I have some mixed feelings about this one… some parts of the book I flew through because the action was so intense, and other parts I felt like I was dragging myself along trying to keep track of what was even happening.. I still thought the story was very interesting but there are so many … Continue reading pig
Okay, I know this might be a controversial take, but I was bored. Up until the money-burning scene. No offense to Ricardo Piglia, but the genre just isn’t for me. I’ve never been drawn to crime or true crime stories, nor do I particularly enjoy action. They tend to make me feel dizzy and depressed. […]
I have to say, I’m pleasantly surprised by Ricardo Piglia’s Money to Burn. This is by far my favourite of all of our novels so far, and I think it’s the first one that I was actually invested in getting through. On the surface, it’s a noir-ish crime tale about a botched Buenos Aires robbery […]
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Starting off, Dorda is described as “very superstitious, forever spotting negative signals, and engaged in numerous secret rituals, which tended to complicate his life” (pg 2). Honestly this instantly made him feel so real to me? Like we all know someone like that or maybe we are that person a little bit who has habits […]
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Drugs, sexual obsession, crimes. These elements filled in the entire book in the fiction Money to Burn written by Piglia. Since the start of the book, Piglia is constantly stressing the importance of MONEY, the medium used in the society for exchange. On page 14, the character the Girl is introduced. She is the lover […]
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After reading Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia, I kept thinking about a phrase people often say to children: “Money doesn’t grow on trees.” Parents usually say this to their kids in order to remind them that money is hard to earn and shouldn’t be wasted. But after reading this novel, another thought came to […]
I probably already mentioned this before but keeping track of all the characters is one of my absolute weaknesses while reading. To be honest, I started off pretty good for this specific text. I made notes of each new character and jotted a bit about who they are so I could refer back to it. […]
At first, I wasn’t sure how to approach this book. It feels like a crime thriller but also like a documentary. Yet, reading this was an interesting experience, and I love the themes of crime, rebellion, and the Shakespearean-esque tragic hero that I sa…
At first, I wasn’t sure how to approach this book. It feels like a crime thriller but also like a documentary. Yet, reading this was an interesting experience, and I love the themes of crime, rebellion, and the Shakespearean-esque tragic hero that I sa…
“Then the Kid raised himself up ever so slightly, leaning on one elbow, and murmured something into his ear which no one could hear, a few words of love, no doubt, uttered under his breath or perhaps left unuttered, but sensed by the Gaucho who kissed the Kid as he departed. They remained motionless for […]
