Hey everyone, whilst reading the novel and even after, it gave me a bitter, heartbroken feeling for Natalia. The novel follows Natalia from her as a working-class girl to her struggles as a wife and mother in a war-torn society. Through Natalia’s eyes, we witness the profound impact of war as she struggles with poverty, […]
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Hi everyone:) I hope you all had an amazing reading break. I can’t believe we are almost at the halfway mark of the term; man, does time fly! So let’s talk about “The Time of the Doves” by Mercè Rodoreda. I had many thoughts while reading this book – the first one being, umm… are […]
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“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 …
“The Time of the Doves” was an interesting read. I feel as if it had many complexities and details and moved much faster than some of the other books. There was so much that was covered in this book. Throughout Natalia’s life, we see war, hardships, love, and resilience. I feel like we really got to see Natalia’s life up close. The theme of love is evident in this book. Through Natalia’s romantic relationships with different men, particularly her husband Quimet. This relationship seems very complex. As it starts off…read more
Hello all, welcome back to the blog. This weeks read is The Time of the Doves by Merce Rodoreda, which is one of the most prominent works of Catalan literature. The book chronicles the life of Natalia before, during and after the Spanish Civil War. It could be described as a story of the tragedies […]
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I feel like I say this every week, and I always mean it, but this is now my favourite book we have read so far. First of, I’d like to say how much I hated Quimet. He took advantage of Natalia’s naive personality and trapped her in a marriage. He was toxic, had major jealousy […]
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This novel revolves around a pretty toxic relationship while also addressing human nature (on the extremes), poverty, and emotion. I read this novel as if it were a journal entry, which made it intriguing and slightly less gloomy. The narrative centered around a woman, Natalia, attempting to keep her head above water for herself and […]
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