“Death with Interruptions” by José Saramago is the kind of fiction book I enjoy. I’m typically not a fiction lover, but I think the amount of philosophy and political aspects in this book makes me so curious that I somehow remain focused on the book. Even when it takes a while for a reader to […]
Jose Saramago, Death with Interruptions
Hi everyone, this week’s book is Ricardo Piglia’s “Money to Burn”. Despite the description sounding interesting, I couldn’t really get into this book. The descriptions violence happening to random innocent people and the various drugs Dorda uses just d…
Hi everyone, this week’s book is Ricardo Piglia’s “Money to Burn”. Despite the description sounding interesting, I couldn’t really get into this book. The descriptions violence happening to random innocent people and the various drugs Dorda uses just d…
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 […]
This week’s reading was the novel Money to Burn by Ricardo Piglia. To be honest, I can’t say I enjoyed reading the overall plot due to the violence, sexuality, drugs, and gang life embedded in it. However, I do enjoy the narrative techniques and the underlying ironic themes of inequality within the system and injustice. […]
Hey Everyone! This week’s book is “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. This book was an interesting read because it was very strange yet it kept me wanting to read more. It felt like one of those forbidden reads where I wanted to see if the nameless 2…
Hey Everyone! This week’s book is “The Lover” by Marguerite Duras. This book was an interesting read because it was very strange yet it kept me wanting to read more. It felt like one of those forbidden reads where I wanted to see if the nameless 2…
Is a girl not allowed to like Coke in peace??? Is a girl not allowed to have some blood on her underwear??? Why did she have to die???? As much as the plot and writing of this book pained me to read, I actually enjoyed it a lot this week, and that is not because […]
Here we are, week 8. Wow, wow, wow. For this week, I chose to read The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector (who, I can’t lie, has a sick-sounding) and, if I’m very honest, I’m not sure if I have that much to say about it. Maybe I still have a very juvenile taste, […]
