M&D Proposal

[Becky Lindroos]

I’ve been involved in many group reads here.  Usually the best way (if you’re not doing the leader role) is to read the section just before the group discusses it  -  so have that part freshly read by the opening date.  

QUESTION:   If you can do it - read the whole book first and then try to keep up with the discussion as the group goes.  That gives better context but I’m not sure at this point about the group’s feeling about spoilers.   (someone please advise) 

Some folks here have read M&D many times and know all sorts of odds and ends.  Others are just reading for the first time and might feel lost.  Just get through it - (don’t give up!)  -   contribute something or ask a question.  A lot will stick and the book moves on.  

Becky 
who, due to time and personal activities,  really doesn’t know how much help she can be but will try to give some parts a shot - 



> On Oct 23, 2017, at 9:57 AM, Arthur Fuller <fuller.artful at gmail.com> wrote:
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> I'm in, but have never participated in such a group-reading before. Is the idea that I ought to have read the particular section by the beginning date, or that I take the couple of weeks to read that section. I plugged all the page-sections into my Google Calendar just to be sure I stay on top of it.
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> Arthur
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> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 9:58 AM, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> A coulee is the measurement of the time between talking about doing a Group Read and actually STARTING THE GODDAM READ. 
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> A coulaap is the time between starting the Group Read and its collapse into entropy. 
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> Here I was so enjoying the Silent Group Read.....no flaming, no Ampersand analyses, no response to the wonderful table words on page one; this whole truncated (maybe) read  reminding me of 'Whereof one cannot speak, one must remain silent".....
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> On Mon, Oct 23, 2017 at 12:55 AM, L E Bryan <lebryan at sonic.net> wrote:
> Hmmm… Not sure where the silent majority is on this.
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> I was all set to start in a coulee of weeks. By December, with my short attention span, I may have become involved with some other author.
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> Aren’t spell checkers wonderful… I wonder how long a coulee is,
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> Lawrence
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>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 7:00 PM, Joseph Tracy <brook7 at sover.net> wrote:
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>> I like nov but looks like the majority are up for December so let’s go with that. 
>>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 3:20 PM, matt patrick <mattrickpatrick at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>> I'm also in, this sounds great. 
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>>> Sent from my iPhone
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>>> On Oct 22, 2017, at 3:18 PM, Mark Thibodeau <jerkyleboeuf at gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>> I'm in. Definitely.
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>>>> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 3:05 PM, Paul Cain <caulpain at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> Yeah this sounds wonderful.  I think I will partake as well.
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>>>> 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.
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>>>> On Sun, Oct 22, 2017 at 10:20 AM, Smoke Teff <smoketeff at gmail.com> wrote:
>>>> If the group is in, I'm in.
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>>>> Does a season seem like the right length of time?
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>>>> Three months.
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>>>> =8.5pp per day
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>>>> Broken into a few large chunks, as per Joseph's suggestion. 
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>>>> One possible schedule of reading/discussion (working off first ed. hardcover):
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>>>> 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
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>>>> 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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