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 Hey everyone! I hope all is well,      When reading this book, the usage of magical realism really captured my attention. Garcia Marquez's prose was lovely, especially the poetic precision. He hooks readers into the lives of the Buendia family across several generations by constructing a colourful and captivating universe in the fictional village of Macondo. The novel's characters are also very unforgettable, and I found them to be believable due to their quirks and peculiarities. Perhaps someone from my own life. The story gains a fantastical element from the magical realism components, giving it a sense of both realism and the ethereal.     The themes of the book, such as time's relentless flow and the idea of such humanity's "solitude," have a strong emotional resonance for me. However, the novel's exploration of the relationship between imagination and reality, as well as the connection seen between self and group, provides much more to cogitate. ...

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 ...

 I hope everyone is doing well!    This week, I finished reading Pablo Neruda's Twenty Love Poems and A Song of Despair. This collection of poems had both pieces I enjoyed and some I didn't. In order to fully understand, I had to read some poems more than once. I honestly don't like poetry since it causes me to overanalyze and become confused. Poetry, in my opinion, has lovely patterns and artistic writing. Still, it also teases and holds back, leaving you with unanswered questions. I do not like to be left wondering. Although, I enjoyed Twenty Love Poems more than other poetry that I have read.     Neruda's poetry, which deals with themes of romance, destruction, and solitude, takes more work to put into straightforward words. Though I'm not a fan of love-style writing, I found it enjoyable since I've experienced all of the emotions, ups and downs, and thrills that come with it, so I could relate to some parts.    The lines "the memory of you eme...