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Concluding Thoughts on This

Well, this is it, the end of the line but the beginning of more journeys through novel reading and such. Although I dropped the ball with this course I still had a memorable experience and learned so many things with novel reading. More importantly, it gave me a newfound love for reading, and authors like […]

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Thoughts on Fuentes’ The Old Gringo

I was way too excited to read The Old Gringo because I love anything set during the Mexican Revolution. It’s such an interesting struggle of democracy, land, and freedom strongly rooted in colonialism and foreign intervention. (If any of you want more context and liked the book, I highly recommend taking SPAN280: Revolution! It’s mostly … Continue reading “Thoughts on Fuentes’ The Old Gringo”

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Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse

Hi Everyone! For this week’s blog post, I am going to be reflecting on Françoise Sagan’s Bonjour Tristesse. I really…

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Moravia’s Agostino

Hi everyone! Today, I’m going to be reflecting on Alberto Moravia’s novel, Agostino. I figure most people would have noticed…

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