This week’s reading, Papi by Indiana Rita was definitely the hardest reading for me this term. Perhaps it may have been too complicated or unfamiliar. I found that the non-linear narration made it very difficult for me to follow along with and made the story more confusing than I think it need to be. It …
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This was an interesting read – I don’t know if I liked the style but I loved the themes behind it! The novel was definitely all over the place, but as Jon mentioned in the lecture, this paralleled themes of excess, as we got to see in all of the cars, expensive items, the ‘best’ […]
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I loved this book. The narration from a child’s perspective really made the story stand out, and had me hooked from the beginning. There’s just something about viewing the world from a child’s perspective that keeps you captivated with whatever story they have to tell. Thinking back to the other novels we have read, I […]
This week I read My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel and I have to say I enjoyed it, but it was not one of my favourites from the term so far. Even though this was considered a shorter read’, 170 pages still felt like a lot for me this week on top of my…
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This week I read My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel and I have to say I enjoyed it, but it was not one of my favourites from the term so far. Even though this was considered a shorter read’, 170 pages still felt like a lot for me this week on top of my…
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This week I read My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel and I have to say I enjoyed it, but it was not one of my favourites from the term so far. Even though this was considered a shorter read’, 170 pages still felt like a lot for me this week on top of my…
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Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing fantastic, Rita Indiana’s “Papi” was a captivating read for me this week as it examines the complex interrelationship between a father and his daughter. The story, which is to…
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Hey everyone! I hope you are all doing fantastic, Rita Indiana’s “Papi” was a captivating read for me this week as it examines the complex interrelationship between a father and his daughter. The story, which is to…
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This week we read Papi by Rita Indiana. This book is one of my favourites so far. I was always interested throughout the book and was intrigued by this complex father-daughter relationship. Some themes I want to discuss from the book are childlik…
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This week we read Papi by Rita Indiana. This book is one of my favourites so far. I was always interested throughout the book and was intrigued by this complex father-daughter relationship. Some themes I want to discuss from the book are childlik…
