Bombal’s “The Shrouded Woman” presents a complex perspective on love. Written from the perspective of a deceased woman, Ana María takes on a variety of roles to unfold her memories and complicated relationships around her. Being a wife whose marriage is disastrous and lifeless, a mother whose children all encounter troubles of their own, and […]
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‘The Shrouded Woman’ by María Luisa Bombal was an amazing read. I really enjoyed this text as I felt like I was so interested in her perspective. I found it so unique and capturing that she sees herself buried. Narrating from this view made this novel made it more impactful in a way as she looks back at her life. This perspective made the text so interesting almost like I was immersed in a show. I think this novel did a great job at capturing those emotions and feelings someone…read more
Hi everyone!! I hope you’re staying warm 🙂 I don’t know about y’all, but for me, there is something about the cold weather and snow which puts me in a reading mood. So I loved that the weather has been cool and enhanced my reading experience!! Going into this week’s reading, I was a little […]
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Proust uses drawn out monologues to convey moments of unconscious remembering’s to the reader which point towards feelings of nostalgia and love. I found the narrators dialogues very captivating yet confusing at times. It felt as if …
Proust uses drawn out monologues to convey moments of unconscious remembering’s to the reader which point towards feelings of nostalgia and love. I found the narrators dialogues very captivating yet confusing at times. It felt as if …
Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust. The first chapter of the book, ‘Combray’, felt like those long dreams that seem to never end, especially with the way it was written. The never-ending, lengthy sentences felt difficult to read but I liked that aspect because it felt like it was spoken by a person hit with a […]
Combray is a nostalgic story filled with detailed descriptions of the narrator’s childhood memories. What I found myself enjoying the most was the narrator’s ability to describe his memories with such detail that it made envisioning Combray very …
Combray is a nostalgic story filled with detailed descriptions of the narrator’s childhood memories. What I found myself enjoying the most was the narrator’s ability to describe his memories with such detail that it made envisioning Combray very …
Marcel Proust’s “Combrary” is focused on the memories and nostalgia of Marcel’s childhood. While reading this text I felt like I was lost at times in finding the connection behind his ideas. As he starts with describing his sleeping difficulties it’s almost like he goes in and out of these trances of sleeping and waking intertwined with disclosures of these memories. This back and forth of the past and present was unique although hard to follow at times. One thing I liked about this book was the emphasized importance of…read more
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Hello Everyone! This is my first blog post about a book that we read, Swann’s Way by Marcel Proust. This book was different to what I have read, and to be honest a little puzzling at first. I suggest reading the introduction of the book in order to get a little bit of insight on […]
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