Pale Fire
David Morris
fqmorris at yahoo.com
Tue Jun 17 09:03:57 CDT 2003
--- MalignD at aol.com wrote:
>
> keithsz at concentric.net writes:
> >
> > And the group read is linear from foreword through poem to commentary. We
may dance in all directions as we go, but we'll be going through the text, week
by week, in paginal order.
> >
>
> If that's the decision, then I suggest that everyone read the book cover to
cover before the group read and then begin again as a group. Because I think
much of the purpose of this will be lost if we read it like a book club,
unable to talk about things for fear of spoiling it for someone else.
>
I agree with MalignD, which is why I'm reading it now. But I can't expect
everyone to do so. I think a compromise would be for those wishing to talk
about something "ahead" just use the header "SPOILER" in his subject heading.
DM
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