Hope everyone had a good reading break! Although this novel wasn’t one I’d prefer to read during the break due to it being emotionally draining and a little slow, it was still surprisingly a thought-provoking read due to the evolution of a young woman. At least for the books I signed up so far, I […]
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with doves, Natalia, Quimet, Spanish Civil War, women
The Time of Doves by Mercè Rodoreda is set in Barcelona during the time of war. The story covers all aspects of war from deaths to the family of the soldiers left behind. The protagonist of the story Natalia is shown to be a people pleaser who breaks up with her fiance to marry a […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with book review, domestication, fiction, italian-literature, Italy, literature, merce Rodoreda, Spanish Civil War, the time of doves
TW: brief mentions of suicide, abusive relationships, and political turmoil Frank Brangwyn, “For the Relief of Women and Children in Spain” If any of the information is incorrect or if I missed something, please let me know! It isn;t my intention to spread false information and I’d love to learn more from my mistakes! The […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with dependency, Femisnism?, political turmoil, resilience, Spanish Civil War, Toxic Relationship, war
The Time of the Doves tells the story of the two marriages of the heroine, Natalia, living in the period of Spanish Civil War, when she first meets and falls in love with Quimet in the square. But their married life was not a prosperous one, and to make matters worse, Ouimet enlisted in the […]
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with Chaotic, marriage, memory, motherhood, Spanish Civil War, tragedy
Entering the world of ‘The Time of the Doves’ by Merce Rodoreda was like stepping onto a rollercoaster of emotions, navigating the already difficult life of Natalia, turned upside-down due to the Spanish Civil War. This literary journey becomes a captivating search for identity, belongingness, growth, and transformation. Natalia’s alienation From the beginning we can […]
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with Belongingness, Colometa, Domestic Abuse, doves, growth, identity, merce Rodoreda, pain, Personal Growth, Spanish Civil War, Survivor, Time of the Doves, Transformation
You all know that this was coming, but I was biased coming into the book because it was written in…
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with 1939, Battle of the salamis, Salami Battle, Soldiers of the Salamis, Spanish, Spanish Civil War, Spanish Revolution, Weekly Blog Entry
Javier Cercas’ “Soldiers of Salamis” was a gripping tale about the nature of ideology, truth, narrative, and the power these things can hold. Calling to mind the novel “W”, “Soldiers of Salamis” also features two distinct narratives in which the second is presented as being written by the protagonist of the first. The story surrounding […]
Posted in Blogs, Cercas | Tagged with Falange, Fascism, Ideology, narrative, Sanchez Mazas, Soldiers of Slamis, Spanish Civil War, truth
