Group Read Headcount

[Tim Strzechowski]

Let me get this straight.

Morris said:

> Pardon me, but there's only one person who has strenuously opposed s~Z's
> suggestion that we read Pale Fire.  No one has opposed anyone else's group
> read.

Then, when Keith said:

> Me, too. Vineland is fine with me if there is enough interest.

Morris said:

> Count me out.

hmmmmm . . .   (?)


> Good.  But nothing is stopping you from doing a Vineland group read.
Curiously
> Doug has not volunteered to join you.

I'm aware of that.  And if I do conduct a group read of Vineland, I'll
expect you not to participate, since you have no interest in it.  Thank you.
But why drag Doug into it?  He'll do whatever he wants.

>
>
> If you had participated in the last one (as I did) you would know why it's
a
> bad idea, especially in the current political climate.  At least with Pale
Fire
> nobody would be able to claim that Pynchon's take on "__(fill in the
blank)__"
> was "clear" and anyone who didn't see it was obviously a fascist (or
"sounded
> like" a fascist.
>

There's nothing that guarantees people won't have an opinion on or an
interpretation of any text in question.

Maybe the thought of Vineland per se isn't threatening to you, but so much
of what you project on this list is reactive to Doug Millison.  Jeez, man.
NOW who's gettin' twitchy ...

Tim