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What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 6:59 pm
by riverc0il
One of the problems I have noticed with the quarterly book discussions that 'In Person' book discussions do not have is having everyone reading the book at a different pace throughout the Quarter. In an 'In Person' Book Discussion, you would not be able to attend a meeting if you were not prepared by having read the selected chapters. So I was curious when everyone planned to begin the reading and participate in discussion.To get a better feel for both how many people plan on reading and when everyone will be reading, I would like to enquire which month you will begin reading this selection and when you plan to join the discussion. Please feel free to select a month and/or elaborate below.Cheers!-SteveResults (total votes = 11):April&nbsp8 / 72.7%&nbsp May&nbsp3 / 27.3%&nbsp June&nbsp0 / 0.0%&nbsp

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Sun Apr 02, 2006 8:40 pm
by Chris OConnor
SteveI'm on about the 30th page right now. This thread is a good idea and I hope we hear from quite a few members.

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 6:00 am
by riverc0il
Excellent! I am up to page 90 so far. I took a short break from reading Harris to read Ender's Game for the Q2 fiction reading. Looks like we are already starting to get some discussion going here, a great start!-Steve

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 10:02 am
by mal4mac
I plan to read through it slowly and make lots of comments as I go along, so it might take the whole three months! I'm reading "Slow" by Carl Honore at the moment - he recommends slow reading, which looks just like what this forum was designed for. So slow down Steve and let's have some more great comments.- mal

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:17 pm
by riverc0il
I was not suggesting to read fast... I was only trying to figure out how many other people would be reading and when they plan on participating. I volunteered at Chris's request to be a Discussion Leader and I thought it would be good to know when everyone will be participating.

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:40 pm
by GOD defiles Reason
I've been reading a little and taking some notes. I'll start posting either tonight or tomorrow.May I suggest that we not use the chapter prefix for every new thread we start? At this rate it will quickly become difficult find the main thread for each chapter.

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 5:54 pm
by riverc0il
Agreed. Unless a specific topic that bridges the entire book is to be discussed, we should probably keep discussion within the orginal chapter threads started by Chris. I think some of the sub-threads have/will develop as a unifying critique of a specific idea covering the entire book and those are good threads to seperate out.

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Tue Apr 04, 2006 9:14 am
by Mr. P
Have not started it yet...but it is in my active reading plie...so I should be starting it soon. I am reading "Enders Game" right now. I have been reding 2-3 books at a time lately, but for some reason, I do not feel like doing that at this time. I may just finish "EG" and then start the Harris book. So maybe in a few days...Mr. P. The one thing of which I am positive is that there is much of which to be negative - Mr. P.Once you perceive the irrevocable truth, you can no longer justify the irrational denial. - Mr. P.The pain in hell has two sides. The kind you can touch with your hand; the kind you can feel in your heart...Scorsese's "Mean Streets"I came to kick ass and chew Bubble Gum...and I am all out of Bubble Gum - They Live, Roddy Piper

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 6:00 pm
by MadArchitect
Well, I figure since I've been contributing to discussion, I ought to pay at least a token admission by reading the book. I won't be buying it (sorry, Chris -- I'll make it up to you as soon as I get my taxes paid), but the university library has a few copies. Unfortunately, they're all checked out at the moment, so I'll have to wait until someone decides to bring a copy back. But if it's any consolation, I'll probably burn through the book in a couple of days when I do get my hands on it.

Re: What Month During Q2 Will You Be Reading?

Posted: Wed Apr 05, 2006 7:14 pm
by riverc0il
Glad to hear you will be giving it a read, MadArchitect! It is definitely a quick read, if not for Ender's Game and skiing half the week, I probably would have finished it by now.