RMST 202 Blogs

Hi, Welcome to my last blog. I can't believe this is my last blog, time goes so fast! Although time passes quickly, the knowledge learned in this course will not disappear. Looking back on this course, I truly feel it's been a meaningful experience. I've never had this type of class at UBC before. I think being able to read interesting books and discuss them with everyone is really cool. Plus, reading really helps me calm down. Sometimes when I have a lot of assignments, I get really stressed out. As I mentioned in my first blog post, the pressure of studying at university reduced my reading time, but this course has given me that time back. It allows me to have time each week to read a book. I find that reading helps me relax and temporarily escape the pressure of facing midterms. Moreover, the books we read in class are of a genre I haven't encountered before. Previously, I tended to enjoy books with happier endings, but most of the books we read in class depict stori

Hi, everyone. Welcome to my week 12 blog. How was everyone's weekend? Time flies so fast. This week’s blog is also the last book I read this semester. I have to say that this course is really a wonderful course that allows me to read a lot of meaningful books. If I have opportunities in the future, I would like to take more reading courses just like this course. This week I read the book "Faces in the Crowd" which was written by Valeria Luiselli. When I'm reading this book, I still feel a bit confused, as if the narrator is interweaving memories while recounting them. I don't know if you understand what I mean. It's like many segments of memories are mixed together, so I often feel lost when I'm reading. The "I" in the novel is a mother and a writer. Although we can sense her love for her children from her words and actions, the existence of two children undoubtedly hinders her writing. Just as mentioned in the book, she can only write when her d