Book the First--The Cup and The Lip

5/12/2012

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Thanks BBC for the dramatization. . . everyone knows Dickens lacks in this department. . . I guess.
Great news guys!! We can totally finish this book in a month's time!! I ran the numbers and if we read 190 pages per week or 27 pages per day we can finish this in 28 days!! Get excited ( I know Joseph is so we can finally start discussing again).

Here is our reading schedule for the rest of May and the beginning of June:
May 13-May 19--Book the First--The Cup and The Lip
May 20-May26--Book the Second--Birds of a Feather
May 27-June 2--Book the Third--A Long Lane
June 3-June 9--Book the Fourth--A Turning

Granted most of us are not exactly reading in a traditional book, so my page numbers (or their equivalents) will vary somewhat.  In the end, though it will all even out and we can get this one under our belts.  I'm looking forward to the challenge.  

I am going to post some preliminary questions to the discussion board just to get us used to conversing with each other.  Please stop in and offer your thoughts/comments/remarks. 

I love your comments!!
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Reading Schedule, April 15-21

4/14/2012

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So far, it looks like I am more of a fan of the Poe-iest of Poe, that is the mystery, the suspense, the thrillers.  I really like all of it, but these are my favorites.  What about you all?

I figured that since we have read the Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Purloined Letter, that we might as well read The Mystery of Marie Roget. This story is a continuation of Dupin and his accomplice and fits perfectly between The Murders in the Rue Morgue and The Purloined Letter.  This is what I get for not doing any research on our readings.  Oh well, I like the element of surprise and the fact that a lot of the time, I choose stories that work well together.  Anyway, the other stories are chosen at random. 

This is our last week of randomness, the last full week of April will consist of the Poe-iest of Poe stories, full of murders, guilt, suspense, and thrills. I am really looking forward to it, though I have sincerely enjoyed discovering the different facets of this classic author.  What are your thoughts?

April 15-21, 2012
  1. The Mystery of Marie Roget
  2. King Pest
  3. Three Sundays in a Week


I will post my response and the discussion questions The Mystery of Marie Roget on Tuesday, April 17, then King Pest and Three Sundays in a Week on Friday, April 20. I love our discussions and your comments!! Keep them coming!!
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April 8-14, More Edgar

4/6/2012

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This is just an update on our reading schedule for the second week of April. Here are your links yo, and I only linked ones that are less likely to hurt your eyes.  As last week, I tried to keep it around 50 pages worth of reading (I am using my book as a guide), so it should not be overwhelming.  You can get all of this read in a couple of hours, max. I hope these are as good as the first round. 

April 8-14, 2012
  1. The Devil in the Belfry
  2. The Oblong Box
  3. Some Words with a Mummy 
  4. Landor's Cottage
  5. Silence-A Fable
  6. The Purloined Letter


So, my response post for The Devil in the Belfry, The Oblong Box, and Some Words with a Mummy will be up on Tuesday, April 10, along with questions regarding reach reading on the discussion board. And my response to Landor's Cottage, Silence-A Fable, and The Purloined Letter will be up Friday, April 13 (how appropriate), as well as questions for each of those stories.   

I think I like how we are reading new Poe stories.  As you can see, I tried to continue that trend this week and intend to do so during the third week.  If you have suggestions of a story that you would like to read, just leave a comment.  I am thinking that the fourth week we will read some with which we are more familiar. Let me know if you are itching for one in particular, otherwise, I will choose on a whim. . . 

Thank you all for reading and responding!! I love your comments!
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April--Edgar Allan Poe

3/31/2012

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Ok guys, I decided that we will start off with an author that we are all at least vaguely familiar, Edgar Allan Poe.  I have to say that my love for him had to grow and mature over the years, but he provides insight (and fright) to the world.  
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I figured, since Poe wrote mostly short stories and poems that we could read and discuss a few each week.

I thought it would be nice to begin with some stories to which we are less likely to have been exposed.  Granted, I did not perform extensive research regarding these stories; however, I do not think we will be disappointed.  If you want to run to the library to pick up a copy of his collected works, feel free, but everything we will be reading in the month of April will be totally and completely free of charge to us because of the glorious Internet (Thank you, Al Gore. . .).  Also, I will provide links to each and every story, so you don't have to go searching for them.  

As you will see, I tried to keep the amount we read this week around 50 pages.  This will increase as we read novels, but if you're like me, you have a hard time switching between stories, so this should make it a little easier. 

Week 1, April 1-7
  1. The Murders in the Rue Morgue  (maybe you have read this one, but I don't ever recall hearing about it)
  2. Hop-Frog
  3. The Man of the Crowd 
  4. The Angel of the Odd

I am working on putting up the discussion forum, it is currently in French and I don't know why. . . even though I can read and understand it, I feel it is unfair to ask you all to translate. I will have the rest of our schedule up and available very soon. . . hopefully.  This gives us enough to get started anyway.  


Until the forum is up, please feel free to post any responses or thoughts here as a comment on the blog post!! Happy Reading!! And I will update you on everything else as soon as I know what is happening!!

I love reading your comments!! Here we go!!
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