group read -- and away we go

[ckaratnytsky at nypl.org]

     OK, here's the deal:  Tossing caution to the wind, we're going to do 
     the _V._ read with out a moderator.  As David Kipen points out to me, 
     the list does very well without a ringmaster, so, why not?  I'll keep 
     us to something resembling a schedule -- a-and I'll *even* get us 
     rolling with a provocative opening round post.  Let's start by reading 
     the first 5 chapters by the 21st of June.  I'll post something
     about Chapter 1 that day, and then we'll take it from there.  (This 
     amounts to just over 100 pages in a month -- if it seems like too much 
     or too little, we can adjust.)  Post to me privately about reading 
     group stuff, otherwise use the list.  By the way, you may be 
     interested to know that More Than two dozen people are going to be 
     riding on this crazy bus.  I didn't respond to each of you personally, 
     but I'd like to thank you all now for your input and support.  What a 
     gas!  

     Ready?  On your mark.  Get set.  Go!
     
     In the backgound, we hear a chorus of sailors singing, in harmony:
     
     ...we're shovin' right off for ho-ome,
     shovin' right off for ho-ome,
     shovin' right off for home again!
     
     Chris