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Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 12:16 PM Jan 2012

A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD--Discussion Schedule

So hopefully everyone that wants to discuss has found a copy of the book. Reading officially starts NOW! Shame on you if you started early.

Anyway, here are my thoughts for when to start discussions. This got a little tricky with me not having read the book and there being a large chunk of the book at the end that isn't traditional text, but here is the best I could come up with.

January 25--Part 1 Discussion starts (through page 108 which is all of "A&quot
February 1--Part 2 Discussion starts (109-185--Chapters 7, 8, & 9)
February 8--Part 3 Discussion starts (186-End)

Have at it. Let me know what you think.

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A VISIT FROM THE GOON SQUAD--Discussion Schedule (Original Post) Goblinmonger Jan 2012 OP
So happy to see all Caps in your subject line.. fadedrose Jan 2012 #1
Your schedule is fine with me; but I am curious. Jim__ Jan 2012 #2
I have no problem with that Goblinmonger Jan 2012 #4
Thanks. - n/t Jim__ Jan 2012 #5
I've never done this before, so I may lurk more than participate. kcass1954 Jan 2012 #3

fadedrose

(10,044 posts)
1. So happy to see all Caps in your subject line..
Thu Jan 19, 2012, 08:26 PM
Jan 2012

Here's another website that shows all CAPS preferred by some book publishing people. The only complaint comes from people who call it "screaming" which did not apply long ago when there was no internet.

I learned it in Catholic school back '50 or so....that's 1950, not 1850

http://www.verlakay.com/boards/index.php?topic=32814.0

Good luck with your discussion group. Not interested this time but if you ever tackle a mystery, I have some favorites that I'd like to reread if you ever....

Jim__

(14,077 posts)
2. Your schedule is fine with me; but I am curious.
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 06:02 PM
Jan 2012

Is there any reason we can't start the discussion on the first 100 pages now? The reason that I ask is that Jennifer Egan is a phenomenal writer. I"ll probably finish the first 100 pages tomorrow; and the rest of the book before the 25th. If we warn people that the discussion contains spoilers - the discussion of each section assumes that you have read the entire section - people could contribute when they completed the section; and know not to read the posts before that.

The reason I ask is that based on what I've read so far, my discussion of the first 100 pages will be significantly different after I've just read 100 pages than it will be after I've read, say, 200 pages. Every page changes my impression of the previous pages.

I am comfortable with your schedule. I do think people's views will differ depending on how much of the book they've read.

 

Goblinmonger

(22,340 posts)
4. I have no problem with that
Sun Jan 22, 2012, 11:49 AM
Jan 2012

I was just trying to go with what people seemed to want. I will pin the Part I discussion in a couple minutes. I am half done with the first section (and agree that she is phenomenal) and hope to finish tonight if I get my class prep done early enough today.

kcass1954

(1,819 posts)
3. I've never done this before, so I may lurk more than participate.
Fri Jan 20, 2012, 07:55 PM
Jan 2012

I bought the Nook book this morning, and I'll upload it when I get home.

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