Hi everyone! Another week, another read, haha! Let’s dive into “The Hour of the Star” by Clarice Lispector! I loved that this week we got to read a book written by a female author. Now, as I assume most of you discussed, this was quite an interesting format to read – one character narrating the […]
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The Hour of the Stars is a novel that tells the story of a “northeastern girl” Macabea, who is from the poorest part of Brazil. The story unfolds through tiny details of the main character’s. The novel, although quite short in length, narrates the life of Macabea. Macabea grew up living with her aunt. She […]
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After reading The Hour of the Star and the short synopsis of the other novel assigned this week, I think this week’s readings were meant to give us slight headaches due to the idea of the novels never really being finished. I actually found this unique structure being incorporated into The Hour of the Star […]
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I’ll start by pointing out that I felt awful for laughing so hard while reading this book. This book was an unusual metafiction that is possibly my favourite novel to date. The beginning of the story felt like having a conversation with the author, who occasionally experienced identity crises. It was fascinating to read her […]
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Hey guys! For this week, I read The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector. The story revolves around Macabéa, a poor and uneducated young woman from northeastern Brazil who moves to Rio de Janeiro for a better life. Macabéa works as a typist and lives simply without luxuries or meaningful relationships. However, while I […]
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First off, WHAT was I reading. Second off, WHAT was that ending. I haven’t read anyone’s posts or watched the video(s?) yet so I am writing this while trying to find my way in the world. My way? Yes, my way, because what exists is the way and what exists is the world… I teetered […]
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Clarice Lispector’s novel, “The Hour of the Star,” tells the story of a poor and uneducated “northeastern girl” in a raw and haunting style of writing. In the beginning, I was quite confused about what the story was about as there wasn’t really a plotline, it was more just following the thoughts and emotions of […]
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing ok. This week’s book was « The Hour of the Star » by Clarice Lispector. Honestly, I don’t know how to feel about this short book. I was not too fond of it, but I liked it at the same time. Reading the first line, « All the world began with […]
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When I finished Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector, I really tried to reflect on what I read. It was not what I was expecting at all. One trend I am noticing in the novels we have been reading is that almost all of these characters need therapy. I can’t say I necessarily dislike […]
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The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector is the shortest novella I’ve read, and I thought it was unique, but also weird. In this story, there are two narrative storylines, the first line is the narration from Rodrigo S.M.’s point of view. Rodrigo S.M. is a male writer who seems to be bored with life […]
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