The Unedited Diaries of Carolina Maria De Jesus- This was the last book I finished, it is not a light read... definitely gives you lots to think about. (a bit hard to find so I included some other good options for thinking)
My Sweet Orange Tree (José Mauro de Vasconcelos)- this is my favourite childhood book. You will NEED a box of tissues.
The Passion According to G.H.- Or ANYTHING Clarice Lispector has ever written. I am particularly a fan of her short stories.
Posthumous Memoirs of Bras Cubas (Machado de Assis) - PLEASE READ THIS ONE
Captains Of The Sands (Jorge Amado)- I think this is my favourite book (read it in school, the way I see life was never the same.
Jul 20, 2024
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Fiction:
In Watermelon Sugar-Richard Brautigan.
Bad Girls-Camila Sosa Villada.
Death in her Hands-Ottesa Moshfeg.
Mist-Miguel de Unamuno.
Animal-Lisa Taddeo.
This is Pleasure-Mary Gaitskill.
Death With Interruptions-José Saramago.
The Family of Pascual Duarte-Camilo José Cela (This one is extremely violent and graphic, so beware).
Flowers in the Attic-V.C Andrews.
100 Years of Solitude-Gabriel García Marquez.
Non-fiction:
Running With Scissors-Augusten Burroughs.
Educated-Tara Westover.
I’m Glad My Mom Died-Jennette McCurdy.
May 30, 2024
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By Martín Caparrós. It's genuinely a book that everyone should read. It's devastating. As the name indicates, it talks about world hunger. The author explores the greed coming from corporations who don't care for people who are starving, and witnesses that same starvation in places like Africa and India. Nonfiction. Pretty accesible. Consistent of interviews done to people who live in those areas. You want sad? This is as sad as it gets. This goes out to the people who hated A Little Life because they claim it's just a bunch of traumatic events set up to be porno. This also goes out to its lovers. Masochists. Here you go.
Under terrifying I have:
Lolita by Nabokov. (We all know what it is about).
The Tunnel by Ernesto Sábato: a psychological novel about a guy getting progressively obsessed with a woman he meets. He recounts the story on how everything went down up until he murders her (not a spoiler), from his cell.
The family of Pascual Duarte by Camilo José Cela: all I remember from this book is the sensation of dread I felt because of how violent it was. Written while the Spanish dictatorship took place, makes sense.
Flowers in the Attic by V.C Andrews: in order to make amends with her rich, estranged parents, a recently widowed woman, mother of four in the 50's, must hide the fact that she has children, leaving them in the attic where the grandparents live. It showcases the effects of different types of abuse, and how people are willing to doom generations for life under adult's projections and selfish pretenses.
Jun 14, 2024
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In no particular order, here we go:
- Kitchen Confidential by Anthony Bourdain
- The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Expuréy
- The Dud Avocado by Elaine Dundy
- Giovanni’s Room by James Baldwin
- My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
- The Hour of the Star by Clarice Lispector
- Dom Casmurro by Machado de Assis
- Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov
Sep 24, 2024
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Jul 21, 2024
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my phone broke and I was broke. so I had to go though 2 months of no phone. I have never been so peaceful. I now know the route to get to places (because I had no maps). Got the habit of only replying to texts at 6:30pm and make plans for the next day at that time. I read so many books and was so notinfluenced by social media. Even the things I was eating changed a lot, no more fast meals you can make in less then 5 min, instead I asked my grandma what to cook and guys it’s awesome. BREAK YOUR PHONE
Nov 21, 2024
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Getting to the checkout and realizing that the price on the shelf was wrong and you actually don't think the real price is worth it, but the cashier is looking at you.
May 16, 2024