“I, too, feel the need to reread the books I have already read,” a third reader says, “but at every rereading I seem to be reading a new book, for the first time. Is it I who keep changing and seeing new things of which I was not previously aware? Or is reading a construction […]
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Clarice Lispector, The Hour of the Star
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It’s here! The last blog post of the semester! Thank you, dear reader, for reading all of my little blog posts. I hope you enjoyed my analysis and shared some similar thoughts, or thought differently about sections after reading my thoughts. I am honestly going to miss this blog, it was very fun to design […]
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Luiselli’s novel navigates the trials and tribulations of keeping her creativity alive while performing her motherly duties. She also explores just how blurred the lines between reality and imagination can become when one becomes obsessed with the…
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Luiselli’s novel navigates the trials and tribulations of keeping her creativity alive while performing her motherly duties. She also explores just how blurred the lines between reality and imagination can become when one becomes obsessed with the…
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Faces in the Crowd by Valeria Luiselli depicts a woman living in Mexico City with her husband and children, writing a novel about a woman living in New York City. It is not clear whether this story is the past life of the writer, or if these memories are just fictitious creations. Just like the […]
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I can’t believe this was the last book of the class! Honestly, I didn’t enjoy reading it that much. I felt confused and disoriented. It wasn’t until the day after I finished it and watched the lecture video and read other people’s blog posts that I realized I actually did like it. This book is […]
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Hey everyone! Im super excited to discuss this week’s reading, “The Book of Chameleons” by Jose Eduardo Agualusa! Immediately my mind goes to the movie Eternal Sunshine of The Spotless Mind. With Ariana Grande’s album coming out and everything, I have been thinking about that movie a lot and how interesting the concept is. A […]
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Hey everyone! I am super excited to discuss this week’s reading because it is a CRIME STORYYY!! I personally love crime or murder mystery stories; the whole element of mystery and suspense is so engaging for me so this was definitely a great read. I think there is SO MUCH to talk about when it […]
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