Fwd: CoL49 Group Reading

[Mark Kohut]

 1) some
> > > questions and ideas to masticate as we read this week.If naming the
> main
> > > character Oedipa alludes to Oedipus Rex, what is the plague that
drives
> > her
> > > to solve the riddle/case?

2) How do Mucho Maas' self-recriminations reflect an alternative to
> Oedipa's
> > > Tupperware world?

3)  How are we to interpret the three images that come to Oedipa when she
> > > first receives the letter (Mazatlan hotel door, Bartok Concerto, Jay
> > Gould
> > > bust)?

4)  Is there a pattern to Pierce Inverarity's various voices in his cryptic
> > > phone call? If so, how does that pattern connect to the quest?



On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 5:14 PM J K Van Nort <jkvannort at yahoo.com> wrote:

> That looks great. I’m reading the 152pg. edition. I’ll try to follow the
> Pynchon wiki page number system when commenting.
>
> Week 1 -   a9/b1 to a14/b5
>
> In solidarity,
>
> James
>
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> On Monday, April 8, 2024, 07:26, Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> April 16---23                  J K Van Nort
>
> April 23---30                  Mark Kohut
>
> April 30----May 7
>
> May 7 ---May 14
>
> May 14 ---May 21
>
> May 21---may 28
>
>
> ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> Date: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:55 AM
> Subject: Re: CoL49 Group Reading
> To: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
>
>
> I like the five pages per week pace, but I think we need “buy in” via a
> signup. That probably entails a listing of five-page sections with
> associated “week 1:  pages 1-5” list for host volunteers.  Don’t start the
> ball rolling until the first month or so of volunteers have signed up.  If
> sections are not “claimed” or the host is a no-show, the Uber-host(s) can
> just jump in.
>
> But if we start without a list of volunteers for specific weeks, it will
> soon evaporate
>
> On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:30 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > How about a schedule that starts on Saturday, April 16? .....yes, at five
> > pages a week, no spoilers ahead
> > ---HAHA,--- in the writing?
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ---------- Forwarded message ---------
> > From: David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com>
> > Date: Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:23 AM
> > Subject: Re: CoL49 Group Reading
> > To: Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com>
> >
> >
> > If you want to have a group read with only one participant, then make a
> > schedule pronouncement, instead of asking for a group consensus
> >
> > On Mon, Apr 8, 2024 at 3:08 AM Mark Kohut <mark.kohut at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> > > I suggest that you have a start day that was not yesterday. Already
> I'm a
> > > day behind and I haven't bought my new pristine copy of Lot 49 so
> > > I can really read it anew....and I had a busy week planned already
> > without
> > > reading any pages of Lot 49...and 5 pages is not much to read, granted,
> > but
> > > as the saying goes it is the thinking about, the checking, the writing
> > > about that takes time.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > On Sun, Apr 7, 2024 at 7:03 AM J K Van Nort via Pynchon-l <
> > > pynchon-l at waste.org> wrote:
> > >
> > > > Greetings,Having just recently returned to this list serve, I
> noticed a
> > > > thread in the March archives titled New Pad that suggested a group
> > > reading
> > > > of CoL49. Someone suggested 5 pages a week. In case others join there
> > > would
> > > > be plenty of segments; 5 pages
> > > > is bound to have a week’s worth of idea production.Assuming that 5
> > pages
> > > > is enough for a week and that I’ll host the first few weeks, here are
> > > some
> > > > questions and ideas to masticate as we read this week.If naming the
> > main
> > > > character Oedipa alludes to Oedipus Rex, what is the plague that
> drives
> > > her
> > > > to solve the riddle/case?
> > > > How do Mucho Maas' self-recriminations reflect an alternative to
> > Oedipa's
> > > > Tupperware world?
> > > > How are we to interpret the three images that come to Oedipa when she
> > > > first receives the letter (Mazatlan hotel door, Bartok Concerto, Jay
> > > Gould
> > > > bust)?
> > > > Is there a pattern to Pierce Inverarity's various voices in his
> cryptic
> > > > phone call? If so, how does that pattern connect to the quest?So
> let’s
> > > post
> > > > our thoughts over the week as we read, and I’ll post new questions
> next
> > > > Sunday.Names of people interested based on ‘new pad’ thread in
> > > > archive:David MorrisMark KohutMichael BaileyJoseph TracyNeal
> FutzJemmie
> > > > BloocherI hope this sparks some interest. Never tried this before so
> > > please
> > > > offer suggestions and criticisms.
> > > > In solidarity
> > > >
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