Anyone else

[kelber at mindspring.com]

We might be able to pull some of Dave Monroe's friends via his Facebook page. Having first time readers ( from here or outside) brings new insights - they're reading it through a 21-st century prism. But it constricts the conversation, in that spoilers have to be clearly labeled or avoided entirely. And, of course, sneakiness should be reined in ( mea culpa!). And an emphasis on hosts asking questions, broad or specific, rather than supplying opinions as the opening salvo ( again, mea culpa!)

I have mixed feelings about using a guide during the first read. During my first read, I got into the rhythm of not knowing what the fuck was going on. But it would have been nice to have someone to ask: Wait, what is Pirate talking about?

LK

Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:

>reading, rereading or thinking about and reading
>about Pynchon on the Plist?
>
>Maybe a good run-up-to question is to ask what
>most--you!--might want from a Group Read? How
>you expect (and want) it to go? (No political promises here,
>I'm gonna mostly do it MY WAY but solipsism is its
>own hell.)
>
>Should we reach out for lotsa new Plisters for the event?
>(I must say it does rankle me when DF Wallace and some other
>online Group Reads get real attention and seem to get scads of
>participants. I mean, They are not Pynchon and especially not
>Gravity's Rainbow)
>
>
>
>https://www.quora.com/How-do-you-prepare-for-reading-Gravitys-Rainbow
>-
>Pynchon-l / http://www.waste.org/mail/?list=pynchon-l
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