This week’s reading was titled ‘The Hour of the Star’ by Clarice Lispector and was definitely an interesting read. I found myself very lost in the opening pages, and a little unexcited about the rest of the book, I think largely in part that seemed to be a lot of writing about more abstract concepts […]
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Hi everybody, I hope that you all had a good reading week! This week’s reading was The Times of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda and I will say, it is definitely an interesting read. It was definitely emotional, and dealt with heavy topics. While I think that we can all agree that the latter half […]
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For my week 6 reading I chose the book titled ‘Black Shack Alley’ by Joseph Zobel, a book set in colonial Martinique and follows the educational journey of the character of Jose. To start off, I am aware I am falling into a pattern of starting my posts this way, but I absolutely loved this […]
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This week’s reading was called ‘Nada’ by Carmen Laforet and is set in Barcelona, Spain. The story follows a young girl named Andrea as she navigates her new life in Barcelona after moving from a much smaller community. Personally, I was quite torn over what my opinion of this book is because on the one […]
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My thoughts on ‘The Shrouded Woman’ This week’s reading was written by Maria Luisa Bombal. What I find both unique and compelling about this text was that it takes place entirely after the death of the main character Ana Maria, and is told through her eyes as she watches all her loved ones visit her […]
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As a surrealist text set in early twentieth century Paris, Nadja takes readers through a story of love and infatuation in a relationship scattered with madness. Upon reading, my first thoughts were that, while there were definitely some elements of this text which I found difficult or jarring to read, I was hooked, from start […]
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This weeks’ text is titled ‘Combray’, the first part of the book titled ‘Swann’s Way’ by French author Marcel Proust. The text focuses on both the narrator of the story, and a M.Swann. In the first pages of the text, the narrator appears to be a young boy when first meeting and perceiving M.Swann. To […]
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Entry #1 Hi everyone! My name is Hailey and welcome to my blog! In the weeks to come, I will be using this space to share my thoughts, reactions, and opinions on ten of the novels covered in Romance Studies 202. To start with a little bit about myself, I am a second undergraduate student […]
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Hello! Introduction My name is Puneet Dulla and I am from Surrey, BC. I was born and raised in Surrey which is not to far out from Vancouver. I commute to and from UBC which is not as bad as it may seem. I am a second year student here at UBC and I am […]
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I’m really glad I had the opportunity to take Romance studies and learn about the romance world. We read a lot of great novels and to be completely honest, I have never read that much in my life before. However, I am happy that I did because at the beginning of the semester I had …
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