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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 […]
Here are some post final midterm deranged thoughts: “The Book of Chameleons”. What an interesting and creative read, but one that was also kinda confusing to follow. I think that that’s a product of the dreamy double world created by José Eduardo Agualusa. It took me a while to figure out why this book was […]
I feel conflicted about this novel. One one had I thought it was interesting, creative and unlike anything I’ve read before. The idea of an almost ‘double’ or bi-directional reincarnation is super cool and confusing. But on the other hand, this book left me confused and a bit unsatisfied. I wanted more information and answers […]
Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…
Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…
I would have never guessed that this week I’d end up reading a book that’s narrated by a gecko. But I will say it didn’t disappoint. The Book of Chameleons engaged me within the first pages. The descriptions and imagery were intricate and beautiful. I think I would love to live in Félix’s house from […]
I. Loved. This. Book. Although a quick Google search might call this novel a “murder mystery,” I think that’s quite a stretch. By the halfway point, I felt the book was leaning more towards fantasy because of its whimsical, mysterious, and somewhat unsettling tone (I’ll explain this more later!). However, towards the end, it shifted … Continue reading The Book of Chameleons: Kafka if He Were a Gecko (Mar 25)
I didn’t really read much into the meaning of this book. However, I did like the magical realism of the book’s setting. The main characters are a reincarnated chameleon (which, when I first started reading, Agualusa didn’t intentionally reveal the identity of the narrator until it brought it up on its own, which made me […]
