Hey everyone! I just finished reading “The Time of the Doves” by Merce Rodoreda and it was a ROLLERCOASTER. It is honestly very thought-provoking and I’m excited to discuss it this week! The book surrounds Natalia’s journey which really made me have a lot of empathy for her. She works so hard to make ends […]
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Hi everyone, this week’s reading was “The Time of the Doves” by Mercè Rodoreda. I found this book a little slow but reading about wartime from a female perspective was interesting. The descriptions of war were heartbreaking; when Natalia almost felt s…
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Hi everyone, this week’s reading was “The Time of the Doves” by Mercè Rodoreda. I found this book a little slow but reading about wartime from a female perspective was interesting. The descriptions of war were heartbreaking; when Natalia almost felt s…
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A wonderful little vlog convo for a rainy Sunday (Tuesday) night. Enjoy! Merci! Apologies for the poor video quality, zoom kinda blows. My question for viewers is what do you think of the ending of the book and Natalia’s view of her life and the apparent shift in her feelings? did you find […]
Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda, a book originally written in the romance language of Catalan, set in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It follows Natalia and her life married to Quimet and Antoni.&nbs…
Hello everyone! This weeks book is The Time of the Doves by Mercè Rodoreda, a book originally written in the romance language of Catalan, set in Spain during the Spanish Civil War. It follows Natalia and her life married to Quimet and Antoni.&nbs…
Tuesday, February 27th This week’s read was quite fascinating in my opinion. I found myself thoroughly intrigued by Natalia’s character and her voice throughout the novel. Right from the start Natalia portrays this image of naïveté and innocence, with her white dress and “shoes like two drops of milk”. Rodoreda depicts this woman in her […]
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Hi everyone, This week we all read Time of the Doves written by Mercè Rodoreda. I quite liked this novel even though I found it difficult to start, it discusses important themes about war, love, gender, life and family. I would like to discuss the main character, Natalia and her growth. In the […]
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Rodoreda’s The Time of the Doves was a very interesting read. The pacing was a little bit fast at times which threw me off and got me lost sometimes but overall, I enjoyed the book. The themes I picked up from this book were love, war and family.&…
Rodoreda’s The Time of the Doves was a very interesting read. The pacing was a little bit fast at times which threw me off and got me lost sometimes but overall, I enjoyed the book. The themes I picked up from this book were love, war and family.&…
