And now, the end is hereAnd so we face the final curtainMy friends, I’ll say it clearI’ll state my case of which I’m certainWe’ve read a ton of booksWe’ve traveled each and every decadeBut more, much more than thiswe did it our way~ The Course I can say with all honesty that this course exceeded […]
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In this work with autobiographical overtones, Luiselli mainly tells three stories: that of a woman novelist working on a work memorializing her youth in the midst of a mildly trivial domestic life; that of a woman living in New York City years ago who was obsessed with publishing a collection of poems by the Mexican […]
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“One day, I was already old, in the entrance of a public place a man came up to me. He introduced himself and said, ‘I’ve known you for years. Everyone says you were beautiful when you were young, but I want to tell you I think you’re more beautiful now than then. Rather than your […]
She has never received a present; she has never received a letter in her life; she has never eaten in a restaurant; she has never eaten spaghetti; she is gentle and submissive; she never complains; the only thing she wishes for is to be alive; she fights off death by living very little; she doesn’t […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with rmst202, The hour of the star
I hated this book. Hated it. I-I don’t even know how to describe my hatred for this book, there are no words to describe my feelings. If I could I would just end my blog post here because this pretty much sums up how I feel, but per the blog post requirements I shall continue. I truly […]
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The book follows the life of a working-class woman named Natalia against the backdrop of World War II. Her relationship with her husband is at the center of the book. The novel reflects the traditional gender roles of the time, where women were expected to be caregivers and homemakers. We can find that in this […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with rmst202, The Time of The Doves
Swann’s Way is taken from Proust’s book-length masterpiece, In Search of Lost Time. At first glance I was shocked by the length of Proust’s book, In Search of Lost Time. As I read it in detail, I realized that it seemed like a memoir of the author, Proust. Starting from the author’s childhood, he describes […]
Hiii everyone 🙂 My name is Alizey and I am a third year undergraduate student, majoring in political science and philosophy. I’m planning on pursuing law and will hopefully be taking my LSAT this year, depending on how the year goes and if I can find the time to study. A little about me, I […]
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Hi, sunshine! ˙ᵕ˙ My name is Shanelle Danimae Cuevas (Yes, I have two first names) but you can call me Shan! I am currently a first-year student here at UBC and I am pursuing a Bachelor in Political Science. My goal is to achieve my Bachelors to eventually study law with the ambition of becoming […]
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The Time of the Doves by Mercé Rodoreda is definitely a heart-wrenching book, and challenging to read at times (well, I mean basically all of the time). There is little to be happy about in this book, and the times that are happy, you can probably count on two hands. Nevertheless, I think that the […]
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