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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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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

I am the Lebron James of Crime – Committing no Bueno in Buenos Aires

I. Love. Crime. Stories. “Money to Burn,” is a crime novel (I love it). It delves deep into the intricacies of a daring bank heist, while also touching on the socio-political tensions in Argentina (This part I don’t care so much about. More crime please). Having just finished this book, I can say with full […]

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True Crime – “Money to Burn”

For this week’s blog post, I will be discussing the novel “Money to Burn” by Ricardo Piglia. I found this book to be one of the more interesting reads this semester as I am a big fan of anything thriller. I really enjoy thriller movies and books as they keep you on your toes. I […]

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Money to Burn

‘Money to Burn’ by Ricardo Piglia is a thriller novel based on the true story of how a group of thieves robbed a bank in Argentina and managed to hide in the neighbouring Uruguay until they were caught by the military police. The novel revolves around a gang of men with each character portraying certain […]

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It’s just like Call Me By Your Name! … but with bank robbery and a LOT more drugs

Luca Guadagnino, I have your next movie idea king! I actually really liked this novel. It was fast-paced, interesting and genuinely made me go WTF several times. I fully forgot that what I was reading was based on a true story, because everything about it felt like a movie. But even with the genre of […]

Posted in Blogs, Piglia | Tagged with Corruption, crime, money

“Money to Burn” – Madness and Morality

Dang that was crazy. At first I read this book as a completely fictitious account not at all inspired by a true story, but throughout most of it I was like wow the addition of the newspapers and “eyewitness” accounts really made it more realistic. But afterward I was like… well how much of that […]

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Call me Travis Scott because I’m the “highest in the room”

Trigger warning: Mentions of Sexual Exploitation and Crime Art work by Kristina Timofeeva Did you see what I did with the title 😏 ????? Cause the book had talk of drugs and the experience of reading it was…well..almost a surreal high?????? No, just me? ok… Money is just the same as drugs: what’s fundamental is […]

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Money to Burn

Hi everyone! Welcome back to my blog;) I hope you all have being enjoying this weather as much as I have. This week’s reading was a nice change from the usual story lines we have read so far. I’d describe it as captivating crime thriller that kept me on my toes. I’m not usually an […]

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Money to Burn-Screw Capitalism

Hi everyone! This week we read Money to Burn by Piglia. To start this book consistently reminded me of Mad Toy by Arlt that we read at the beginning of the term. It’s set in the same place, and the characters come from a similar  socioeconomic backgrounds. To be honest I think I enjoyed Mad […]

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