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The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela was certainly a powerful read with its portrayal of the harsh realities of war and revolutions. As someone who knew virtually nothing about the Mexican Revolution before reading this novel, this book certainly opened up ... read full post >>

Nellie Campobello’s Cartucho was an intriguing yet fascinating read. Firstly, the content of the book was interesting as it depicted a unique perspective on the Mexican Revolution. Going away from the more conventional “victor’s narrative” of the Revolution, it provided a detailed firsthand account of the brutalities and violence that were experienced by those who […] read full post >>

Before you make any assumptions based on the post’s title, I’m not underwhelmed because I didn’t like the book (to clarify, I didn’t like the book but thats not the reasoning here), I’m underwhelmed because I carry in some sense the same disappointment that Luis Cervantes felt about the revolution and the way it eventually […] read full post >>

This book was really interesting and I liked learning about the Mexican Revolution, from the perspective of regular people, who form a rebel group. I haven’t read many books on revolutions but the ones I have always have reckless, strongly political people who purposefully form a group to fight the revolution. So it was refreshing […] read full post >>

For this week’s reading, I was thrilled when I started reading and realised that it is a novel written by... read full post >>

Hello everyone, my name is Marisa. As you can tell, I am joining the class late but I can’t overstate my excitement to get started. I am a fifth-year Combined Major in Science student, studying Life Sciences, Earth & Ocean Sciences, and Statistics. If everything goes to plan, this will be my last term at […] read full post >>

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Friendship, family,  grief, longing, and perhaps most important of all, memory.  These are some themes and words that came to mind after reading Mama Blanca’s Memoirs by Teresa de la Parra. This was a great read to begin this semester. I felt compelled by de la Parra’s thoughtful usage of memory and nostalgia all throughout […] read full post >>

I really enjoyed reading The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. Having read many and written a few papers on the Mexican revolution from a historical perspective, it was really enjoyable to put on a creative hat and read about such a significant time in hist... read full post >>

I really enjoyed reading The Underdogs by Mariano Azuela. Having read many and written a few papers on the Mexican revolution from a historical perspective, it was really enjoyable to put on a creative hat and read about such a significant time in hist... read full post >>