Wow, reading this was different from anything I had experienced before! I don’t think I’ve ever been so directly addressed in a book (except maybe in rambly chapters written by third graders on Wattpad a decade ago (ᵕ—ᴗ—)) and while it was slightly disorienting at first, it also felt thrilling. It made me get invested […]
I think this is my favourite book we’ve read so far this semester. I felt very present, in the moment, and aware of myself in a way that made me want to find the joy in smaller moments this week. Calvino discussed reading and life in general in a way that emphasized romanticizing the experience […]
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You know, I really didn’t think there would be a book that I hated just about as much as Proust, yet here we are. Oh my god the way I almost gave up on this whole book within the first 10 pages needs to be studied because what even. I get that it’a through a […]
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with The hour of the star
Rodrigo puzzled me as a narrator because he felt a bit wishy-washy with his feelings about Macabea. To begin with, he doesn’t mention her name at all until the very first conversation where she has to introduce herself, instead referring to her as “the northeastern girl” or “she” and “her”. Then he goes on and on […]
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Hello everyone, This week I’m breaking character because what is this book. I remember being so sad when I was reading blog guidelines at the start of term and seeing that Tumblr got a specific restriction (which of course is probably for good rea…
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Hello everyone, This week I’m breaking character because what is this book. I remember being so sad when I was reading blog guidelines at the start of term and seeing that Tumblr got a specific restriction (which of course is probably for good rea…
Posted in Blogs, Calvino | Tagged with reader, self-insert, writing
Currently writing this blog on the skytrain back after spending 70 dollars on legos💔😿 I lowkey got clickbaited by the title, it sounded really beautiful. After finishing this reading I can say that this book by far …
Posted in Blogs, Calvino | Tagged with confusion, frustration, if-on-a-winter's-night-a-traveler
Currently writing this blog on the skytrain back after spending 70 dollars on legos💔😿 I lowkey got clickbaited by the title, it sounded really beautiful. After finishing this reading I can say that this book by far …
Posted in Blogs, Calvino | Tagged with confusion, frustration, if-on-a-winter's-night-a-traveler
There is much to unpack in this novella. First of all, the narrator is a spectacle; who is he? And how has he come to know the fate of Macabea? He portrays himself as a god in this universe, one that cannot exactly change the fate of his characters, but one that can control how we see it. We see…
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with class, fate, LOVED, Misfortune, poverty, religion
If on a Winter’s Night a Traveler pulled me in from the start. The way that it is about you reading a reader (yourself) read was very interesting. I loved how he tells you to find your most comfortable position … Continue reading →
