I had way overprepared, and gotten through the week on momentum (mass of
questions times velocity of posting).
Curious was next. Gulp. What erudite, encyclopedic questions would follow my
jokey but lightweight efforts?
He refused to ask any questions. Just posted the text, and told us to deal with
it, come up with our own questions. Then he'd come after us like a bulldog,
insisting we answer those questions. It was a lot more work during the week for
him, but a lot less prep ahead of time.
The beauty of the Reading Room is there is no one format for a discussion. An
seleichan is doing fine, and you will too, Silent
W.
Everyone is almost yielding to the desire to tell this grave young man, whose words seem so wise and fair, all that is in their minds. Join us in the Reading Room this week as we discuss Chapter 5 of Book IV in The Two Towers: "The Window on the West".
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