Hello everyone! I hope you guys have been enjoying the sun as much as I have. I actually took advantage of this weather and did most of my reading for this week’s book Money to Burn by Piligia, outside. What a change of pace this was from our usu…
Hello everyone! I hope you guys have been enjoying the sun as much as I have. I actually took advantage of this weather and did most of my reading for this week’s book Money to Burn by Piligia, outside. What a change of pace this was from our usu…
When I finished Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector, I really tried to reflect on what I read. It was not what I was expecting at all. One trend I am noticing in the novels we have been reading is that almost all of these characters need therapy. I can’t say I necessarily dislike […]
Posted in Blogs, Lispector | Tagged with Clarice Lispector, class, Consumerism, Hour of the Star, trauma
This novel is incredibly sad. Between the war that their society is going through, the abusive nature of Quimet, and Natalias’ plans and intentions to kill her children and herself. I’ve been having a hard time figuring out which parts of the novel I want to address, like perhaps the complicated yet intriguing relationship between […]
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with class, family, gender, grief, history, love, politics, trauma, violence, war
To be honest this book was not my favorite. The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda, in my opinion, was rather slow and I found it hard to connect with the characters. It was beautifully written, but I would normally not be inclined to read this on my own time. At first when I […]
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with children, healing, Mercè, merce Rodoreda, The Time of The Doves, trauma, war
Impression This week’s reading on Black Shack Alley covers underlying themes including slavery, poverty, violence, trauma, and colonialism. Readings of some of the descriptive writings illustrating the violence and infliction of pain such as the bruising instilled disheartening images to me as I read. The themes in this book are much more serious than […]
Posted in Blogs, Zobel | Tagged with Colonialism, oppression, slavery, trauma
Hey everyone! I’m super excited to talk about this week’s reading “Deep Rivers” by Jose Maria Arguedas. The novel dives into the Peruvian Andean culture and surrounds the story of Ernesto, who is a young boy torn between two worlds. Ernesto’s upbringing is a blend of his indigenous Quechua traditions and Western education as he […]
Posted in Arguedas, Blogs | Tagged with class, Colonialism, family, history, language, life, power, race, story, trauma, youth
Hi Everyone! This week I chose to read Agostino by Moravia. I think this was an interesting read, but it made me uncomfortable at times. It includes a lot of discussions about growing up, trauma and class. In the beginning of the novel, Agostino is a high class child living with his mother, and […]
Posted in Blogs | Tagged with class, Men, sexuality, trauma, vulnerable, women, young adult
This book made me sad, happy and at many points angry at the characters, especially the men. I found myself wanting to know how the events of the story would unfold. This novel was more of what I usually read in terms of structure and style. So far this is the book I have enjoyed […]
Posted in Blogs, Laforet | Tagged with Carmen laforet, friendship, nada, Spain, trauma, war
Nadja, by André Breton, begins with a diary-entry-like format depicting the daily life living in France. The narrator talks about his favourite movies, places he’s visited, people he sees, plays he’s attending, and so on. However, suddenly the focus changes, becoming all about a newfound obsession. A girl named Nadja. I found the relationship between […]
Posted in Blogs, Breton | Tagged with autobiography, desire, life, narrative/narration, trauma
