The novel for this weeek, ‘My Brilliant Friend’ left me wanting to know so much more about the stories of the two close friends, especially due to the surprising ending of the shoes and marcello. Starting off, I found the relationship between Lenu and Lila a little…unsettling. The entire dynamic of their relationship was how […]
Posted in Blogs, Ferrante | Tagged with frienship, jealousy, social class
This book by Duras was like a haphazard letter written to someone about moments of their life, except they forgot to go in chronological order. It was so good in some parts but rage baited me to the core in the other parts (almost 80% of the parts that included the narrator’s mother). I wanted […]
Posted in Blogs, Duras | Tagged with age gap, contrast in narrative, family issues, social class, The Lover, vulnerability
This book is a lot shorter than the ones we read before. I really enjoy reading it, and I like the ending a lot. The theme I want to discuss in this blog is social class division and exposure to sexuality. The protagonist, Agostino, is from a middle-class family. His father has passed away, leaving […]
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Seriously, what in the world did I just read?? I mean, I’m all for books pushing boundaries and giving me a glimpse into the unexpected…but this one left me feeling so disturbed. I felt like I went through an emotional rollercoaster that delved deep into the darkest recesses of human desire. Like I enjoy reading […]
Posted in Blogs, Duras | Tagged with age difference, disturbng, maturity, social class, uncomfortable
Marguerite Duras’ novel, “The Lover,” is a unique literature that explores the themes of love, family, and colonialism. At first, I was confused about the story’s setting as there seemed to be a diverse array of ethnicities and there were some city names (such as Mekong, Cholon, and Saigon) that I had never heard of […]
Posted in Blogs, Duras | Tagged with age, family, love, memory, poverty, race, relationships, social class
Despite this book’s uncomfortable age gap relationship, I really enjoyed reading it. The way Duras writes “The Lover” hooked me the entire time. Her descriptions of the environment, like Saigon, to each complex and rich character, I felt so immersed in this novel. My heart was in this one! I really loved the first sentence […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with age gap, colonies, depression, family, France, race, saigon, social class, The Lover
