Literature for Wandering Souls Awaiting the Upcoming Solstice - Leo Rota

Hello everyone, I know what you’re thinking “oh, just another blog”, no this blog is different. This blog will delve into the deepest depths of modern literature and explore themes you didn’t even know existed. If perchance you are interested in such intellectual fuel such as this, read on beloved reader and explore this new world.

Ok seriously guys, this is the last blog and I’m trying to have a little bit of fun. I wanted to end off the final blog cycle with one last book, but I haven’t been able to finish it cause it’s pretty long and without the Monday free reading days I haven’t had enough time. So, since I don’t have a book to review as of now, I will instead do the boring thing and just do a summer reading list like everybody else. But before we get into that I want to make sure people are actually reading my blog so if you read this, comment: “I am the sigma enigma”. Thank you so much and let’s embark on this journey…

The first book I am planning to read over this summer is “Storie Vere e Verissime” is a collection of “real” stories by Italian author Ermanno Cavazzoni. The book stats with the claim that every story contained in the book is a realistic depiction of real people, events, and places and that if anything in any of the stories somehow results funny to the readers this is by pure accident. This is actually a complete lie. The stories contained in the book are all very comedic and while the moments each story is based on are real, the details and explanations provided by the author are completely made up and outlandish. The little of the book I have read was hilarious and I am very excited to read these short stories throughout my summer break.

The next book was one suggested by my parents and it is “Evil Eye” by Madhuri Shekar. This book is a thriller that explores themes of family, superstition, and cultural traditions. My parents listened to “Evil Eye” as an audio book, and they said that it is very entertaining and that it kept them on the edge of their seats. The whole story is told through phone calls and texts, so you only hear parts of what is going on, leaving so much a mystery until the very end.

Finally, I hope to read “The Storyteller” by Jodi Picoult which tells the story of a young baker and a Nazi. I know that explanation may sound strange but from what I can tell it makes sense in the story. The book shifts between different moments in time, points of view and even realities, to tell its story. The book shows how the way you tell a story changes its meaning and how this can be used to manipulate others. This book talks about both historic and present-day effects of the holocaust from points of view of multiple different characters. I have heard very good things about this book from various people and I love reading books told from multiple perspectives.

 

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Sorry for that weird start to the blog and the title, I was just in a silly mood when I started this.