M&D Proposal

[Rob Miller]

I'm down
On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 4:46 PM James Robertson <james at themutedposthorn.com>
wrote:

> I like the idea of starting on the date the novel opens. Will start
> reading ahead now.
>
> BTW, reading W. G. Sebald's Vertigo right now. Highly recommend.
>
> James
>
>
> @jamesjrobertson
> themutedposthorn.com
>
> sent from iphone
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> On 23/10/2017, at 08:05, Paul Cain <caulpain at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yeah this sounds wonderful.  I think I will partake as well.
>
> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 10:58 AM Drake Smith <drake.smith3 at gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>> Great layout. Everyone should just read according to their own manner but
>> using this schedule to plan for the areas of the novel to discuss and jive
>> about would be groovy.
>>
>> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Smoke Teff <smoketeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> If the group is in, I'm in.
>>>
>>> Does a season seem like the right length of time?
>>>
>>> Three months.
>>>
>>> =8.5pp per day
>>>
>>> Broken into a few large chunks, as per Joseph's suggestion.
>>>
>>> One possible schedule of reading/discussion (working off first ed.
>>> hardcover):
>>>
>>> November 1-15.........pp. 1-124
>>> November 16-30.......pp. 125-253
>>> December 1-15.........pp. 254-381
>>> December 16-31.......pp. 382-510
>>> January 1-15.............pp. 511-645
>>> January 16-31...........pp. 646-773
>>>
>>>
>>> Alternatively, we could try to read ahead, share background materials
>>> for a few months, and start with a new season proper on 12/21 (about the
>>> time the novel opens).
>>>
>>
>>
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