This week’s reading has definitely been the most intriguing book for me so far. This novel, its many characters, and seemingly endless interwoven plots and backstories that are so odd (perhaps outlandish is a better word) are like nothing I have read and created an entirely new world with every page I read. I do, […]
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Hi all, This week I talk about Insanity, Incest, the Repetition of History and Houses (wut??) in One Hundred Years of Solitude. Question: What do you think the book is trying to say about technology? Is there a stance, for or against, that is being promoted? How do you explain the insanity of Jose Arcadio …
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I was so excited to begin Pedro Páramo this week. I decided to amend my contract and add it as a text last minute and I’m so glad I did. I knew I was in for a treat when the librarian at Vancouver Public Library in Kits stopped me to gush over the book as […]
Lost, one is found. That is how I felt reading this book until I read the afterword; then everything made sense. I have to admit that I was very tired while reading the book but some of my intuitions were in tune, but, as always, my mind blurred whatever intuition remained while sleep-reading. That original […]
Right at the start of the novel I found myself enjoying Rulfo’s style of storytelling. The balance between descriptive imagery and concise narration eased my way in to reading this novel. It is clear to the reader that Juan is completing his deceased m…
Right at the start of the novel I found myself enjoying Rulfo’s style of storytelling. The balance between descriptive imagery and concise narration eased my way in to reading this novel. It is clear to the reader that Juan is completing his deceased m…
When I first began reading Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo I felt a wave of relief that I was able to easily follow the first bit of the book. That relief soon turned to slight confusion as I found myself rereading passages and struggling…
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When I first began reading Pedro Páramo by Juan Rulfo I felt a wave of relief that I was able to easily follow the first bit of the book. That relief soon turned to slight confusion as I found myself rereading passages and struggling…
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Reflecting on my experience with this week’s reading, Juan Rulfo’s “Pedro Páramo,” I can only describe it as challenging. Despite my initial excitement to delve into what I expected to be a concise narrative at an overview, seeing that it lacked traditional chapter breaks and was fairly short, I soon discovered it would be yet …
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Alejo Carpentier’s The Kingdom of this World was an exciting read. The novel touched upon interesting themes like colonialism, revolution, race, slavery, power dynamics, and, most importantly, magic realism—which I have placed most thought towards while reading. The novel is a masterful example of magic realism, blending the real and the surreal to create a […]
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