Weekly Posts

Week 12: Conclusion

These past few months have been an amazing journey into the Romance World and its vast array of novels. It’s hard to believe this is our last week of class already! Each week has been a new exploration into different worlds that brought new concepts, new people, and new experiences to learn from. If I … Continue reading Week 12: Conclusion →

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Week 12: Agualusa’s “The Society of Reluctant Dreamers”

“The Society of Reluctant Dreamers” by José Eduardo Agualusa is a novel that follows the characters’ lives and dreams with a background of war and protesting. I found it to be a little confusing as it jumped from different perspectives, but I enjoyed the concept and style of the storytelling. To respond to the lecture’s … Continue reading Week 12: Agualusa’s “The Society of Reluctant Dreamers” →

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Week 11: Cercas’s “Soldiers of Salamis”

The novel, “Soldiers of Salamis” by Javier Cercas is an interesting mix of war, memory, and imagination. I enjoyed the novel as a story, especially with its “happy ending” and open end. One of the main aspects of this novel would be its mix of reality and imagination. While it includes real people’s names and … Continue reading Week 11: Cercas’s “Soldiers of Salamis” →

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Week 10: Bolaño’s “Amulet”

The novel “Amulet” by Roberto Bolaño is focused on Auxilio Lacouture and her experience and memories as she hides in a washroom on the fourth floor of a building. The novel is set in 1968 as the army takes over the National Autonomous University of Mexico. The novel begins with the narrator informing the audience … Continue reading Week 10: Bolaño’s “Amulet” →

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Week 9: Fuentes’s “The Old Gringo”

I found “The Old Gringo” by Carlos Fuentes to be about what I was expecting; a somewhat turbulent novel that is set around war. It was a bit confusing to read as the perspective seemed to change frequently, but how the chapters were broken into smaller parts helped organize the text a little more. Throughout … Continue reading Week 9: Fuentes’s “The Old Gringo” →

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