From only the first few pages in, I already felt the effect of Rodoreda’s writing style- many instances seem like a whirlwind or a snapshot of events, with the narration of someone who sort of seems like they’re always rushing to a get to their point yet they also seem to be constantly rambling about […]
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Hey everyone! I just finished reading “The Time of the Doves” by Merce Rodoreda and it was a ROLLERCOASTER. It is honestly very thought-provoking and I’m excited to discuss it this week! The book surrounds Natalia’s journey which really made me have a lot of empathy for her. She works so hard to make ends […]
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Hi everyone, This week we all read Time of the Doves written by Mercè Rodoreda. I quite liked this novel even though I found it difficult to start, it discusses important themes about war, love, gender, life and family. I would like to discuss the main character, Natalia and her growth. In the […]
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This novel is incredibly sad. Between the war that their society is going through, the abusive nature of Quimet, and Natalias’ plans and intentions to kill her children and herself. I’ve been having a hard time figuring out which parts of the novel I want to address, like perhaps the complicated yet intriguing relationship between […]
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This week’s reading was another interesting one. Now that it is halfway through this marathon of reading, I’m finding how I’m able to compare how differently each of the books are written and the effect this has on the reader. Usually, in my spare time…
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This week’s reading was another interesting one. Now that it is halfway through this marathon of reading, I’m finding how I’m able to compare how differently each of the books are written and the effect this has on the reader. Usually, in my spare time…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Conflict, gender, narrator, time of doves, war
“And I didn’t know if I was sleeping or awake but I saw the doves. I saw them like before. Everything was the same: the dovecote painted dark blue, the nests full of straw, the roof with the wires getting rusty because I couldn’t hang the clothes up, the trapdoor, the procession of doves marching […]
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 7 blog! I read this novel during the reading break and have many thoughts to share with you. The novel “The Time of the Doves” is written by Mercè Rodoreda. I think this book gave me a depressing feeling, and …
Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 7 blog! I read this novel during the reading break and have many thoughts to share with you. The novel “The Time of the Doves” is written by Mercè Rodoreda. I think this book gave me a depressing feeling, and …
Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 7 blog! I read this novel during the reading break and have many thoughts to share with you. The novel “The Time of the Doves” is written by Mercè Rodoreda. I think this book gave me a depressing feeling, and …
