Leer más allá de lo literal: We were Liars
Preparando un curso que daré en dos semanas sobre el currículum avanzado, me encontré con un texto que me pareció muy sugerente para leer con los estudiantes. Se trata del principio de la novela We were Liars , recomendado como lectura para 4º de la ESO en el currículo. Os lo copio aquí: 1 WELCOME TO THE beautiful Sinclair family. No one is a criminal. No one is an addict. No one is a failure. The Sinclairs are athletic, tall, and handsome. We are old-money Democrats. Our smiles are wide, our chins square, and our tennis serves aggressive. It doesn’t matter if divorce shreds the muscles of our hearts so that they will hardly beat without a struggle. It doesn’t matter if trust-fund money is running out; if credit card bills go unpaid on the kitchen counter. It doesn’t matter if there’s a cluster of pill bottles on the bedside table. It doesn’t matter if one of us is desperately, desperately in love. So much in love that equally desperate measures mu...