You know what I really enjoyed this novel! This is such a creative perspective as a chameleon and honestly very cute imagining it too. Also I couldn’t stop thinking about the song ‘Karma Chameleon’, hence the title of this blog – it just fits so well. Anyways, let’s jump into it! Starting with the narrator, […]
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Hi there, I’m back! For this week’s read “The book of Chameleons”, José Eduardo Agualusa creates an interesting take on identity, memory, and the nature of truth (which honestly should be pretty self explanatory with the name I guess). blending a built upon sense of identity with historical and political insight, Agualusa takes us […]
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Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…
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Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…
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Art by DimitriSirenkoArt “We needed out own heroes like we needed bread to eat.” José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of the Chameleons, Pg. 110 Hello my loves! How are we all dealing with mother nature’s mood swings! I’m hoping the sun will peaked itself from the clouds once more and stay with us for much […]
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Jose Eduardo Agualusa’s novel, “The Book of Chameleons,” is an imaginative novel that explores the themes of identity and memory through the lens of a gecko living in the house of Felix Ventura. The gecko undergoes life with feelings and thoughts adjacent to those of humans, capable of processing human behaviours and interactions. This made […]
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