This was definitely a book that I would go back and reread. It is a genre that I like to read (well actually I tend to read more on the other side with a detective trying to solve the crime) … Continue reading →
As someone who enjoys true crime, especially podcasts like crime junkie, I found Ricardo Piglia’s Money to Burn surprisingly interesting. The novel doesn’t just tell a crime story, it pieces it together in a way that feels a lot like listening to a true crime episode where the details slowly unfold. The book is based […]
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Like many of the other students, I was also lost in the amount of characters in this novel. So many characters, so many crimes, and the fact that they were often introduced with their real name then were referred to by their alias from thereon out… there was just a lot going on. The queer […]
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This book lowkey reminds me of heist movies being made now days. You have shifting perspectives, every detail surrounding the plot is introduced, lots of bickering, and there’s always a comedic effect within an action packed sequence. Right in the beginning, there was no long build up leading to the big heist, no sob story […]
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Right off the bat I need to say this, this was hands down my favourite reading in this course so far. In my first blog I talked about how I started reading again because of this course and so far Money to burn has been the easiest to read. It was captivating, engaging and really […]
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Piglia’s Money to Burn was intense… I’ve honestly never read a book like this, it really reminded me of a movie I watched in my childhood, which I can’t seem to remember the name of but it started with the letter s (I’ll try to remember).. I think that it showcased the gritty and realistic …
Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia is such an interesting read!!! I loved the thriller element of the story which is a different genre of what has mostly been covered in class. Honestly, this was refreshing to read especially since thriller is my fa…
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