I enjoyed reading The Taiga Syndrome. The writing style was fun, focusing heavily on other senses besides sight. Often, smells or taste were described, bringing me more into the story. Incorporating different senses makes the fictional world or situations much easier to imagine. I assume the attention to detail is tied to the narrator being […]
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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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I was grateful that the last read of the semester was such a quick one. Although I think it was a quick read because of the sense of urgency that was present throughout the book. I found myself reading this book really quickly and the more David mentio…
I was grateful that the last read of the semester was such a quick one. Although I think it was a quick read because of the sense of urgency that was present throughout the book. I found myself reading this book really quickly and the more David mentio…
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Well, what a way to end the course! With its mentions of fairytales, while also stating it wasn’t a fairytale in the book (17), Cristina Rivera Garza’s “The Taiga Syndrome” was an interesting, but often times confusing read due to the theme of time and what was real or not. Don’t get me wrong, I […]
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I’m really glad I took this course; it’s taught me so much and met the playful expectations I had when I learned that it was called hopscotch and drinks were involved. Unfortunately, I didn’t realize how difficult it would be to actually get a hold of most of the beverages but I did manage to …
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Hello Blog readers,
Just like that this becomes my last post. As Jon said in his lecture, “so that was Latin American literature?” I learned a lot, and definitely went through a lot of new styles of books. I dont think I had ever read books from…
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Hello Blog readers,
Just like that this becomes my last post. As Jon said in his lecture, “so that was Latin American literature?” I learned a lot, and definitely went through a lot of new styles of books. I dont think I had ever read books from…
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I want to start off by saying how refreshing this course was when it comes to structure and style. Professor Beasley-Murray, and Orizaga, the lectures and discussions were unique in comparison to other literature courses I have taken, due to the inviting classroom setting that you guys created. I enjoyed the style through which you […]
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As I always start, I hope everyone is well, The course is coming closer and closer to the end 🙁 I have to say, this has felt like the shortest term in all my UBC experience! So I want to pause and reflect on our e…
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