RMST 202 Blog

  What a semester of books this has been. This class has been lovely and I wish I could take it again next year. It was my favourite of the semester and going to classes and discussing the books was such a blast. Really enjoyed getting to hear everyone’s thoughts on the books we read, and I would have to say my most memorable discussion class was with Nadja . Now, my favourite book this semester was Time of the Doves . The story was so fun to read and I loved seeing the development of Natalia’s character and her journey to happiness. Second place would have to go to my favourite lizard, Eulálio, in the Book of Chameleons. The idea of a gecko narrator was enough for this book to be in my top spots. Best character also goes to Eulálio, and the least, most awful, I really didn't like this guy , award goes to Quimet. Now book awards aside, this class has really broadened my perspective of literature. Before taking RMST, I had never really explored literature outside of what I was co...

  This week's read was “my Brilliant friend” by Elena Ferrante. I was quite excited for this book since last week, Dr. Beasley had mentioned it was his favourite of the semesters novels. Now, the first thing that jumped out at me when reading is how brilliant Elena’s writing is. It made me never want to put down the book. While Elena revisits her childhood, there is a lot of violence and the use of words like dead, blood, rage. While all of this could very quickly make a book grim, Elena’s writing kept things more light hearted in a way. The heavy topics didn’t depress me, but rather were part of a bigger picture of Elena’s childhood and why she and Lila seek an escape. This book did have ALOT of characters, and sometimes it was a bit hard to keep track of everyone. I often found myself rereading sections and getting characters confused with each other. However overall, I would say it was a fun read and one of my favourites of the semester. Now onto the focus of the story, the frie...