Matthew’s Comments (group member since Mar 08, 2015)

Matthew’s comments from the Reading List Completists group.

Anyone want to do a BR on a Non-Completist title?

Mention it here and see if anyone is interested and we can get it set up!

Let the games begin!

We are currently reading/discussing

April 12 to 18 - Chapter 1



If you are referencing things ahead of this section, be sure to use a spoiler tag. If it is a discussion of something in this section (or, later on, a section prior to what we are reading), I don't think a spoiler tag is necessary.

Have fun and happy reading!

This folder is for Buddy Reads discussions on books that are part of any of the Completionist lists posted on this site. Feel free to suggest a BR for one of these books, and we can get the discussion set up here!

This folder is for Buddy Reads discussions on books that are not part of any of the Completionist lists posted on this site. Feel free to suggest a BR for one of these books, and we can get the discussion set up here!

⭐Ally⭐ - colored - and we are taking our time with it so maybe it won't be too much of a burden for you with school going on.

Wow - those are big books! I have heard mixed reviews about Battle Royale - most that it is all hype - so I worry that it wouldn't be as great as I would hope. I am not familiar with the other book. For now I will probably wait and see how these Buddy Reads go, but thanks for the offer!

No problem! I am excited - I have never done a Buddy Read and I start two tomorrow!

Greetings! I am going to go ahead and create this thread for the Watchmen Buddy Read starting on April 12, 2015. (Sorry if I have overstepped your moderatorship, Justin! If so, you can force me to do a Finnegans Wake Buddy Read! Also, I thought about creating a Buddy Read specific folder, but it appears that it will not let me.

RachelvlehcaR and Suzan are in - anyone else want to join us?

The book is 12 chapters. We will be reading one chapter a week and discussing as we go. Here is the official breakdown:

Bold is what we are currently reading
April 12 to 18 - Chapter 1
April 19 to 25 - Chapter 2
April 26 to May 2 - Chapter 3
May 3 to 9 - Chapter 4
May 10 to 16 - Chapter 5
May 17 to 23 - Chapter 6
May 24 to 30 - Chapter 7
May 31 to June 6 - Chapter 8
June 7 to 13 - Chapter 9
June 14 to 20 - Chapter 10
June 21 to 27 - Chapter 11
June 28 to July 4 - Chapter 12

This somewhat slow pace should give us time to discuss as well as time to read other books at the same time.

I am in the middle of a section of the book all about Joelle van Dyne and I am not really getting much of it. It all seems very disconnected and steam of conscious rambling (or "cocoa dancing" which my auto correct wanted to change "conscious rambling" to).

Anyone else having the same problem with this section?

Seems like 223 will be a good reference point page

CHRONOLOGY OF ORGANIZATION OF NORTH AMERICAN NATIONS' REVENUE-ENHANCING SUBSIDIZED TIME, BY YEAR

1) Year of the Whopper
2) Year of the Tucks Medicated Pad
3) Year of the Trial-Size Dove Bar
4) Year of the Perdue Wonderchicken
5) Year of the Whisper-Quiet Maytag Dishmaster
6) Year of the Yushityu 2007 Mimetic-Resolution-Cartridge-View-Motherboard-Easy-To-Install-Upgrade For Infernatron/InterLace TP Systems for Home, Office, Or Mobile
7) Year of the Dairy Products from the American Heartland
8) Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment
9) Year of Glad

Seems like most of the book so far has taken place in the Year of the Depend Adult Undergarment

Watchman Buddy Read - potential break down schedule:

12 Chapters - I am cool with one or two a week. Since I am always reading so many other books, I don't mind taking my time with this (also, I have another Buddy Read starting on Monday). I actually would probably vote for one a week starting this Sunday with discussion on that chapter lasting the entire week - moving to a new chapter and discussion each Sunday (trying not to read ahead if possible!)

If we decide on two chapters a week, same format, just 6 weeks instead of 12.

Thoughts?

I have the book so I am ready to start this Sunday!

Yeah, Justin seems pretty chill, so it is probably no big deal - but since it is his new it will probably make him happy to be wanted. :)

Yeah - I was trying to not steal his moderating thunder!

I am picking up Watchmen today at the library.

Where has Justin gone? I have not seen him on Goodreads for a bit.

I think this discussion is actually helping with pulling in some of the stuff we may be missing. If all of us discusses the parts that stuck with us, this thread will be our "notes" and it can help us keep up with everything!

I know the mention of howling fantods on here (which I missed the first time through) made it stick out to me when it came back up again!

TheLongWait wrote: "did extensive research"

This is most certainly an understatement! :)

Congrats! Welcome to Part II

Lots and lots and lots of drugs would be my guess.

From what I have read, DFW killed himself because of depression (which there is a lot of talk about in the book, too - suicide and depression) and he was a tennis star at some point. So, I think this must be very autobiographical (and perhaps it was therapeutic for him?)

Yeah - I am just reading it when I can and sometimes I focus and sometimes I skim. (obviously I am missing stuff based on some of my previous posts). But, that's just how it will have to be because I don't have extra time for notes, deep study, etc.

Kirstin just won the internet for the day! :)

Kristin - It is quite possible, but how many other books have this much tennis and drugs in them?