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Week 10: “Money to Burn” by Ricardo Piglia

Hey everyone! This week, we’re reading “Money to Burn” by Ricardo Piglia. Finally, nothing super weird with love interests happened, and what really got me to enjoy this book was its mystery/crime aspect. I really liked Piglia’s style of writing as he was able to blend different genres and narrative styles seamlessly. Throughout the novel, […]

Posted in Blogs | Tagged with betrayal, crime, human nature, Justice, objectification, politics, power dynamic, sexualisation

That Was Uncomfortable But I Still Enjoyed It – My Experience Reading The Lover

Because The Lover is the shortest of the texts I’ve read for this course so far, I spent less time reading it and more time reflecting on it. In reflecting on it, I found myself focusing on the rather banal theme of objectification—banal because it’s one of the most obvious themes to connect to aContinue reading “That Was Uncomfortable But I Still Enjoyed It – My Experience Reading The Lover“

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