Headcount Update #4,367

[Tim Strzechowski]

Well, a group read of _Vineland_ is a definite go.  We'll be starting on
July 14th.

A number of listers have expressed an interest in reading BOTH books
concurrently.  The only problem is no one has really succeeded in drumming
up enough hosting interest in the _Pale Fire_ read to make it a definite go
(in fact, some have already bemoaned the demise of the PF group read).

If you're interested in PF, go for it.  I hope it works out.  I think more
listers will get involved in discussion, and the Nabokov - Pynchon parallels
will complement each other nicely.

Good luck!

Tim



> Partly from principles of opposition and partly because it would be
> disappointing to let the opportunity pass unaided, I would have myself
> on the Pale Fire list.  Vineland is not among my favorite books, and PF
> is in my top 5 though I haven't read it since college (where I took a
> seminar in VN and may still possess copious notes on PF worth
> contributing to a discussion).  If nabokov-l was even slightly as
> entertaining as pynchon-l I wouldn't bother chiming in on the matter.
>
> Jasper Fidget
>
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