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Monthly Archives: February 2026
UNAM, Fourth Floor of the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature
First off, I can’t believe I finished a whole book in one sitting, in one day. Going back to our in class discussion on Thursday on why short books are short, one of the reasons we came up with was the satisfaction that it gives the readers, that they are able to finish the book … Continue reading UNAM, Fourth Floor of the Faculty of Philosophy and Literature Continue reading
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Week 6 : Catcher in the Valley
Annabelle mentioned in a previous blog post that the first part of The Savage Detectives reminds her of Catcher in the Rye, in which the most poetic and surrealist episode being when Holden imagines children running to the end of Continue reading Week 6 : Catcher in the Valley Continue reading
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Pulling teeth
While I enjoyed the beginning and the end of Amuleto, I did not enjoy the book overall. Most of the time I was annoyed or bored. I just wanted the book to end but the process got dragged out even longer for me because my mind kept wandering and so I’d have to go back and […] Continue reading
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4.14.20
Similar to my experience with The Savage Detectives, this weeks reading is about revisiting a text I already read. Amulet, however, feels much more distant. There is a date at the end of the book. 4.14.20. I read this book almost 6 years ago. I barely remember anything about the book, but I do remember some details […] Continue reading
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Bolaño and the History of the Future
Bolaño’s fiction, whether set in Chile or Mexico, is as much about a memory of Latin America as it is about the region’s actuality, even if that memory is sometimes also a memory of the future. Audio | Transcript | … Continue reading Continue reading
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(digressions:) the pith & puzzles — [life a user’s manual by georges perec]
(digressions:) the pith & puzzles — [life a user’s manual by georges perec] The pith of the story happens “On the Stairs”… the pith is the real heart, I think. I say ‘pith’ to mean the kind of scrap on an orange, lemon, or the many other various and related citrus fruits. The white, damp, styrofoam-y, […] Continue reading
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Justo antes del Final II – La Locura
I am in the middle of two confusing books, but between Bolaño and Monge, I would rather stay with Monge. Continue reading
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TIME IS AS SINUOUS AS EMOTIONS
I MUST ADMIT writing these blogs have been therapeutic. It is something to look forward to on the week; at times sinuous as waves, turning dreadful as stacks of homework pile up. There is an infinitum to read; biological lifetime is a finite blanket, woven in many temporality threads. From my prayer map, I share […] Continue reading
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2666 – The Part About Amalfitano (pp. 163-228)
Returning to 2666 this week with “The Part About Amalfitano”, the second Part out of five, I had a much shorter reading than normal. If I’m not mistaken, this will be the fewest number of pages in a given week for this course at just ~65 pages! Worry not though, longer readings for these long … Continue reading 2666 – The Part About Amalfitano (pp. 163-228) Continue reading
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