Week 2
First, my apologies. The schedule wasn't made clear last week.
WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE?
Some of you may be wondering about reading checkpoints, and about when to check in online. Best answer I can give is this: Read at your own pace. Enjoy the book.
Second-best answer is this: Each Wednesday I'll update The Forum with more questions. Each week I'll assume everyone's read at least four more chapters of the novel. So this week we'll cover chapters 1-4, next week 5-9, and so on.
That said, by all means, read ahead.
What about spoilers? Forget spoilers. In my opinion, knowing the plot doesn't wreck a story. In fact, I'd say it can enhance a story, if you read in a certain way. For example, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The Prologue is basically a spoiler for the entire play. The Prologue tells you exactly how the story goes, and how it ends. Likewise, check Chaim Potok's My Name is Asher Lev, where the first chapter describes the last scene in the story. In both of these examples, the interest (theoretically) is in knowing *how* a story gets to wherever it goes.
On top of that, there's all the philosophizing about a story. This is sometimes as interesting as the story itself.
So, maybe, with these things in mind, there's no such thing as spoilers. Maybe there's more to reading a story than reading for plot.
Bottom Line: Read ahead, or shoot for four chapters per week.
Cheers
Mr. Ball
WHAT'S THE SCHEDULE?
Some of you may be wondering about reading checkpoints, and about when to check in online. Best answer I can give is this: Read at your own pace. Enjoy the book.
Second-best answer is this: Each Wednesday I'll update The Forum with more questions. Each week I'll assume everyone's read at least four more chapters of the novel. So this week we'll cover chapters 1-4, next week 5-9, and so on.
That said, by all means, read ahead.
What about spoilers? Forget spoilers. In my opinion, knowing the plot doesn't wreck a story. In fact, I'd say it can enhance a story, if you read in a certain way. For example, in Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, The Prologue is basically a spoiler for the entire play. The Prologue tells you exactly how the story goes, and how it ends. Likewise, check Chaim Potok's My Name is Asher Lev, where the first chapter describes the last scene in the story. In both of these examples, the interest (theoretically) is in knowing *how* a story gets to wherever it goes.
On top of that, there's all the philosophizing about a story. This is sometimes as interesting as the story itself.
So, maybe, with these things in mind, there's no such thing as spoilers. Maybe there's more to reading a story than reading for plot.
Bottom Line: Read ahead, or shoot for four chapters per week.
Cheers
Mr. Ball