I hope she came back to haunt them.
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I CHEERED when I realized this novel was in the third person, solely because I certainly prefer the distance that comes with an outside perspective. However, I have definitely learned that first person perspective can add that extra layer of depth through the wonderful works I have read so far in this class. Well, […]
Wow… Writing this immediately after finishing the book, all I can feel is overwhelmed and a bit amused. This has been my favourite read so far, which is not too surprising! I knew I would enjoy this novel more than Proust and Breton just because its written from a woman’s perspective… but still, wow! Ana … Continue reading bombal
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I really enjoyed this weeks reading of the Shrouded Woman. I think it was an easier read compared to the previous books we read and I was also very captivated throughout the book. One of the key themes (for me) in this book is that it is written from the perspective of a woman, […]
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“But now, now that I am dead, it occurs to me that possibly all men once in their lifetime long to make some great renunciation… in order to feel themselves masters of their own destiny.” wow…. I really liked this novel. The narration through a “ghost’s” POV made it interesting in a way […]
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To begin, I actually had a hard time reading this week’s literature. I felt lost and thought that Proust was somewhat more of an easier read. I am unsure if this is because it was written in a different perspective, something I am not used to or because I struggle to keep track of each […]
Whilst reading The Shrouded Woman, I didn’t immediately realize that Ana Maria was dead. I might have missed a couple of details at the start, but I don’t expect to fully grasp all of the details upon my first reading. I only realized she was dead a bi…
Whilst reading The Shrouded Woman, I didn’t immediately realize that Ana Maria was dead. I might have missed a couple of details at the start, but I don’t expect to fully grasp all of the details upon my first reading. I only realized she was dead a bi…
I knew throughout the book that Ana Maria was dead. Yet, I was left wanting more when I finished reading. I wanted to continue to learn about her life, even though she felt that it was small and did not amount to much. Knowing that she was dead did not lighten the emotional response I […]
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What struck me the most in this book is how often Bombal shifts the narrative perspective. At first, I thought it was just a stylistic experiment, but the more I read, the more it felt like something much deeper. The constant switching between first person and third person narration doesn’t feel random at all. Instead, […]
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