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Tackling Injustice in The Fortune Men

Posted on May 20, 2022 by hannahhcote

The Fortune Men, by Nadifa Mohamed, is a compelling historical novel that examines the societal norms of racial injustice. The plot revolves around the palpable tension between Violet, who was gruesomely murdered outside of her families’ shop, and a petty … Continue reading →

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Appreciating Anuk Arudpragasam’s Unique Writing Style

Posted on February 28, 2022 by zenomachine

In a collaboration episode between classes, this podcast takes a deep dive into the style of Arudpragasam’s writing and analyzes how this contributes to the meaning of the work. Born in Columbo himself, Arudpragasam earned his degrees from Columbia university … Continue reading →

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The Silence of it All

Posted on February 28, 2022 by carolinergreco

Anuk Arudpragasm did an excellent job at gripping his readers into his newest novel A Passage North. Anuk is able to create an emotional connection between the reader and the characters. Krishan journeys through Sri Lanka for his grandmother’s caretaker’s … Continue reading →

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Podcast on Patricia Lockwood’s No One is Talking About This

Posted on February 27, 2022 by Bill Sullivan

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Our take Great Circle

Posted on January 31, 2022 by Camille Abatjoglou

Catherine McCarthy and Camille Abatjoglou Great Circle, by Maggie Shipstead, is a satisfying opus and quick page-turning novel. The novel curates two feminists’ tones: Marian Gravens, twentieth-century aviatrix, and Hadley Baxter, twenty-first-century Hollywood actress. These two-contrasting main characters create a … Continue reading →

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A Passage North Podcast – Ben and Frankie

Posted on January 27, 2022 by benreimer100

On the surface, A Passage North, by Anuk Arudpragasam, appears to be a book that follows a grieving boy named Krishan during his journey following the Sri Lankan civil war. Krishan starts the trip in his home of Colombo, Sri … Continue reading →

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Shuggie Bain Minecraft Scene Proposal

Posted on May 25, 2021 by 21mjk

Themes:  Temperament- Big shug has anger issues. They stem from his frustration with his life/standing in society. He then takes this frustration and blames it on Agnes effectively gaslighting her.   He tells her he is leaving her because he cannot make her … Continue reading →

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A PBL Take: Final Thoughts on Diane Cooke’s New Wilderness

Posted on March 2, 2021 by 21mjk

Cooke’s well-developed prose drew us in from the beginning of the novel. The vivid descriptions of the nature and setting in which the characters live and battle for survival added richness to the plot and demonstrated the severity of the … Continue reading →

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Leveraging Leadership: A Natural Struggle for Power

Posted on February 18, 2021 by 21pjh

In the untamed wild, an alpha will always emerge to take control. In her shocking new novel, The New Wilderness, Diane Cook explores the importance of leadership. When Carl first talked with Bea about leading together, saying “ I think you’re powerful. And I think we could be very powerful together”, she was skeptical. Bea thought the group … Continue reading →

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Marriage and Memory in Burnt Sugar

Posted on February 18, 2021 by sarahkurbanov

Subjectivity can be traced throughout Avni Doshi’s novel Burnt Sugar and exists in its very framework, with an unreliable narrator telling her story through details from her insulated perspective. The novel’s central story around memory and its loss portrays how memory itself … Continue reading →

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