Well, I cheated. Held off posting for an extra day to buy myself more time. But I finally caught up with you mighty Meanderers! And props to folks who are still reading and just a little bit behind. I am not in a judging mood, my friends. None of us perfectly pure. Faulty towels one and all, over-fed a tad on the piaya of prophecies, perhaps.<\/p>\n
There was lots of truth in the thread this week, as ever — we marvel at the language. Many of us are glad to be reading this book. Many of us feel like “meander” is starting to sound a bit sarcastic.<\/p>\n
Computillo hit it on the head when she said:<\/p>\n
Despite the fact that many of us often feel lost in the detail of this novel, I see now that every detail has been critical. Every detail is \u201corganized into one damn thing.\u201d <\/p><\/blockquote>\n
I continue to swoon a bit over the way everything comes back again, usually 7 or 8 times. <\/p>\n
Like Jeff, I was in a little bit of awe at the end of Book Two. Despite the carnage, I felt relief at a gazillion prophecies finally made real, resolved. Tidy. <\/p>\n
But then of course, we met the man-dog. The hound-guy? You know who I mean. The children called him big nose. And so here we are back in the vortex with a new slew of onions to peel. Or as the pooch-person calls ’em: coming-soon featurettes… <\/p>\n
Either way, we’re getting wildly close to the close, Meander-mates (tone: sarcasm-free!). We can do this. You can do this. I’m starting to think even I can do this!<\/p>\n
But before we do that:<\/strong> Let’s meet at the end of the section entitled “The Shadow of the Mosque” (aka page 464 in the Random House paperback), where “God knows what to do with that poor girl.”<\/p>\n
And here? <\/strong>Here be the post for comments on sections 3.2 through 3.4.<\/p>\n
And also:<\/strong> “enuresis” is defined by Merriam-Webster as… No. No, I don’t think I’m going to define that one. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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