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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Our literary finale for this course, Fever Dream by Samantha Schweblin is a contemporary story; and as befits a recent reading, the author carries a prescient message which often appears to transcend time. The narrative revolves around the use of pesticides in Argentinian crops: a poison which, in its driving of the story, […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 …
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My final reading of this class, despite the confusion and blurriness that defines this nightmare of a story, would have been my favorite reading of the semester. Perhaps not because of its amazing complexity or influence on the field, which we have see…
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My final reading of this class, despite the confusion and blurriness that defines this nightmare of a story, would have been my favorite reading of the semester. Perhaps not because of its amazing complexity or influence on the field, which we have see…
Huh? This book lost me. It wasn’t as bad as Borges but I still felt lost and confused. I mean I think I understood the overall concept of the book but the little details here and there just confused me. I don’t know if I like or dislike this book, for me it’s just there, like […]
In her novel, The Taiga Syndrome, Cristina Rivera Garza weaved a web of mystery and intrigue, inviting readers on a journey through the unknown. From the very beginning, the repetitive use of the word “That” left the reader uncertain about the credibility of the narrator, creating an aura of skepticism that persists throughout the book. […]
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