Hello all, welcome back to the blog. This weeks book, Death with Interruptions by José Saramago, covers the topic of death, as you probably already guessed from the name. Death with Interruptions was an enjoyable albeit sometimes frustrating read. The author’s allergy to quotation marks, for example, made certain sections quite difficult to understand on […]
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This week’s book was Death with Interruptions by José Saramago and it really got me thinking about the topic of death, thinking about mortality in a whole new way. The story describes what would happen if people simply stopped dying, something that seems like it would be celebrated at first. But Saramago shows how the […]
I really wish that this book was just the latter part…. but fine… I guess its okay. Death with Interruptions deals with the very philosophical point of what would happen if we all stopped dying. I liked the start a lot, the middle was okay but I WAS EATING UP THE END (Gen Z terms). …
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Before I somewhat complain about this book, I HAVE to point out that Professor Beasley spoiled this book for me before I even started reading. Despite the MAJOR spoiler, I carried on and still read the book like a good student. I only wish the spoiler he had given me was an indication that the […]
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I was very excited to read “Death with Interruptions” since I thought the idea of imagining a world without death was so fascinating. This book is obviously fictionalized, but many aspects of it feel very realistic. Death is such a complex idea that is imagined very differently across various individuals, cultures, and religions. For myself […]
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I was asked to do another blog due to confusion on my last one, so here it is. “The Book of Chameleons” explores at identity and memory through a captivating blend of magical realism and fiction. With the help of a gecko that lived at Felix Ventura’s home, this was made possible. With sensations and […]
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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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This week’s novel is very different than any other novel as I never imagined that I would read a novel encircling the chronicles of ‘death.’ ‘Death with Interruptions’ is a novel about the first day of the new year when no one dies. Nobody in this world wants to die. so wouldn’t it be great […]
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The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa is beautiful and unique to read. The book was also very dreamy and it seemed like I didn’t know what was true and what was a lie or dream throughout the book. We follow the gecko’s point of view back and forth between reality, dreams, and the […]
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Seeing the title of this book, I thought that it might involve the theme of death and explore people’s understanding and interpretation of death. After finishing it, I think my speculation was kinda correct. Besides, DEATH is also an character!!!I believe it will impact me throughout my life; it has become my favorite book. Firstly, […]
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