Reading “Deep Rivers” was a challenge for me, possibly the most difficult read so far. I still liked it a lot. But Ernesto was impenetrable to me; he didn’t fit into my preconceived notions of what a protagonist should be like or like. Especially compared to previous books in this course I read like the […]
When I read novels, I expect to be immersed, anxiously turning the page to know what happens next. Not even just pertaining to novels, but video games too. Otherwise I just drop it. I can’t quite do that to Marcel Proust’s “Combray”, and I never expected to feel that immersion with the book. I was […]
Hello!! I’m Radha, and I’m a third year student. I am majoring in International Relations, and pursuing a minor in Commerce. So yes, I’m also taking MATH 100 this semester (yikes). I joined this class late, and as you already know, there’s a lot to set up in the first few weeks of class. I’m […]
jan 16, 2026 When I was reading Combray I felt quite confused, I couldn’t seem to grasp any sort of main idea or plot that the writer was going on and on about. My first reaction after reading the first twenty pages or so was that the sentences were very long and many times by […]
Questions from week one
Videos on reading
vides on zombies, and zombie readers
This will be my final blog for the semester, crazy! This year has flown by so fast. I think after reading a book a week for the semester, except for one, I’ve definitely found a new love for novels that aren’t just romance or short-stories. I can say I’ve come to realize that my reading […]
And here comes the last week of classes of my first year. RMST 202 just may be one of my favorite classes I’ve taken this year, and it was such an eye-opening experience about university level classes in general. I’m not sure if it will be the same in the future for my remaining three […]
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 […]
