Piglia must have done extensive research to complete this book, especially publishing it 12 years after the robbery happened. However, this impacted my engagement while reading. At times, I felt like the monologue was saying: “This happened at this time, this happened here, this happened there…” and recaptured my attention with the details of the […]
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Question:
What are your thoughts on the distortion of reality to fit the themes and narrative that Piggly wanted to express?
-LS
Out of all the books we have read in this class I think this book is my favorite so far. I have always liked this genre of books and I think that might be the reason why. However, I do think the characters were absolutely crazy. They do all sorts of terrible things without any […]
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I really enjoyed ‘Money to Burn’ and I was surprised when it said it was based on a true story in the epilogue. I’ve recently been rewatching Brooklyn 99 and this is definitely a story that Jake would’ve been obsessed with. It was a little confusing to read because it felt like there were so many characters and each character…
One of the things that stood out to me while reading Money to Burn is how the novel constantly blurs the line between truth and fiction. The story is based on a real robbery, and the narrator often presents the events in a way that feels almost journalistic. There are references to reports, witnesses, and […]
In their secluded world as two lovers, there is no space for other people to step in. Rather than saying it is enclosed, it’s more like exclusive. In the text, Nene and Angel constantly together and they do not have much close relationship with others (their relationship becomes a kind of shared isolation). Both of […]
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“After all, what is robbing a bank compared to founding one?” VERY Robin Hood-y. That line stayed with me the whole time I was reading. The quote already suggests that the novel is less interested in judging the robbery itself and more interested in the strange contradictions behind crime. While reading the book, I kept […]
It must have been a lot of work, trying his best to gather all the material to write this novel. The interrogations, police reports, witnesses, newspapers, and all the other figures who helped Piglia gain access to this information. Piglia wanted to make the facts clear, as much as possible, even though it is a […]
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Honestly, this book feels pretty out of place in a romance studies class. The book is based on a real bank robbery and mostly revolves around crime, violence, and a police standoff, so at first glance it doesn’t really feel like a “romance” story at all. But the more I read, the more it started […]
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*post contains F and T-slurs I enjoyed this book a lot, it was a thrilling read from start to finish and I was always interested in what would happen next in the robbery and pursuit. I also enjoyed it as it being explicitly queer with the Kid and Dorda annd those elements caught my eye; […]
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