I'm back with my last blog post on this book! I really enjoyed documenting my thoughts and experiences while reading this book, but like all good things, it must come to an end. Speaking of good things, I absolutely LOVED this book, especially the ending. I was put through a roller coaster of emotions while … Continue reading The Dinner Chapters 31-46: An Ending That Leaves You Feeling Conflicted
Welcome to my second blog post about The Dinner! As I was reading through the chapters, I became so excited when I thought about writing this blog post and here I am ready to SPILL IT ALL! Without further delay, let's get started on my wild discussion about several of my thoughts. So this book starts … Continue reading The Dinner Chapters 16-30: When Bad Parenting Goes Wrong
Welcome back to another blog post series, this time with The Dinner as my novel of choice to review! I've read a lot of good reviews about this book and the fact that it was more recently published, compared to other novels assigned in English classes over the years, is very enticing. Now, without further … Continue reading The Dinner Chapters 1-15: A Refreshing and Interesting Start to a Book
Welcome to my last blog post of The Namesake! What a rollercoaster of thoughts and emotions I've experienced while reading this book full of twists and heartbreaking events. In my last blog post, I went on a rant talking about how annoyed and angry I was with Gogol for the majority of chapters 5-7. After I … Continue reading The Namesake Chapters 8-12: Faith Restored in Gogol
In my last blog post, I wrote about how much I relate with Gogol, how I sympathize with him on various situations in our lives, like how we struggle with our names, and I generally had a positive outlook on his character. The fact that I somewhat relate with Gogol based on certain shared situations … Continue reading The Namesake Chapters 5-7: Change of Opinion on Gogol
When I started reading The Namesake, written by Jhumpa Lahiri, I can honestly say that I thought I was going to have a rough time getting through this book. The type of stuff I'm often intrigued with are historical novels, fantasies, and I sometimes enjoy the odd love story; although, with this book, I can … Continue reading The Namesake Chapters 1-4: A Book I Actually Relate With?
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