Hey everyone! Im super excited to discuss this week’s reading, “The Book of Chameleons” by Jose Eduardo Agualusa! Immediately my mind goes to the movie Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. With Ariana Grande’s album coming out and everything, I have been thinking about that movie a lot and how interesting the concept is. A […]
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This week’s read was The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo. From the title, I had assumed that our lizard narrator would be a chameleon, but funny enough, he was a gecko. After reading this book, it definitely makes sense that it was titled afte…
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This week’s read was The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo. From the title, I had assumed that our lizard narrator would be a chameleon, but funny enough, he was a gecko. After reading this book, it definitely makes sense that it was titled afte…
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Well here he is. This is Jeeto, my beautiful, intelligent, sassy gecko. He is turning ten this year, but he has never uttered a single word to me before. I accept our non-verbal relationship and I think we mutually enjoy his walks along my arm. Now to dive into this week’s novel “The Book of […]
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This book was a short read, I think it touches on the topic of identity and illusions. The story follows the friendship of Felix and his surprising houseguest Eulálio. I envy Felix because I have actually dreamt about this specific scenario, talking to my animal sidekick is insane and I need this to happen to […]
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Hi everyone, this week I read “The Book of Chameleons”. I really enjoyed this book, it might be my favourite so far. I liked how the book consisted of very short chapters and the lighthearted beginning leading to a darker twist towards the end. As a ki…
Hi everyone, this week I read “The Book of Chameleons”. I really enjoyed this book, it might be my favourite so far. I liked how the book consisted of very short chapters and the lighthearted beginning leading to a darker twist towards the end. As a ki…
Hi everyone!! I hope you all had a good weekend:) We are so close to being done with this semester, that’s wild HAHA only a couple books to go!! This week I read José Eduardo Agualusa’s The Book of Chameleons. Not going to lie I felt super lost reading this book, I’m not sure if […]
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Here are some post final midterm deranged thoughts: “The Book of Chameleons”. What an interesting and creative read, but one that was also kinda confusing to follow. I think that that’s a product of the dreamy double world created by José Eduardo Agualusa. It took me a while to figure out why this book was […]
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Hey everyone! I can’t believe this is already my last novel in this course; time really does fly! This class has been so much fun and a rewarding experience. I almost don’t want it to end so soon. This week, I read the “Book of Chameleons” writte…
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