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In the episode, Rocky read the book to Adrian during several painful scenes, using it to illustrate his growing reading ability. The hosts noted that it was a 1940s third‑person western by Edgar Rice Burroughs and served mainly as a narrative device rather than a recommendation. Overall, the discussion was a brief, casual mention.
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Rocky read this book, which was published in the 1940s, to Adrian for multiple excruciating scenes while she was incapacitated. The book was an example of Rocky's improving reading skills, though it was written in the third person when referring to Apollo Creed.
the book that Rocky reads to Adrian for multiple excruciating scenes is the deputy sheriff of Comanche County by Edgar S. Burroughs published in 1940s
he's reading Edgar Rice Burroughs it's not like you're like a picture book so I know but why did why do we come back to him reading