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Their Eyes through My Eyes
Yesterday, I finished reading Their Eyes Were Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston. I cried at the end, and when I looked closer, I realised they were tears of joy—not sorrow.
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Nervous Conditions: Freedom, Liberation and Independence
If you’ve been around for sometime, you know that I’ve been reading Nervous Conditions by Tsitsi Dangarembga for longer then I’ve even had this blog. I first started reading it in early 2023, just after moving back from Zimbabwe to the UK. Since then, a lot has transpired, and I’ve…
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How To Read
*IF you have time Studying Literature At A level I had 7 texts to study in 4 months. I watched Austen’s Persuasion on Netflix (the 2022 version, it’s terrible) and read a few articles about Austen’s literary style. I couldn’t watch the Huckleberry Finn movie because I found it quite boring…
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Nervous Conditions
I’m currently 104 pages into “Nervous Conditions” by Tsitsi Dangarembga 40 of which I have read in the past hour. I’m so chuffed. It’s probably my biggest achievement right now but I know a younger me is looking down on me ashamed and disgusted because even with a dodgy torch…