I’m gonna be so real. I finished the book enjoying it, yes, however I thought hard about what the connection this gecko had to Felix, what his death might symbolize, and why this is considered a “murder mystery” (even though the actual murder doesn’t begin until the end of the book) but I could not come up with any solid…
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Chameleons, the great disguising animal which can quite literally blend in with whatever is nearby… This is quite important to recognize before even getting started on the book since it made me ready to jump into a book I’d assume was full deception and cunning, and of course chameleons. While there was plenty of deception …
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I overall enjoyed the message of this book and what it taught me, and I appreciated that it was a very quick read. As I often do, I loved the descriptions in this novel, particularly on p. 87, the little red fruits that “when they hit their target they’d disintegrate…staining the victim’s clothes with what […]
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The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. I really enjoyed reading this week’s novel; I honestly feel like the books get more easier to read the more we go further into the course, and I’m not sure if it’s just me learning how to ‘read’ books or if the books get more digestible as […]
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Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…
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Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Book of Chameleons by José Eduardo Agualusa. It is narrated by a Gecko named Eulálio, who lives in Felix’s house and witnesses all the people who go through the home. I was originally confused about the…
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Art by DimitriSirenkoArt “We needed out own heroes like we needed bread to eat.” José Eduardo Agualusa, The Book of the Chameleons, Pg. 110 Hello my loves! How are we all dealing with mother nature’s mood swings! I’m hoping the sun will peaked itself from the clouds once more and stay with us for much […]
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Jose Eduardo Agualusa’s novel, “The Book of Chameleons,” is an imaginative novel that explores the themes of identity and memory through the lens of a gecko living in the house of Felix Ventura. The gecko undergoes life with feelings and thoughts adjacent to those of humans, capable of processing human behaviours and interactions. This made […]
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I would have never guessed that this week I’d end up reading a book that’s narrated by a gecko. But I will say it didn’t disappoint. The Book of Chameleons engaged me within the first pages. The descriptions and imagery were intricate and beautiful. I think I would love to live in Félix’s house from […]
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I didn’t really read much into the meaning of this book. However, I did like the magical realism of the book’s setting. The main characters are a reincarnated chameleon (which, when I first started reading, Agualusa didn’t intentionally reveal the identity of the narrator until it brought it up on its own, which made me […]
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