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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 >>

I loved this class! read full post >>

I think one of the best things about taking this course was the flexibility. I allowed myself to be challenged and most importantly, I read so many novels. Personally, I have long grown distant to reading, ever since English in high school. I will say some weeks got difficult but having read the number of […] read full post >>

Et puis il n'avait plus su quoi lui dire. Et puis il le lui avait dit. Il lui avait dit que c'était comme avant, qu'il l'aimait encore, qu'il ne pourrait jamais cesser de l'aimer, qu'il l'aimerait jus read full post >>

I actually quite liked this novel and I think it has a lot of things to unpack! For some reason, it was one of the reads that really got me comfy (I’m talking about a cup of tea, snuggled into bed, the whole combo). Gradually over the course, I think I made time to read […] read full post >>

“I realized I’d finished grieving for my son. I said to myself, That’s it now, the grieving’s over. I felt good. I hadn’t felt that good in years.” (164) “There was nothing left to say. Nothing left to do.” (165) This was a very touching read. It was so simple and easy to digest. As […] read full post >>

To me, this book is a story about a woman being denied love, who then shuts off and denies herself any love and life. read full post >>

 There is kind of a lot to unpack here. First, her as solely a mother and then her role in society. Because I kind of understand wanting to re-start her life and live it how she wants to, which makes sense (kind of). But like she has a child which... read full post >>