EDIT Group Read Headcount

[Michael Joseph]

Keith, can I ask how you propose to read "Pale Fire?" Do you have a
structure in mind, a specific text, specific readers who would provide
commentary for the rest to bounce off of, a sense of methodology,
purpose, time limit?

I think any structured discussion will be interesting. I would have voted
for "Vineland," since, from what I can gather, Pynchon-L has never done
it, not even once. (Can that be true?) That said, I have seen other single
author lists stray from their central focus with really positive,
interesting, results. The Trollope group's readings of Mrs. Gaskell were
very engrossing and also Trollopian.  I would imagine that the preferences
of pynchon-l would give the reading of "Pale Fire" a similarly distinctive
twist. Subgroups are something else to think about.  At present, there is
a Trollope list sub-group reading "Daniel Deronda," while the list
discussion about Trollope runs through cheerfully along. Has Pynchon-L had
any experience with subgroups?


Best,
Michael








On Tue, 10 Jun 2003, s~Z wrote:

> PALE FIRE
>
> 1.  s~Z
> 2.  David Morris
> 3.  Otto Sell
> 4.  Vincent A. Maeder
> 5.  James Kyllo
> 6.  Elaine M.M. Bell, Writer
> 7.  cfalbert
> 8.  Bekah
>
> VINELAND
>
> 1. Tim Strzechowski
>
> 1984 FOREWORD
>
> 1.  Doug Millison
>
>
>