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My Tender Matador

As I delved into the pages of Pedro Lemebel’s My Tender Matador, I was immediately drawn into a world of raw emotion and vivid imagery. Lemebel ingeniously weaved together a fictional (hi)story that not only tackled the issues of identity, politics, resistance, and social justice but also explored the complexities of gender and sexuality. It […]

Week 12: My Tender Matador (Lemebel)

 Hi everyone! I hope you are all having a good start to the week. We are almost done this semester, we can do it!! This week I chose to read My Tender Matador by Pedro Lemebel. Personally, although this book had an interesting story line and dealt…

Week 12: Papi by Rita Indiana

 Hello blog readers,

This week I read my final book for Span312. This week I read Papi by Rita Indiana, which was quite an entertaining read. This novel was a bit all over the place but very interesting. The unnamed daughter was really well chara…

Week 12, Indiana, “Papi”

Rita Indiana’s Papi was a thought-provoking read. In terms of difficulty, it was one of the ‘lighter’ reads—comparably bigger fonts, very colloquial narration, and manageable length. However, this book made me reflect on my relationship with my father and family in general. “Papi’s there, around any corner. But you can’t sit down and wait for […]

Week 12 – My Tender Matador, Pedro Lemebel – Nicholas Latimer – On the Truth in Performance & Politics of the Pose.

Lemebel’s writing was very interesting to read this week, juggling some heavy themes while sharing a meaningful perspective of the realities of revolution, but also a movement for social justice. While shining light on similar complexities he would hav…