Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia has been my favourite book we have read in this class. To be honest I wasn’t expecting to like an Argentina-based gang robbery as much as I did but for whatever reason I found this book a much easier read than any others. Most of the time I can […]
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I expected this book to be leaning more on the thriller side, but didn’t mind the twist at all. In fact, I liked how each character has an identity and interesting background. I read some detective/mystery novels, and most of the times new characters would get introduced for the sake of pushing the plot, and […]
Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia. This week’s novel was completely different than all the other ones I have read so far, I think it’s my first time reading a criminal book not watching a show about it. With heists and gun battles, social commentary and the criminal system as well as the complexity and […]
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I would give this book a 3/10. I don’t usually like crime/thriller or action books. I also really didn’t like that it was a true story because the descriptions of the deaths were definitely creeping me out to be honest. An…
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I would give this book a 3/10. I don’t usually like crime/thriller or action books. I also really didn’t like that it was a true story because the descriptions of the deaths were definitely creeping me out to be honest. An…
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These were some messed up characters. Like I don’t even know what to think about them…or even about this book for that matter. Also, why is that we haven’t read a single novel yet with a normal character?? Like no matter what anyone says all the characters we’ve read so far have been messed up […]
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A whole lot of sex and rape. This has been so far one of my favourite novels to read. I think this is due to my love for true crime, and psychology. My passion for true crime was satisfied through the exciting pursuit of the robbers by Silva. Additionally, the use of evidence in police […]
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“you have fuck-all to do and so you read” (74) That was me this past weekend. Well, not quite, I also had studying and work to do haha, but there was also lots of time to read. As someone who typically shies away from thrillers or crime novels, diving into “Money to Burn” felt the […]
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Hi everyone and welcome back! To jump right in, I think we can all agree that this text differs a lot from most of what we’ve read so far, with the obvious difference that this book is about a bank robbery, while most (NOT ALL) have been slightly uncomfortable romances and relationship dynamics. This week’s […]
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Hello or Bonjour, my question is surrounding the depictions of violence in the novel. What effect did they have on you and what purpose do you think they served in the overarching ideas of the novel.
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