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Piglia – Money to Burn

 “After all, what is robbing a bank compared to founding one?” – Bertolt BrechtAfter reading halfway through this novel, I thought they were about to go back to this quote and relate to it, but nope. This book reminded me of the Netflix show, Mone…

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Piglia – Money to Burn

 “After all, what is robbing a bank compared to founding one?” – Bertolt BrechtAfter reading halfway through this novel, I thought they were about to go back to this quote and relate to it, but nope. This book reminded me of the Netflix show, Mone…

Posted in Blogs, Piglia | Tagged with crime, poverty

Money to Burn — Ricardo Piglia

This week’s book, Money to Burn, is a novel based on a true story by Argentine author Ricardo Piglia. Compared to the previous novels that we have read, this one is completely different as it diverges from the topics such as coming-of-age. This novel recounts the shocking bank robbery that happened in 1965 in Buenos […]

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Week 10: “Money to Burn” by Ricardo Piglia

Hey everyone! This week, we’re reading “Money to Burn” by Ricardo Piglia. Finally, nothing super weird with love interests happened, and what really got me to enjoy this book was its mystery/crime aspect. I really liked Piglia’s style of writing as he was able to blend different genres and narrative styles seamlessly. Throughout the novel, […]

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Week10: Money to burn

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 10 blog! The weather is really nice this week, but my mood is not as good as the weather because I have two midterm exams this week. . . But even though I had a lot of things to do, I still found time to read this …

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Week10: Money to burn

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 10 blog! The weather is really nice this week, but my mood is not as good as the weather because I have two midterm exams this week. . . But even though I had a lot of things to do, I still found time to read this …

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Wish I had some money to burn

Hello everyone, welcome back to the blog. The read for this week is Money to Burn by Roberto Piglia. I didn’t know much about this book going in (only that it was about a bank robbery of some sort) and was quite shocked by what I ended up reading. My shock greatened when I learned […]

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Going out on a bang – "Money To Burn" by Ricardo Piglia

This week’s book is “Money To Burn” by Ricardo Pigila. Personally, I think this book is definitely the most action-packed, engaging read so far. Even though it was a bit on the longer side with around 200 pages, the constant adventures the characters a…

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Going out on a bang – "Money To Burn" by Ricardo Piglia

This week’s book is “Money To Burn” by Ricardo Pigila. Personally, I think this book is definitely the most action-packed, engaging read so far. Even though it was a bit on the longer side with around 200 pages, the constant adventures the characters a…

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with abuse, adventure, crime, family

Money To Burn

In my last blog, I mentioned that I’m waiting for a book where I don’t despise the male character. This was completely contrary to my expectations. I LOVE thrillers, and the beginning of this book made me very delighted. It was a narcos scene mixed with Money Heist. I agree with what everyone says about […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with crime, death, Heist, poverty, Ricardo Piglia

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