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Of all the novels that we have read in the past few weeks, Agostino is one that really resonated with me. As I read the novel, it was like a mirror to the overwhelmed adolescent me. Although the novel is relatively short, the storyline, especially the complexity of the main character’s inner workings, is well […] read full post >>

In Alberto Morovia’s novella Agostino, the main character Agostino is a 13-year-old boy who has an unusual attachment with his mother. Despite he is already 13, he loves his mother with a “naive” heart and adores her as a mother figure.  One summer, he and his widow’s mother went on holiday to the Tuscan coast, […] read full post >>

This week’s book “Agostino” by Alberto Moravia was quite an interesting novel. I like this book quite a bit, one of my favs so far. It was extremely clear while not taking away from the imagery, as I felt like I was on a scenic beach the entire time. The two main things that stood […] read full post >>

Alberto Moravia’s novel, “Agostino,” follows the story of a young boy transitioning into adolescence while exploring themes like identity, loss of innocence and sexual awakening. While many adolescents struggle with a sense of identity during their journey of self-discovery and growth, Agostino seemed to have matured much too fast in the span of one summer. […] read full post >>

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my fifth blog! This week I read "Agostino" written by Alberto Moravia. It is a complicated story. I have many thoughts to share with you.The protagonist is a little boy named Agostino. When I first started reading this boo... read full post >>

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my fifth blog! This week I read "Agostino" written by Alberto Moravia. It is a complicated story. I have many thoughts to share with you.The protagonist is a little boy named Agostino. When I first started reading this boo... read full post >>

I had a lot of emotions and thoughts while reading Agostino by Alberto Moravia, to say the least. Firstly, based on the short description of the book on the RMST website alone, I don’t think I would have ever picked this book on my own volition. However, I am quite glad I picked this book, […] read full post >>

One theme that I found interesting in the novel was the theme of transition. Agostino is often caught between childhood and adulthood and expresses the want to enter the next stage of his life by doing more “adult” things. I think the moment when he isn’t allowed into the home at the end of the […] read full post >>

Okay, let me just say this up front: There isn’t a single universe where Andrea’s family would win that. For context, “Nada” is a coming-of-age novel written by Carmen Laforet about an orphan who moves to Barcelona post-Spanish Civil War in order to attend university. She moves into her formerly-wealthy-but-now-poor grandmother’s apartment with several relatives: […] read full post >>

This week I read Agostino and it definitely was something. The whole time I was kind of weirded out by Agostino, to be honest. I actually said out loud to myself at one point is this boy attracted to his mother?! Freud would have a field day. But I do understand that this is a […] read full post >>

Bombal’s The Shrouded Woman is my third book of this course. It is almost February, time really does fly. Anyway. Prof said last week that The Shrouded Woman might be a response to Breton’s Nadja. I can see why he said that. Surrealism wants to unleash the unconcious mind; modernism challenges readers to approach from a different perspective (a […] read full post >>

Overall, I think this is my favourite read so far. The title “The Shrouded Woman” alone was both interesting and captivating. It almost added an air of mystery to the narrative. I found that it had more of the structure that I was familiar with, similar to the standard structure that I have seen before […] read full post >>

As I turned the pages of María Luisa Bombal’s “The Shrouded Woman,” I found the narrative beautiful but haunting at the same time. With its unique premise of a woman narrating her life posthumously, this novel definitely offers a profound exploration of love, loss, and the complexities of the female psyche. I liked how Bombal […] read full post >>

Usually they say that one’s life flashes before their eyes right before they pass on. I thoroughly enjoyed experiencing Ana Maria life through Bombal’s unique storytelling structure. Although Ana has passed and can no longer interact with the world as a living being, A Shrouded Woman is filled with interactions and connections through the her … Continue reading Thoughts on A Shrouded Woman read full post >>

This book took me through a whirl wind of emotions. I felt very closely connected to the character that was “the shrouded woman” and felt myself relating each of her past interactions wether it be with her father or with her siblings, I felt what she may have felt through the author’s words. I found […] read full post >>