Piglia, Ricardo’s “Money to Burn” was a book that was quite interesting to read for me. In comparison to the other books in this course I felt the central plot and story reflected something different. This story follows the life of thieves who rob a central bank, town, which results in a standoff between the gang and police officers, it is one of violence and crime. I found this book easy to read and follow along which made it much easier to understand. As the story continued I felt drawn…read more
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Hi everyone! I hope you all had a good weekend, as well as a nice start to your week:) I know we’ve had a little bumpy start to the new term. It has been a bit hectic lately with the snow days and transit strike, but hopefully, we can soon get back into our normal […]
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To begin, I did not mind reading Roberto Artl’s “Mad Toy”. I did not love it, but I did not dislike it. I enjoyed the structure of the writing as it was clear, and the desriptions were explained in a strong way, but did not run on like with Proust’s writing. In my eyes, this […]
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This novel was much easier to read than “Combray” and it was also more entertaining. I really enjoyed the structure of this book and how it was broken into distinct parts. I loved seeing the different stages of Silvio’s life. Right from the start I was very intrigued by Silvio’s fascination with bandits and theft. […]
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