*****
\nFrom the intro to the Dalkey edition:
\n“According to its author, Adolf Hitler hated At Swim-Two-Birds<\/i> so vehemently he started World War II in order to interfere with its sales.”
\n*****
\nWelcome to Day 1 of Week 1, which means for them that are marching, the marching starts roughly…now! In fact, once I hit Save, I’ll be heading off to BART, ASTB<\/i> in hand. Looks like it starts with someone eating, which is always a good way to kick off really any work of art. Except for perhaps a trumpet solo.
\nIf this is your first march, (1) yay! and (2) here’s how it works: we’ll tackle the book in 40-50 pages\/week chunks. Don’t sweat it if you fall a little behind — most folks do at some point. Try to resist racing ahead so as to accentuate the commonality of referential data. Every Tuesday, I’ll post a thread right here on cv.com. Use that thread for comments, which can be as low-key as “I am the ‘At Swim-Two-Bird Man of Alcatraz.'” or as thought provoking as [very thought provoking example here].
\n(And of course: If you’re re-reading the book, please do yer level best to avoid spoilers.)
\nAnd that’s it. Both the kit and the kaboose.
\nThanks much for coming along. This is our third book, and it’s the one I’m the most outright excited to read. In fact: I’m way too excited. In fact: I think my brain is vibrating.
\nI’m reading the so-called Dalkey Archive Press edition and will be using that for page break references — if you have a different edition with different breaks, just let me know and I’ll see what we can do to synch up….
\nNext week<\/b>: Let’s meet at page 54 (Dalkey), just before the “Extract from Press regarding Furriskey’s birth.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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