Thanks to you mighty crew of 30 or so folks who made it to the finish line. And thanks as well to the many fab folks who joined for part of the way.
For me, this was classic Meander material. First off, the book itself kind of, you know, ambled — from year to year, from genre to genre. Like many Meander-tomes, this was also a book I might not have finished on my own, but one I’m super glad to have experienced all the way through. I’m still not quite sure why the sci fi tale went sooooo deep on the details. But as a master class character study, it’s rare that we get to know someone so well, and from so many angles, as the mighty Iris.
I hope you all enjoyed the journey. As for the magnet, it’s not fiction, or even a story within a story, but a very real collections of charged atoms that we’re sending to the Vortex Industries factories for manufacturing this very week.
Here’s a look at the gorgeous design, created by Meander-mate e (aka eb):
We’ve also got a lovely 17-song playlist for you to rock along with.
What’s next?
Our next Meander is already on the books — on August 16 we dive into Salman Rushdie’s Midnight’s Children, the mega-Booker Prize winning classic. TBA was my first Atwood, and MC will be my first Rushdie. I’m really excited to kick this off and will check in with folks as we get closer — it would be great to have you along for the ride.
What’s also next?
I was wondering what folks are reading post TBA? If you’re inspired, let’s use the thread to share a book or two on our lists that we plan to tackle in the next stretch weeks….
Thanks to all for being part of this excellent crew. These are strange and challenging times, flat out. I’m glad though to spend part of these strange times reading great books in smallish increments with all of you….
best!
-Cecil
Magnet credits….
The magnet was produced from modified versions of the following images:
Roadway View Looking East—Sprague Bridge. 1988. Edwin G. Cordes (creator).
Library of Congress, Prints & Photographs Division, HAER WIS,29-ARM,1–1
Saturn’s moon (Titan) via Cassini Orbiter; visual and infrared mapping spectrometer.
NASA/JPL-Caltech/University of Nantes/University of Arizona, PIA21923
O’Followell, L. (1908). Le Corset. Radiographie (grandeur naturelle) du corset cambre devant (vue de dos) [Radiography (life size) of the arched corset in front (back view). PLATE II].
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