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RMST 202 Literatures and Cultures of the Romance World II: Modern to Post-Modern
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Death with Interruptions – I’m the thinker now

This week I read, Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago. To be honest, this was a very difficult read for me. While reading this book, I realized that I have actually never read a philosophical book before, so this book was very tough. I think the …

Posted in Blogs, Saramago | Tagged with death, life, morals, Philosophy, religion

Death with Interruptions – I’m the thinker now

This week I read, Death with Interruptions by Jose Saramago. To be honest, this was a very difficult read for me. While reading this book, I realized that I have actually never read a philosophical book before, so this book was very tough. I think the …

Posted in Blogs, Saramago | Tagged with death, life, morals, Philosophy, religion

The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela

This week I chose to read “The Underdogs” which is a story of the Mexican revolution. For the reading this week, I purchased a hard copy of the book from the bookstore, and this was actually my first time reading a handheld version of something for school in a long time, and it made such […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with Azuela, morals, span312, tragedy, violence

Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan: Thoughts on the Thoughtless

Reading ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ by Francoise Sagan went more quickly than I had expected. While the entire book spans months, I felt as if I were reading about one very long and eventful day. Perhaps this speaks to the “thoughtlessness” of our main…

Posted in Blogs, Sagan | Tagged with cycles, emotions, morals, relationships, sorrow, thoughtless, tristesse

Bonjour Tristesse by Francoise Sagan: Thoughts on the Thoughtless

Reading ‘Bonjour Tristesse’ by Francoise Sagan went more quickly than I had expected. While the entire book spans months, I felt as if I were reading about one very long and eventful day. Perhaps this speaks to the “thoughtlessness” of our main…

Posted in Blogs, Sagan | Tagged with cycles, emotions, morals, relationships, sorrow, thoughtless, tristesse

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