Week 6 - Pedro Paramo
This was an interesting read. After being left in much confusion from last week's reading, it was definitely nice to have an idea as to what was going on at the end of the page, not to say that it wasn't challenging in its own way however. I tend to have a hard time when stories don't follow a chronological order, but I am trying my hardest to make the most out of whatever I am able to get. Growing up, I used to have a fascination for ghosts and spirits. The way the story reads let me jump into my childhood self a little bit. Sending me back to the abandoned towns, where it was always storming or raining (of course), where ghosts were just around the corner. Although this story didn't feel any need to exagurate the existence of these souls, and completely takes them for granted as if it is normal for the reader. In a way, it became almost comedic to me. From the start, we are transported into this world where the energy seems different than usual. “And if I kept listeni...