course! And those books were not easy to understand. Just seemed overwhelming. To be honest, when I think about our course now, I still remember what I read, Proust’s Com... read full post >>

The Broken Column, 1944 by Frida Kahlo For Ramla, I feel so angry about Alhadji Boubakari, threatening her with a letter of repudiation to her mother. Ok, evil and low. Why did he pick Dadiyel, her mother, as his hostage? Cuz he knew that she is Ramla... read full post >>

The Broken Column, 1944 by Frida Kahlo For Ramla, I feel so angry about Alhadji Boubakari, threatening her with a letter of repudiation to her mother. Ok, evil and low. Why did he pick Dadiyel, her mother, as his hostage? Cuz he knew that she is Ramla... read full post >>

I believe that Love me Tender by Debré is a novel underscoring a woman’s desire for authenticity at the expense of the loss and dissatisfaction involved in this desire. It exposes the beauty of pursuing one’s own course of life … Continue r... read full post >>