{"id":2059,"date":"2016-03-10T11:20:10","date_gmt":"2016-03-10T02:20:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/?p=2059"},"modified":"2018-07-23T15:25:25","modified_gmt":"2018-07-23T06:25:25","slug":"2016-reading-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/peterdaley.net\/home\/2016-reading-2\/","title":{"rendered":"2016 Reading Diary Part 2!"},"content":{"rendered":"

MARCH TO JUNE<\/span><\/h4>\n

My reading goals for the coming months are quite simple: I simply hope to find time every day to make progress on whatever book I’m reading. I expect the next few months will be quite busy both with work and my various hobbies, but I don’t want to lose the reading momentum I gained over the last two months<\/a><\/strong> due to plane rides, a hospital stay, and not working a single day. Here goes:<\/p>\n

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The BFG<\/strong><\/em><\/a> by Roald Dahl<\/a><\/strong> was my first book of the month. I actually started it back in 2014 in anticipation of John Williams<\/a>‘<\/strong>\u00a0sure-to-be-great score after I first heard Steven Spielberg was directing it for the big screen, but I never finished it, and that’s\u00a0unusual for me. News of Williams recording the score in late February prompted me to return to it. It was certainly a nice quick and enjoyable read, and I’ve always loved Dahl’s writing.\u00a0I think my attention just turned to a more serious topic, probably that of cults, and I consequently went too long without picking it up. When I did start reading again, something else called for my attention and got it. After finally finishing it in early March, I was still in the\u00a0mood for more Dahl, so I read a few of his\u00a0delicious short stories. I might use “The Way Up To Heaven”<\/a><\/strong> in my class this semester as there is a reading component. Its female protagonist should appeal to my students, and I’m confident their English reading ability and knowledge is up to the task.
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