It's slightly more than 52 weeks in a year.
Quick review on this week's readings:
Dec 22? (Oops, wrong week) The Voyage of The Beagle by Darwin: 2/5 Not the best Darwin
Dec 24 Holinshed's Chronicle by Harrison: 1/5 This was a total bait and switch.
Dec 25 The Gospel of Luke: 3/5 An obvious, but appropriate, choice for Christmas.
Dec 26 King Lear by Shakespeare: 3/5 Lear is an underrated play.
Dec 27 The Voyage of The Beagle by Darwin: 3/5 The famous finches.
Dec 28 "Drake's Great Armada" by Briggs: 2/5 The worst of the Drake excerpts for the year.
Dec 29 The Odyssey by Homer: 3/5 This project finally got me to stop adding an extra "e" to Odyssey. (I think I already said that.)
Average: 2.42 Saying goodbye to some favorites this week.
Overall Thoughts on The Project:
It was kind of cool to see the final selections Eliot picked for the repeats. Circling King Lear back to just before the first reading. The Odyssey ending on its natural climax. Darwin getting his finches. It was like seeing an old friend grow up and realize their potential.
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