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It's been a long time between book reviews. Life happens as they say.
I like to keep a two week gap between writing a review and publishing it here at Ready When You Are, C.B. I like to have some time to see if I really agree with my first draft. And it's good to have some time between drafts to let the errors rise to the surface where I can spot them.
Usually, this lets me put up two or three reviews a week, which is a pretty good clip overall.
Then I got this second job......
I'm teaching a cram course for teachers preparing to take the CSET exam in history/social science which is the test one has to pass in order to get a teaching credential in California, if you want to teach anything that falls under social sciences. The course covers all possible subjects, world history from prehistoric times to the closing days of the cold war, all of American history including the pre-Columbian era, California history up to 20th century immigration patterns, civics and basic economics.
I've been teaching world history for decades so I was fine with all of that material, but I had to learn much of the rest first myself.
So, I've been busy.
I taught my first class last weekend; two full days each eight hours long. The class was small, and the first day was a bit rough, but I had things well under control by the start of the second day. I hope everyone passes the test.
I don't have another class until mid-December so I'll be able to do some reading in the meantime. Of course since I'm reading Haruki Murakami's new book IQ84 which is almost 1000 pages long, it may be a while before reviews get back to twice a week here at Ready When You Are, C.B. I will have one up later this week, maybe two. I'm limiting myself to four chapters of IQ84 a night. It's an expensive book, I don't want to rush it. So in between chapters I'm doing a bit of low brow reading.
You'll see.
7 comments:
I also like to leave at least 2 weeks before posting a review. I almost always change it!
That course you are teaching sounds brutal both for you and the students. I'm sure you're doing a great job teaching it though - but eight hours of sitting and studying anything is tough.
It's hard to balance reading and teaching, isn't it? Never quite enough time for both...I'm amazed that you let two weeks time go between finishing your review and posting it. I usually just hit 'publish' and go on my merry way, editing be damned. Not that I'm suggested that method.
I finished the first 100 or so pages of 1Q84 and moaned to my husband, "Oh, no! Now I only have 900 to go!" I meant it, too! Once you've read 1Q84 you can never reread it for the first time. Obviously. But, I miss the unrolling of the novel once I've read it, even though I usually read his stuff twice. There's so much I miss on the first time round. We'll have a lovely chat when we're done. No hurrying. :)
My Murakami copy is arriving any day. Given both our workloads I won't race you!
You are so admirable. I feel happy if I actually read through a post I've written to check for spelling and punctuation before clicking Publish. I should give myself a day or a week before I publish reviews. I should reread more. I should take more notes when I read. I should read slower.
All of these will make excellent New Year's Resolutions.
That course sounds intense, glad you have a break. I can't wait for the "low brow" reading...
The course sounds tough! I admire your two week delay between writing and posting a review. I was in a reading slump so no book reivews in October for me. Enjoy reading IQ84.
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