armando's blog
My name is Armando León. I am currently a third-year history student at Columbia and here I write about my favorite books, movies, and other things.
Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse
Virginia Woolf's To The Lighthouse manages to capture the speed at which time passes and the anxieties of the interwar period.
Haruki Murakami’s Sputnik Sweetheart
Haruki Murakami's Sputnik Sweetheart leaves the reader with a puzzle and messy ending that reflects the mysteries of life.
Banana Yoshimoto’s Kitchen
Banana Yoshimoto's Kitchen addresses lofty and heavy themes of literature while retaining the light and fresh feeling associated with pop fiction.
Marina Keegan’s The Opposite of Loneliness
Keegan's posthumous collection The Opposite of Loneliness provides an important platform for a sadly underdeveloped voice.