Reading this book was pretty different from what I expected out of a wartime novel! It focussed a lot more on the daily, domestic aspects of Natalia and those around her, so much so that I almost forgot about the war until the book reminded me halfway through（´∇｀”）I was also growing increasingly frustrated with Quimet, […]
This book felt…heavy (ᵕ ◞ _◟) all the way from beginning to end. It was hard seeing the tone and voice of José change as he aged and realised more of the systems in the world that worked against him. It was even harder seeing him recognise the enormous amount of effort M’man Tine […]
In grade 11, we read the Greek tragedy Oedipus Rex, and my jaw dropped through every page as the story played out. Then, I learned about the Oedipus and Electra complexes in psych, and felt a mixture of being unsettled and in disbelief. This book gave me that same feeling all over again (╥﹏╥) and each […]