“Women, they have minds, and they have souls, as well as just hearts. And they’ve got ambition, and they’ve got talent, as well as just beauty. I’m so sick of people saying that love is all a woman is fit for.” (Alcott, Little Women) A wearying message arrives to Elena: Her friend has vanished. Yet, […]
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Clarice Lispector’s novel, “The Hour of the Star,” tells the story of a poor and uneducated “northeastern girl” in a raw and haunting style of writing. In the beginning, I was quite confused about what the story was about as there wasn’t really a plotline, it was more just following the thoughts and emotions of […]
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“The Hour of the Star,” to use “Gen Z” terms is a book full of “yapping” but in my opinion good and insightful yapping. With a book of many titles Lispector gives a very unique experience to the reader as she writes about an author writing about a girl, named half way through the book, …
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After reading “Time of the Doves” by Rodoreda I genuinely believe this book is the definition of suffering. In “Time of the Doves” we follow our protagonist Natalia as she goes through the Spanish Civil War and face major losses. This book had me feeling bad for Natalia through and through. I have never seen …
Posted in Blogs, Rodoreda | Tagged with Catalan, despair, family, life, motherhood, prose, war, Womanhood
I am mixed. On the one hand, I feel guilty about asking that question of whether it is real “literature.” Of all the readings this has been by far the easiest, and the cheapest, going for shock value and chaos. … Continue reading →
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Hey Everyone, Wow, this novel had a lot to unpack. It covers sociological concepts like the reproduction of inequality, as well as romance, betrayal, and jealousy through the story of friendship. The friendship between Lila and Elena reminded me of the Gossip Girl characters Blair and Serena, as these young women navigate their changing lives […]
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This was truly one of the best books not only that I’ve read during this course but just in general. “Amulet” by Robert Bolano is such a moving and inspiring yet painful and horrific story that deeply captivates the emotions of Auxilio Lacouture, a woman who is tragically stuck in a bathroom on the fourth […]
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Amulet by Roberto Bolaño was a very fascinating novel. I have always enjoyed books that blur the line between fantasy and reality, and I think Auxilio Lacouture’s recount does precisely that. In the violent context of the Tlatelolco massacre in … Continue reading →
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blog#10 – the traits of Womanhood — The first thing that really took my attention while reading Roberto Bolaño’s book Amulet, was the fact that Bolaño himself was writing from a female character’s perspective. I know its quite normal for a male author to write in female voice, but for some reason this is what stuck […]
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blog#7 – a woman and her Cockroach — Reading The Passion According to G.H. was one of the closest moments that I felt like I was reading a well-composed transcript of my own thoughts. The way the Clarice Lispector seamlessly yet abruptly changes from concept to concept is mind-bogglingly impressive – all the while articulating […]
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