Reading and Watching
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trobadora! <3
2. ( some stuff what I have been reading: one book of lit crit and 2 short story collections )
I think Impure Worlds is worth reading for the two chapters on Huck Finn, both of which do an excellent job of explaining why the book has value but is also an offensive read for many African Americans and why it's not a good book to force K-12 students to read for that reason when many other books can do the same valuable work. Those two chapters are 5 star chapters; the rest of the book brings the rating down.
3. I really struggle to watch TV anymore, but we watched Glass Onion a couple days ago, and oh I'm so glad we did. First, what an excellent cast. Wow.
( spoilers )
trobadora! <32. ( some stuff what I have been reading: one book of lit crit and 2 short story collections )
I think Impure Worlds is worth reading for the two chapters on Huck Finn, both of which do an excellent job of explaining why the book has value but is also an offensive read for many African Americans and why it's not a good book to force K-12 students to read for that reason when many other books can do the same valuable work. Those two chapters are 5 star chapters; the rest of the book brings the rating down.
3. I really struggle to watch TV anymore, but we watched Glass Onion a couple days ago, and oh I'm so glad we did. First, what an excellent cast. Wow.
( spoilers )
