After reading “The Time of the Doves” by Merce Rodoreda, I enjoyed how deeply personal and intimate Natalia’s voice feels like as the novel throughout presents her life not only through dramatic events but through small, everyday struggles that slowly build into something heavy and overwhelming. I realized as well how powerful simplicity can be […]
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Hi, everyone.
Just finished reading the novel The Time
of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda. I actually like this book a lot! It is not abstract
at all. I like it because it feels real. This is Natalia’s life experiences.
There is no big drama or like…
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I would like to begin by saying that my feelings about this novel are very mixed I found that in certain parts the descriptive nature of Natalia’s narration was rather boring and it seemed that sometimes she went on and on about things I did not find …
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I would like to begin by saying that my feelings about this novel are very mixed I found that in certain parts the descriptive nature of Natalia’s narration was rather boring and it seemed that sometimes she went on and on about things I did not find …
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When I first read Mercè Rodoreda’s novel The Time of the Doves, I initially thought it would be somewhat wholesome and heartfelt — based on the name and love story presented. However, I was thoroughly mistaken. Similar to the other texts in this class, it made me feel many overwhelming emotions: sadness, shock, and anger. The main character […]
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone enjoyed their reading week and is enjoying the sudden snow! Jumping into « The Time of the Doves » by Mercè Rodoreda was like being swept into a storm of emotions, history, and the vivid streets of Barcelona during the Spanish Civil War. And, oh my god, I felt so much anger […]
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The foundational elements of the story set up tropes that are fairly common however, even though the concept of displaced lovers isn’t necessarily new, the feminine perspective and unique way in which Rodoreda illustrated Natalia’s thoughts introduced a particularly intriguing angle. Natalia’s character was rather complicated and the ways in which she articulated her thoughts […]
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The Time of Doves by Mercè Rodoreda is set in Barcelona during the time of war. The story covers all aspects of war from deaths to the family of the soldiers left behind. The protagonist of the story Natalia is shown to be a people pleaser who breaks up with her fiance to marry a […]
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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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Hello everyone! Hopefully, you all had a great reading week and enjoyed reading The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda. This novel is a story full of emotion and hurt detailing the protagonist Natalia’s life through the Spanish civil war. The novel is written in a way that folds the emotion into the words […]
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