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 As I always start, I hope everyone is well,        The course is coming closer and closer to the end 🙁 I have to say, this has felt like the shortest term in all my UBC experience! So I want to pause and reflect on our e... read full post >>

This book is probably my personal favourite read of the course so far, as I feel like it’s the most narratively enjoyable one to date. The entire pace of the book, the going back and forth between Amanda trying to recall what happened and tell David, to Amanda experiencing all these weird events with Nina … Continue reading → read full post >>

For the final book of the term, I read “The Taiga Syndrome” by Cristina Rivera Garza. While it was the last book, it did not disappoint and is definitely up there on my list of favourite stories we read this term. I was originally intrigued by this book for its description as a detective story […] read full post >>

Cristina Rivera Garza’s The Taiga Syndrome was an eye-catching read, to say the least. It was adventurous and mysterious, while also difficult to understand what was going on at times. Simultaneously, the book also had some really resonating quotes that not only intensified the plot of the story, but also made me think—in more abstract […] read full post >>

When thinking about Cristina Rivera Garza’s, The Taiga Syndrome, the word that comes to my mind time and time again for how to describe the story is: eerie. The novel is a captivating and yet mysterious story about a female detective that is set out to find a woman that went missing. When reflecting on […] read full post >>

Wow, time flew by kind of fast! I feel like compared to my other classes this one went by so fast…maybe because we only had to attend class once a week (not complaining). As I’m writing this blog post I realize just how engaging this class was, and that I’m going to miss it quite […] read full post >>

I enjoyed the methods through which Garza entwines fantasy with reality in her book, and the steady progression of fantastical elements taking over the story more and more. The references to past fairy tales created a surprising familiarity to the strange, unreal figures and events that are introduced throughout the tale. Garza’s style of writing […] read full post >>

Hi everyone, I conclude my vlogs with a little reflection, definitely a little rambling but that never hurt nobody. Some fitting music: Question: What did you take away from your favourite – or least favourite – book? What affected you pe... read full post >>

Okay, I have to start by saying I’m a tad surprised I made it through my contract. I thought reading a book a week would be impossible given the zaniness of this semester in particular, but I did it! I made it through and I’m pretty stoked about it. After taking RMST 202 with Jon […] read full post >>

Hi all, This week I discuss Fever Dream. I focus on the style of writing, the narrator’s perspective, a reflection on her memories, the absence of chapters, and also the content of the book itself. Question: What was some content of the story that you took away from this? Why do you think this book … read full post >>