Cody Houdek
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Thinking Basketball Podcast
High School English Teacher
High School English Teacher
I strongly disagree. A key part of being a great coach is knowing how to handle egos and personalities, and Phil was incredible at this as shown through managing some of the most famous egos in history.
June 14, 2025 at 12:24 AM
I strongly disagree. A key part of being a great coach is knowing how to handle egos and personalities, and Phil was incredible at this as shown through managing some of the most famous egos in history.
I’m sorry to hear that CCL didn’t do it for you! I found its perspective on the purpose of each human story to be touching and, frankly, rejuvenating. Have you read other Doerr like All the Light? I also consider it to be masterfully written, but I just connected with the scope of CCL more.
May 3, 2025 at 12:39 AM
I’m sorry to hear that CCL didn’t do it for you! I found its perspective on the purpose of each human story to be touching and, frankly, rejuvenating. Have you read other Doerr like All the Light? I also consider it to be masterfully written, but I just connected with the scope of CCL more.
The first novel I can recall using that method is Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, but that’s just across a single family in maybe one day? These modern books push the boundaries of nonlinear storytelling in that way.
May 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The first novel I can recall using that method is Faulkner’s As I Lay Dying, but that’s just across a single family in maybe one day? These modern books push the boundaries of nonlinear storytelling in that way.
As for a modern aesthetic, I see it as multiple narrators across multiple timelines. A Visit from the Goon Squad, Station 11, and Cloud Cuckoo Land (which is my current favorite novel of the decade) all weave together these intimate accounts revolving around the same idea, event, etc.
May 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
As for a modern aesthetic, I see it as multiple narrators across multiple timelines. A Visit from the Goon Squad, Station 11, and Cloud Cuckoo Land (which is my current favorite novel of the decade) all weave together these intimate accounts revolving around the same idea, event, etc.
I also see it as a modern Odyssey, but the twist is that Demon has no home to return to. I guess he introduces the idea of the ocean at the beginning (interestingly the setting that keeps Odysseus from home), but it’s certainly a play on the hero’s journey.
All the characters are just so alive too
All the characters are just so alive too
May 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
I also see it as a modern Odyssey, but the twist is that Demon has no home to return to. I guess he introduces the idea of the ocean at the beginning (interestingly the setting that keeps Odysseus from home), but it’s certainly a play on the hero’s journey.
All the characters are just so alive too
All the characters are just so alive too
The strength of the novel is in Kingsbury’s 1st person voice. She brings Demon to life through 500 pages, and it never dulls which is impressive considering the years and circumstances differences. To me, it’s in the same sort of tradition as The Catcher in the Rye where you know the prot. so well.
May 2, 2025 at 4:50 PM
The strength of the novel is in Kingsbury’s 1st person voice. She brings Demon to life through 500 pages, and it never dulls which is impressive considering the years and circumstances differences. To me, it’s in the same sort of tradition as The Catcher in the Rye where you know the prot. so well.
James is also amazing. I’ve been a fan of Everett’s for a bit, so it’s cool to see him employ this retelling project he’s into in such a brilliant way.
May 2, 2025 at 3:40 AM
James is also amazing. I’ve been a fan of Everett’s for a bit, so it’s cool to see him employ this retelling project he’s into in such a brilliant way.
Interesting. What about it doesn’t seem “English Prof-y”?
May 2, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Interesting. What about it doesn’t seem “English Prof-y”?
Isn’t the point that the opioid epidemic is all consuming? It’s a modern-day Odyssey where the monsters and trials are the people and society decimated by this drug.
May 1, 2025 at 1:52 AM
Isn’t the point that the opioid epidemic is all consuming? It’s a modern-day Odyssey where the monsters and trials are the people and society decimated by this drug.
This is awesome!! I really appreciate you putting this all together.
You rock.
You rock.
April 13, 2025 at 12:34 AM
This is awesome!! I really appreciate you putting this all together.
You rock.
You rock.