ATDTDA Assessment of Pacing

[Jasper Fidget]

Slowing the pace is fine with me.  I still have to catch up on about 300 
existing messages.

Tim Strzechowski wrote:
> For whatever it's worth, a few listers have contacted me offlist 
> regarding the pacing, which they feel is going a bit too rapidly for the 
> breadth of material to be covered, annotated, digested, discussed, not 
> to mention savored and enjoyed over the week.  So before we plunge any 
> further into the next page, let me ask for general impressions regarding 
> the pacing thus far. 
>  
> Should we pause at pg. 31 for a bit and catch-up on discussion (and 
> annotations, for me) for the first 30 pages or so for, oh, say another 
> week before moving on?  What say you folks? 
>  
> It's easily done, and the host list is easily adjusted to accomodate a 
> few pauses to catch our breath. Plus it'll give me (at least) a few more 
> days to clean up an annotation job that Dave started beautifully and I 
> quickly botched into a choppy mess, at any rate.
>  
> The bottom line: I think most (if not all) of us come here because we 
> enjoy Pynchon and find a certain amount of relaxation and entertainment 
> in this goofy forum.  It should be fun, not work.  Yes, many of us have 
> read the whole book already and this is a second read, but it should be 
> a rewarding experience, is all.  Can the pacing be adjusted to make it 
> so for most/all of us?
>  
> Feel free to contact me or bitch me out offlist, if necessary.
>  
> Tim
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