"La Loca de La Casa" por Rosa Montero

 La Loca De la Casa is one of Rosa Montero's most popular novels in the form of an autobiography published in 2003. It heavily explores artistic creativity and the extent of the imagination. It presents the reader with a positive and loving relationship between the author and her mind. It explores fantasies and mystery's that are relevant to her life. The title, meaning "the Madwoman of the house", is very relevant of the plot as it reveals the crazy extents that her mind is able travel to. The main themes include gender and identity. She is not afraid to reveal the chaos of the mind and the craziness that each of us as individuals possess. It flows between narrative and essay and discusses the complications of womanhood and the complex ideas revolving around femininity. Throughout the book, there are also elements of mystery and surrealism, as the narrator occasionally blurs the lines between reality and imagination. This creates a space for reflection on the nature of storytelling itself and makes the story more relatable to the general nature of humanity. 


“Para mí, los libros son verdaderos talismanes. Me parece que, si tengo algo a mano para leer, puedo ser capaz de aguantar casi todo. Son un antidoto para el dolor, un calmante para la desesperación, un excitante contra el aburrimiento. Nunca me siento sola ni existen horas perdidas cuando puedo sumergirme en un texto.” -Rosa Montero, La Loca de La Casa

-El poder de la lectura

-Un libro ayuda a construir la imaginación

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