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Careless in Red
(2024-03-31 21:43:08)
Ibeganreading"MasteringtheProcess:FromIdeatoNovel"becauseitwasone ofthetextbooksofFICT161W-MysteryandThrillerWorkshop:Misdirection, Mayhem,andMore(IfounditbyaccidentatauniversityWebsite).Idecided toreadfirst"CarelessinRed,"bythesameauthorElizabethGeorge,themoment Ireadthatitwasusedintheabovebookasanexample. Insumary,JonParsons'sbratson,afteraparty,was&quo...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 33 (One Stripe, Cha, and Brenda)
(2024-03-30 12:28:39)

1.Progresses ThenextvideofromMasterRicksonaddressedthekneeshieldwhichmademe veryhappy.Henryshowedthistoo,Ithink,butsomehowIdidn'tgetit.It fitsniceintheprincipleofcollapsingframestopassguards.Asusual,I waspumpedafterwatchingthevideo. Anotherrevelationwasthebackdoorescapefromcrosssidebottom.Allofa sudden,Icoulddoit,afterfirstlearningitmanymonthsago.Ijustgetan armunde...[阅读全文]
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The Red Book
(2024-03-25 10:30:43)
Thisisafollow-upofTheBlackBook.DetectiveHarneycamebackafterrecoveryfromagunshotwoundintheheadandwaspromotedtotheeliteSOSsquad,thenewestinitiativeofthecitytocombatcrimesinChicago'ssouthandwest.HesoonfoundoutwhatappearedtobeaturfwarbetweentwoBlackgangsandthedeathofawhiteteenagegirlthoughtasacollateraldamageinashoot-out,wasreallyhuman-traffickersandpimpsexecutingarunawayvictim.Meanwhile,clearings...[阅读全文]
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In the Woods
(2024-03-22 16:58:55)
Afterthefirstchaptersofamysterynovel,Iusuallysailthroughtherest averagingover200pagesaday.Towardtheclimax,I'devenspeedupmore. Thecrimeisalwaysgruesomebutthestoryoftenendsinasweetandupbeatnote. The429-page"IntheWoods,"however,tookmefivedays,andtheendinglefta bittertaste. LikemanynativeEnglishspeakers,theauthorwieldedidiomaticproseswith apparentease.Thefirsttwocha...[阅读全文]
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The Black Book
(2024-03-18 10:54:33)
Aweekago,IfollowedtheStanfordcontinuingstudiesprogramadand, curious,clickedonthelinktotheMysteryandThrillerWorkshop,taughtby DeborahJohnson."TheBlackBook"byPattersonandElliswasoneofthethree requiredtextbooks. ItwasmyfirsttimereadingPattersonandIverymuchenjoyedit.Thestory wasgoodand,forme,thewritingwasgreat.Yousee,I'mmoreobsessedwith language,forareason. O...[阅读全文]
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A Bend In The River
(2024-03-16 16:44:23)
"ABendIntheRiver"byV.S.NaipaulchangedHaJin'slife("TheWriter asMigrant").Theopeningparagraphofbook2wherethestragglersfroma columnofantslosetheirwayanddiewhilethehordecarryonoblivious,for Jin,capturesthe"truerelationshipbetweentheindividualandthe collective"andtherebyenabledhimtoseethroughhisself-deceptive aspirationofspeakingfortheunfortunateChin...[阅读全文]
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Reading Ha Jin
(2024-03-10 17:22:39)
Sofar,I'vereadfourbooksfromthefamousChineseauthorwhowrotein English.MidFeb,someonepostedintheonlineforum,MYSJ,ashortbioofHa JinandthenextweekIfinished'Waiting,'Mr.Jin'sNationalBookAward winningpiece.ItsbackdropissetinthenortheastChinaandIcoulddefinitely relate.Idon'texactlylikethemaincharacters,somereviewscriticizedthem as'wooden,'butthatwashowIremembered...[阅读全文]
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The Autobiography of Malcolm X
(2024-03-06 21:23:55)
Awell-knownauthorsaidthataboveacertainage,men'sheartshardenandthey losetheabilitytocry.AsIwasfinishingreadingMalcolmX'sautobiography,a molarwasactingup,whichmustexplainthefewtearsIcouldn'tholdbackat thispassageintheepilogue: Here--atthisfinalhour,inthisquietplace,Harlemhascometobid farewelltooneofitsbrightesthopes--extinguishednow,andgonefromus forever... I...[阅读全文]
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Jiu-jitsu Month 32
(2024-03-02 08:25:44)
EricdroppedbyonFeb1andtaughtthesitdownreversefromtheturtleand defenseoftheguilotine.Thatday,IlearnedsomemovesfromLance,atallwiry bluebelt,afterbeingswepttryingtostandupintheguardtopass.Hetaught mehisbutterflytricksafterhesweptmetwicewithit. Jiu-jitsuishardasitallowsfullforceinsparring.Whenthefight-or-flight instinctkicksin,onedoeseverythinginhispower.Theearlydays,themat remin...[阅读全文]
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An Idiom: Accident of Birth
(2024-02-28 11:47:04)
Meaning:theconsequenceofthecircumstancesintowhichapersonisborn. Forexample,aprincewillprobablyhaveadifferentlifetoapauperoran InuittoaKalaharibushman.Thetermmayalsobeappliedtosomeinnatetalent thatapersonhasbyvirtueoftheDNAtheyinheritedfromtheirparents.For example,"LeBronJames'ssuccessatbasketballwas,inpart,duetotheaccident ofbirthofgrowingto6feet,8inchestall". ...[阅读全文]
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