Fever Dream is definitely up there among one of my favourite novels we’ve read this term. I don’t think it was necessarily my absolute favourite, but it’s up there. And don’t get me wrong, it’s horrible, the whole premise of it is. But I think it’s a v…
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Fever Dream is definitely up there among one of my favourite novels we’ve read this term. I don’t think it was necessarily my absolute favourite, but it’s up there. And don’t get me wrong, it’s horrible, the whole premise of it is. But I think it’s a v…
Fever Dream by Samanta Schweblin was haunting to say the very least. I read the entire book in one sitting – less out of choice, and more out of an inability to ever comfortably set it down and step away. From the very start, the reader is invaded with anxieties and disorientation. We are placed in […]
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In the past texts that I have read throughout the duration of the course, various metaphysical, philosophical and spiritual topics have been presented and discussed, but Taiga syndrome feels the most esoteric. We never know the name, or even the gender, of the detective that the story of the novel focuses on, almost as if […]
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We have finally made it to the end of our hopscotch game. Or maybe we are just beginning our own hopscotch journey. We started at Mama Blanca with the themes of memories and childhood. Childhood perspectives are a theme that was one of my favourites in…
We have finally made it to the end of our hopscotch game. Or maybe we are just beginning our own hopscotch journey. We started at Mama Blanca with the themes of memories and childhood. Childhood perspectives are a theme that was one of my favourites in…
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Hi everyone! I am so shocked that our last week is here! I hope that everyone has had a really good term and wishing you all the best of luck on any exams or papers that you guys have left! This week I chose to read “Fever Dream” by Samanta Schwe…
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Hi everyone! I am so shocked that our last week is here! I hope that everyone has had a really good term and wishing you all the best of luck on any exams or papers that you guys have left! This week I chose to read “Fever Dream” by Samanta Schwe…
Upon reading The Taiga Syndrome, I was immediately captivated by its mysterious and alluring world. Rivera Garza’s descriptive prose skillfully brought to life the atmospheric setting of the Taiga, with its dense forests and palpable sense of isolation…
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Upon reading The Taiga Syndrome, I was immediately captivated by its mysterious and alluring world. Rivera Garza’s descriptive prose skillfully brought to life the atmospheric setting of the Taiga, with its dense forests and palpable sense of isolation…
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