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sugar_popppp's Reviews (171)
"Henry Reyna... El Pachuco... The man.. ... the myth... still lives".
What a play, I wish I can watch it someday.
What a play, I wish I can watch it someday.
As for Me and My House by Sinclair Ross is a compelling portrayal of a woman's internal struggles set in a small, isolated prairie town. The novel is told through the perspective of Mrs. Bentley, the wife of a pastor, who grapples with feelings of loneliness, frustration, and emotional confinement in her marriage. As the narrative unfolds, her introspections reveal a deep yearning for connection, self-expression, and liberation from societal expectations. The book skillfully captures her internal battle, as she contemplates her identity and role within the rigid structure of both her marriage and the community. I absolutely loved the writing style, which is both lyrical and poignant, effortlessly capturing the emotional complexity of the protagonist. The portrayal of Mrs. Bentley's inner life is powerful; her strength, resilience, and quiet rebellion resonate deeply, making her journey of self-discovery truly captivating.
This is one of the book from my syllabus of new literature, and I'm glad that through my syllabus I'm getting to explore these types of beautiful books, because we do not often see these types of books in trending list, especially when I see people recommending same books over and over I really feel pity for them, they don't even know what they are loosing real gold in the search of diamond.
This is one of the book from my syllabus of new literature, and I'm glad that through my syllabus I'm getting to explore these types of beautiful books, because we do not often see these types of books in trending list, especially when I see people recommending same books over and over I really feel pity for them, they don't even know what they are loosing real gold in the search of diamond.
Since I saw the first season of the drama in 2022, I’ve wanted to read this book. I finally bought it in December 2024, and I’m reading it now. What a long journey I’ve covered to finally get to it! This drama helped me learn about Japanese atrocities. I don’t know why, but I felt a deep connection with the story and an intense curiosity about what happens next. The drama is very well made, and it helped me visualize everything vividly.
I felt sad most of the time while reading the book. I cried, and at one point, I was utterly shocked. I don’t usually experience that kind of shock. I wish I had someone to talk to about the melancholy I feel after finishing it.
I have so much to say about the book, but I can’t grasp everything just yet. I need more time to reflect. Through this book, I lived across three generations, which is something I had never thought much about before. I don’t belong to any of these generations—I was born decades later—but the helplessness I felt is indescribable. I often think what I would have done at this point if I was on that place.
The worst part of knowing this story is that, although it’s fictional, I can’t console myself by thinking that none of the characters were real. I know the stories told in this book was someone's reality at some point.
Few lines from books
1. "The poor man mocked their powerful colonizer within theri walls of the boarding house, feeling secure from the colonial police, wooden border with fisherman with grandiose ideas."
2. "The women cleared the tables and 8 the simple dinner quietly because the men was sleeping."
3. "Do you need enough rice for a wedding party?" He asked, unable to redem how the women would pay for such a thing.
"No. Just enough for the two of them".
"Yang Jin Pushed the tray of money towards him. If he still said no, then she would March into every rice shop ine Busan so her daughter could have white rice for a wedding dinner."
"Rice seller went to the store room to find the bit he'd student away for the cage in such as these."
4. "You have had enough food and money, so you have started to think about ideas-that's normal. Patriotism is just an idea, so is capitalism or communism. But ideas can make a man forget their own interests. And the guys in charge well exploit man who believe in ideas too much."
I felt sad most of the time while reading the book. I cried, and at one point, I was utterly shocked. I don’t usually experience that kind of shock. I wish I had someone to talk to about the melancholy I feel after finishing it.
I have so much to say about the book, but I can’t grasp everything just yet. I need more time to reflect. Through this book, I lived across three generations, which is something I had never thought much about before. I don’t belong to any of these generations—I was born decades later—but the helplessness I felt is indescribable. I often think what I would have done at this point if I was on that place.
The worst part of knowing this story is that, although it’s fictional, I can’t console myself by thinking that none of the characters were real. I know the stories told in this book was someone's reality at some point.
Few lines from books
1. "The poor man mocked their powerful colonizer within theri walls of the boarding house, feeling secure from the colonial police, wooden border with fisherman with grandiose ideas."
2. "The women cleared the tables and 8 the simple dinner quietly because the men was sleeping."
3. "Do you need enough rice for a wedding party?" He asked, unable to redem how the women would pay for such a thing.
"No. Just enough for the two of them".
"Yang Jin Pushed the tray of money towards him. If he still said no, then she would March into every rice shop ine Busan so her daughter could have white rice for a wedding dinner."
"Rice seller went to the store room to find the bit he'd student away for the cage in such as these."
4. "You have had enough food and money, so you have started to think about ideas-that's normal. Patriotism is just an idea, so is capitalism or communism. But ideas can make a man forget their own interests. And the guys in charge well exploit man who believe in ideas too much."
I love reading about rich Britishers who literally have nothing do to instead of attending parties and fixing marriages, well apart from that The language and writing makes the book great. I can say it's one of the must read classic, you cannot go wrong with AUSTEN.
If not for my syllabus, I would've never completed this book, idk if it's story, character or the genre, I just do not feel like continuing it, it's boring, maybe I'm missing something for which people hyped it soo much.