I quite enjoyed the format of The Lover as it was quite different from the other novels we have read so far. I liked the autobiographical approach and how the story of young Duras was told from the perspective of an older Duras. The main theme I fund alluring in this novel was the topic […]
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 8’s blog. I read the book “The Hour of the Star” this week and have many thoughts to share with you. This book is written by Clarice Lispector. This book was written shortly before her death. Although it …
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Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 8’s blog. I read the book “The Hour of the Star” this week and have many thoughts to share with you. This book is written by Clarice Lispector. This book was written shortly before her death. Although it …
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The complex and mysterious novella “The Hour of the Star” by Clarice Lispector explores existentialism, identity, and the human predicament. The narrative centers on Macabéa, a young, nondescript woman from Rio de Janeiro’s slums. It’s the shortest novel I’ve read so far in this course, I think. It is said of Macabéa that she is […]
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I would like to begin by saying that my feelings about this novel are very mixed I found that in certain parts the descriptive nature of Natalia’s narration was rather boring and it seemed that sometimes she went on and on about things I did not find …
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I would like to begin by saying that my feelings about this novel are very mixed I found that in certain parts the descriptive nature of Natalia’s narration was rather boring and it seemed that sometimes she went on and on about things I did not find …
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I enjoyed reading this book because, for the most part, it was the first I’ve read about a main character who was deceased and essentially reflected on her life. This book’s interesting aspect, in my opinion, is that we don’t lose sight of our main character’s perspective even after their death. Given that I knew […]
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“The Shrouded Woman” is definitely my favourite book so far. I absolutely love the way it was written. In her death, Ana Maria showed us her life through her memories. Out of all the characters Ana Maria interacted with, I was most struck by Maria Griselda. How Maria explained that her beauty was a curse, […]
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Hi, everyone! Happy weekend! Welcome to my fourth blog. I am so excited since I have already read four books. This week’s book is kind of special, I have a lot of thoughts to share with you. This week we read a book called “The Shrouded Woman…
Hi, everyone! Happy weekend! Welcome to my fourth blog. I am so excited since I have already read four books. This week’s book is kind of special, I have a lot of thoughts to share with you. This week we read a book called “The Shrouded Woman…
