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June 25: Dum De Dum De Dum De Readn' a Book

2007-06-26 · Hank · watch on YouTube · Books & writing · reflection essay

Hank, busy finishing a book written for kids, says he reads books for young people because he likes them and often dislikes adult books; filming in his front yard, he explains a project to vlog his exuberant self ever farther from his basement.

What is said

00:00:00 — Too busy finishing a book to talk; the 'Dum de dum de readin' a book' ditty

  • ★ Hank says he has no time to talk to John because he is finishing a book, and sings a 'readin' a book' ditty. (playful) — 00:00:03

00:00:35 — Is it normal for adults to read books for kids? Hank likes books for young people and often dislikes adult books; believable vs fun

  • ★★★ Hank asks whether it is normal for adults to read books for kids; John can call it research, but Hank reads books for young people because he likes them. — 00:00:35 · John Green
  • ★ Hank says the book he is finishing was, he is fairly sure, written for kids, and that it is really good (title not given). (hedged) — 00:00:35
  • ★★ Hank says he often really doesn't like books for adults, and is not sure what the difference is. — 00:01:01
  • ★★ Comparing a neighbour's adult-marketed book with a 13-year-old protagonist and his kids' book with a 12-year-old one, Hank says the adult book was more believable, the kids' book more fun. (hedged) — 00:01:01

00:01:29 — Filming in the front yard: a project to be his exuberant vlogging self in public, modelled on training Cameo the cat to walk outside

  • ★★★ Hank films in his front yard as part of a project: comfortable and exuberant only in his basement, he moved to his fenced side yard last video and now to the open front yard. — 00:01:29
  • ★★ Hank's aim is to be his video-blogging self in places with lots of people, moving away from his basement without worrying about passers-by and neighbours watching. — 00:01:59
  • ★★ Hank bases the strategy on how they trained their cat Cameo to take walks, step by step from the back porch to the front yard, which is as far as she will go. — 00:02:28
  • ★★ Hank says he will try to break past the barrier Cameo cannot, though he doesn't know if he will make it. (hedged) — 00:02:28

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