read-along Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell

[silverflight8]

I'm rereading JS&MN at the moment (Norrell's running about with Drawlight in London; I'm not far in.) I wonder if there are enough JSMN fans on my flist to do a read along? Does anyone want to do a read along? There are about seventy chapters, so I could put up a post each week for chapters 1-5, or something. The details that are packed into footnotes means that any review or discussion I have of these books pretty much covers 1% of the novel.

(I'm totally fine with any of you guys spreading this/people dropping in to chat, and I'm happy to do it even if only one other person wants to. I really love this book.)

Comments

[pebblerocker]

Oh - I'm not sure I'm in the mood to read JSMN at the moment, when I have several other books I'm looking forward to reading. But you could let people know with a post in readingtogether and hopefully find company.

(Here via... someone on dwircle. I found this tab open hours later.)

[silverflight8]

Ah, good call! Thanks.

Probably spiralsheep--I think she mentioned it in her post :)

[nou]

I'm interested, though I don't know if I'll have time to comment on your posts as well as read them. But I would like to read them! (Here via spiralsheep.)

[silverflight8]

Awesome! It's a great book and I love seeing people read it, so don't feel obligated to comment if you can't.

Interested but hesitant

[ed_rex]

Per the subject-line, I'm interested but afraid to commit. I have the book but have never found/made the time to read it. Can you offer a date for the first post?

Re: Interested but hesitant

[silverflight8]

This Sunday! Only chapters 1-4 though. And I'm fine if you want to join in now and then, or have to drop out (whether it's time or the book's just not for you), or want to talk three weeks later about the chapter...I really love this book.

[apgeeksout.livejournal.com]

I have never read this book - though a copy lives on my kindle - and I was pondering it as one of the possibilities for the " >500 pages" square of the reading bingo game I am taking way too seriously. Maybe this is a sign?

[silverflight8.livejournal.com]

Definitely a sign. It's a such great book!

[thoth-moon.livejournal.com]

I'm interested. I've been wanting to reread for a while.

[silverflight8.livejournal.com]

Awesome! :)

[pooka-neko.livejournal.com]

I've owned the book for a really long time (bought it at a book fair back in 2009), but I've never gotten around to reading it. I probably should! And if there's discussion involved, then I am always interested.

[silverflight8.livejournal.com]

Awesome! It's a great book, and I think there's SO much to discuss. Welcome aboard!