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| (week notes 25) | 2025-07-18 |
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Doing
Reading
I finished reading Return of the King this week, completing a long-standing personal mission to read The Lord of the Rings. I wrote up a big long post with my history with the series and my thoughts.
Ghost Boys by Jewell Parker Rhodes. I'm adjuncting at my local college in the fall — it's a course for future English teachers about young adult literature. I'm considering offering students a choice of this or All American Boys. Both deal with a similar subject matter, but Ghost Boys is better suited for middle school.
Watching
I've been rewatching Downton Abbey. I'm in season two right now; I'm debating whether to finish the series (I never watched past season five, I think) or if I'll stop when they kill off some major characters in season three. I am glad to confirm that I was always right: Mary is the main character and the best character.