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I finished Scalzi’s ''[[w:Old Man's War|Old Man's War]]'' early this morning, and I really liked it. It had a number of great ideas, and many of them were nuanced without being didactic. This has much to do with the narrator, I think. Scalzi used a first-person narrator, so the events are relayed through the filter of his interests. Whereas you might be disappointed that some of themes weren’t fully developed, you can blame John Perry and his limited perspective for that. I was pleased by the end. | I finished Scalzi’s ''[[w:Old Man's War|Old Man's War]]'' early this morning, and I really liked it. It had a number of great ideas, and many of them were nuanced without being didactic. This has much to do with the narrator, I think. Scalzi used a first-person narrator, so the events are relayed through the filter of his interests. Whereas you might be disappointed that some of themes weren’t fully developed, you can blame John Perry and his limited perspective for that. I was pleased by the end. | ||
I want to read the second book in the [[w:Old Man's War series|series]], ''[[w:The Ghost Brigades|The Ghost Brigades]]''. I ''don’t'' want to [https://amzn.to/3f4BW9U pay $8.99 for the Kindle edition], but, more importantly, I don’t want to indulge a lazy choice for a next novel. I really should read something different, as this may be my last opportunity before the fall semester begins. | I want to read the second book in the [[w:Old Man's War series|series]], ''[[w:The Ghost Brigades|The Ghost Brigades]]''. I ''don’t'' want to [https://amzn.to/3f4BW9U pay $8.99 for the Kindle edition], but, more importantly, I don’t want to indulge a lazy choice for a next novel. I really should read something different, as this may be my last opportunity before the fall semester begins.<ref>In fact, I’m supposed to be reading Ibram X. Kendi’s ''[https://amzn.to/39vyWlG How to Be an Antiracist]'' for a faculty discussion group beginning in a couple of days. That’s really what I should be doing.</ref> | ||
Speaking of | Speaking of the fall semester: I’ve been working on {{c|Fall 2020|my syllabi}}, and it’s slow going. I like the ''way'' it’s going, but I’m having to write new content, and that’s what’s time consuming. I worked on [[ENGL 2111|World Lit]] today, and I still have a lot to finish. | ||
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I finished Scalzi’s Old Man's War early this morning, and I really liked it. It had a number of great ideas, and many of them were nuanced without being didactic. This has much to do with the narrator, I think. Scalzi used a first-person narrator, so the events are relayed through the filter of his interests. Whereas you might be disappointed that some of themes weren’t fully developed, you can blame John Perry and his limited perspective for that. I was pleased by the end.
I want to read the second book in the series, The Ghost Brigades. I don’t want to pay $8.99 for the Kindle edition, but, more importantly, I don’t want to indulge a lazy choice for a next novel. I really should read something different, as this may be my last opportunity before the fall semester begins.[1]
Speaking of the fall semester: I’ve been working on my syllabi, and it’s slow going. I like the way it’s going, but I’m having to write new content, and that’s what’s time consuming. I worked on World Lit today, and I still have a lot to finish.
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- ↑ In fact, I’m supposed to be reading Ibram X. Kendi’s How to Be an Antiracist for a faculty discussion group beginning in a couple of days. That’s really what I should be doing.
