2014 Group Read: Cotillion

[Leslie]

Just a reminder that we are planning on a group read this year. You can vote in the poll here.

How long should we leave the poll going? Right now, Cotillion has a pretty clear lead...

And when should we start the group read - March?

[HJ]

March would be good for me. If we're doing that, we could leave the poll running until shortly before then.

[Louise Sparrow]

March sounds good to me too

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

March works for me. At present, I am involved with two group reads. They should both be over after the first week of. March.

[Leslie]

Sounds like a plan then...

[Anne]

March is perfect! I can't wait :)

[Ellen]

I am really looking forward to it. March is great.

[Barbara]

March is great. And thank you for leading , whoever it is .

[Jaima]

March works for me! This should be fun!

[Karlyne]

"Remind me", she said!

[Maria]

This will be my first Heyer group read! I can't wait!! March is good for me too :)

[yingju]

A 2014 group read! I'm excited. Have placed my vote, looking forward to March.

[Leslie]

March has arrived and with it our group read of the poll-winning book Cotillion.

Any suggestions on how to organize this? Do we want a period of spoiler-free discussion for those who might not have read this before, or a reading schedule, or just leave it all open-ended?

Does the above cover look like your book? Mine looks like this:

[Margaret]

My current copy looks like the first cover above, but my old paperback that I replaced looked more like the second one.

I would suggest starting multiple threads like they do with the book discussions over on SF & Fantasy: one for "First Impressions, No Spoilers", another for "Finished the Book, Spoilers". That way people can join the appropriate thread when they think they're ready.

[Anne]

I agree with Margaret! I don't want spoilers since I've never read it. Or we could discuss after every 5 chapters or so, as we go along. This is my copy . I am so excited to start it!!

[Jaima]

Great idea Margaret!

[Andrea AKA Catsos Person]

I have read Cotillion, but I want first time readers to have the same wonderful experience with it that I did!

I'll agree to anything to prevent spoilage!

[Leslie]

Margaret wrote: "...I would suggest starting multiple threads like they do with the book discussions over on SF & Fantasy: one for "First Impressions, No Spoilers", another for "Finished the Book, Spoilers". That way people can join the appropriate thread when they think they're ready."

I liked this suggestion so I set up those two threads. Let the reading commence! :-)

[Diana]

I agree spoilers could be a real problem with this book because it is not clear where it is going a first.
I will enjoy see when first time readers realize the nature of the various characters.

[Jessica]

I've read it a number of times, but can't wait to do this as my first group read. :)

[Janhavi]

Read it many times and just heard the audiobook. Looking forward to the discussions! Its one of my favourites. The audiobook is great, by the way.