I thought this would be a story that wasn’t unheard of before, a gifted child escaping poverty through education.
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feb 8, 2026 Reading this book was really depressing compared to reading the previous books, even though it had simpler wording, the descriptions of the author’s childhood is very vivid and raw and the dread just goes on and on as we see how they live under discrimination and their family’s struggles. It took me […]
This book felt…heavy (ᵕ ◞ _◟) all the way from beginning to end. It was hard seeing the tone and voice of José change as he aged and realised more of the systems in the world that worked against him. It was even harder seeing him recognise the enormous amount of effort M’man Tine […]
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You know those books where the writer throws logic out the window and invites the reader to live in the character’s inner world. Deep Rivers is one of those. It feels as if Ernesto’s inner dialogue is being read aloud to us. A mix of memories, emotions, and observations with a touch of melancholy. Arguedas […]
This reading overall made me feel sad and exhausted. Not in a dramatic way, but because Jose’s life was just… reality. It was precisely the coming of youth, and the cards were never in his favour. Knowing that this novel was in part autobiographical makes sense to me. I think the most saddening character to […]
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Black Shack Alley left me feeling a certain numb sadness that I can’t quite describe. It felt like I was watching José slowly lose himself and his joy/passion as he followed the path of education and achieved these milestones, and it was quite sad to watch this progress. I could feel my mood dropping throughout […]
Tina Turner RIVER DEEP https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=de5Xauv99QM
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I have to say, I really did like the writing style, it was the only thing that got me through most of it because the length (Last minute reading) was kind of intimidating. While there were a lot of things I loved about this story, I also realized that books ragebait me way too easily […]
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I enjoyed reading Black Shack Alley as I did not know much about the circumstances in the Caribbean islands during this period so it was a refreshing read. The grim living conditions of the Black Shack Alley are totally contrasted with Jose’s naivety in the beginning to what is going on around him and in […]
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After reflecting on each chapter, I either felt a sense of loss or weight. I believe the author wanted the reader to not have an easy time reading the novel. Ernesto observed his surroundings like a curious child. He saw things that one may perceive to be insignificant; however, in the end, they ended up […]
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