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As I delved into the pages of Pedro Lemebel’s My Tender Matador, I was immediately drawn into a world of raw emotion and vivid imagery. Lemebel ingeniously weaved together a fictional (hi)story that not only tackled the issues of identity, politics, resistance, and social justice but also explored the complexities of gender and sexuality. It […] read full post >>

 Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a good start to the week. We are almost done this semester, we can do it!! This week I chose to read My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel. Personally, although this book had an interesting story line and dealt... read full post >>

 Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a good start to the week. We are almost done this semester, we can do it!! This week I chose to read My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel. Personally, although this book had an interesting story line and dealt... read full post >>

 Hello blog readers, This week I read my final book for Span312. This week I read Papi by Rita Indiana, which was quite an entertaining read. This novel was a bit all over the place but very interesting. The unnamed daughter was really well chara... read full post >>

 Hello blog readers, This week I read my final book for Span312. This week I read Papi by Rita Indiana, which was quite an entertaining read. This novel was a bit all over the place but very interesting. The unnamed daughter was really well chara... read full post >>

Rita Indiana’s Papi was a thought-provoking read. In terms of difficulty, it was one of the ‘lighter’ reads—comparably bigger fonts, very colloquial narration, and manageable length. However, this book made me reflect on my relationship with my father and family in general. “Papi’s there, around any corner. But you can’t sit down and wait for […] read full post >>

Lemebel’s writing was very interesting to read this week, juggling some heavy themes while sharing a meaningful perspective of the realities of revolution, but also a movement for social justice. While shining light on similar complexities he would hav... read full post >>

Lemebel’s writing was very interesting to read this week, juggling some heavy themes while sharing a meaningful perspective of the realities of revolution, but also a movement for social justice. While shining light on similar complexities he would hav... read full post >>

I was interested in this week’s reading. It is definitely an absorbing novel and not even slightly dull. If I... read full post >>

Hi everyone! I can’t believe we are in the home stretch of this class and the semester!  I had a lot of fun this week reading My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel. The book itself is representative of the time it was set–1986 in Chile–when if you know, was around the time that Pinochet experienced […] read full post >>