This book was weird. When I started reading it I enjoyed it, I liked GH’s narration and felt the plot would be somewhat entertaining to follow. The way she described cleaning and “arranging” her home now that her maid had quit, the way she described the immaculate design of the room that had previously been […]
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with class, death, Disorganization, literature, Mania, perception, Symbolism
Okay, so I finished reading Agostino, and I would definitely say that I have some mixed feelings about this novel (to say the least). It is absolutely a novel about coming of age, class, self-discovery, but has some other themes such as love, lust, brutality, and low-key incest. I particularly enjoyed how it was written; […]
Posted in Blogs, Moravia | Tagged with acceptance, beach, class, infatuation, Italy, jealousy, love, privilege, Weekly Book Blog
