I think this is my favourite book of my contract. I mean, considering there’s only one book left, I’m fairly confident in saying that this is my favourite (´∇`”)After so many books where perhaps the sentences were a bit complicated, or where the scenes jumped around in time, it was great to read a book […]
Month: March 2026
Agualusa – what is our identity?
Reading this was refreshing in a way ◝(ᵔᗜᵔ)◜ but still just as disorienting as some of the other books we’ve read (╥﹏╥) The short chapters made it really easy to keep reading and I ended up finishing it in one sitting, but with how much we jumped around/how dreamlike it felt, it definitely took a […]
Piglia – piecing the story together
Wow, this book was once again not what I expected(´∇`”)(I do realise I may be starting my blogs in the same way every time, but it’s the truth (╥‸╥)) Despite being very much interested in true crime (I think I’ve watched all JCS videos on youtube twice over now), I don’t think I’ve actually read […]
Duras – fragmented everything
Once again, this was a book that did not play out as I expected (ᵕ • ᴗ •) It was a bit difficult at first to make sense of what was happening and where each scene fit into a larger timeline, but by the end, I quite liked that! The non-linear storytelling made it feel […]
Calvino – what does being a reader mean??
Wow, reading this was different from anything I had experienced before! I don’t think I’ve ever been so directly addressed in a book (except maybe in rambly chapters written by third graders on Wattpad a decade ago (ᵕ—ᴗ—)) and while it was slightly disorienting at first, it also felt thrilling. It made me get invested […]