“Sorry but that sounds like a disease, a skin disease.” Reading this book, I initially felt like it was going to be quite the challenge as the author wrote about how he wanted to write about this Northeastern Brazilian girl, and how he was going to write it simply (he did not). However as I … Continue reading Thoughts on The Hour of the Star
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Hi everyone! Another week, another read, haha! Let’s dive into “The Hour of the Star” by Clarice Lispector! I loved that this week we got to read a book written by a female author. Now, as I assume most of you discussed, this was quite an interesting format to read – one character narrating the […]
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The interesting piece of this novel for me is the aspect that a female writer would intentionally tell the story of another woman through a male narrator. This choice was difficult for me to get behind because personally I didn’t appreciate the dismissive male voice that was arrogantly articulating a life and experience that wasn’t […]
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The hour of the star is a novel I struggled reading. This blog is probably going to be confusing and all over the place, but I am just going to write my thoughts on specific scenes rather than the novel itself. First off, the narration threw me for a loop because I thought I was […]
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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 […]
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First off, WHAT was I reading. Second off, WHAT was that ending. I haven’t read anyone’s posts or watched the video(s?) yet so I am writing this while trying to find my way in the world. My way? Yes, my way, because what exists is the way and what exists is the world… I teetered […]
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Hi everyone! I hope everyone is doing ok. This week’s book was « The Hour of the Star » by Clarice Lispector. Honestly, I don’t know how to feel about this short book. I was not too fond of it, but I liked it at the same time. Reading the first line, « All the world began with […]
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I loved how unique this book felt. It was like a story within a story filled with such rich thoughts and complex characters. To me, it was more about the characters than the actual plot. The narrator is literally talking to us. explaining how the book will go. It is such an interesting start to […]
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