SPAN 312C

 Hello everyone! I hope you're all doing great.    This novel's brief length made me very happy because I'm starting to feel my brain erode from this semester. Compared to the several previous books I've chosen to read, it felt relatively light and less complicated, but I'm not complaining. In addition, the novel's fictional depictions of 1970s history, politics, and people were incredibly enjoyable to me.     I thought Bolano's interpretation of the book's magical realism and surrealist parts worked incredibly well for it. He included awe and a dreamy atmosphere, allowing me to fully immerse myself in the narrative. Furthermore, Bolano's elements helped me visualize the characters' uncertainty and disorientation because the book is set in the 1970s in Chile, a time in which the current state of affairs was highly explosive.   In addition, I really like the connection to memories. The novel takes memory and dives into how it can shape the percept...

Hey everyone! I hope all is well,    This week's reading was "Labyrinths by Jorge Luis Borges. Although I recognized I was trying to read an assortment of short tales, they seemed to be linked separately in a different manner, leaving me dubious of what I was reading. However, I learned through reading up and researching the author that a lot of his work is intricate, nuanced and thought-provoking. His creations frequently defy logic and convention, exposing paradoxes by pushing concepts to their apparent limits. While having no clear storyline and seemingly blending two realities of real life and fiction, I found that his writing was hard for me to comprehend as I cannot jump quickly from one thing to another. Also, I realized after watching the lecture video for this week's lesson that Borges emphasized continuity and lineage and that he tried to make his work fascinating by being genuine and authentic. Therefore, it is understandable why other people and I may find his ...