New moderator needed

[Alia]

Hi everyone. Unfortunately I am unable to continue as moderator and will be leaving the group. If anyone wants to take over please let me know.

[Renato]

:( I'm sorry to hear that, Alia. I hope everything's ok.

I'm available for the task.

[Jonathan]

I'm sorry about that Alia as you did a great job setting it up. I can help out as a moderator as well.

[Sunny]

Bummer, Alia! Although I'm not up to being a moderator, I'm certainly happy that both Renato and Jonathan have volunteered. This has been an interesting journey so far, and I'd be very sad if it didn't continue. Thanks Renato and Jonathan!

[Alia]

Thanks! I added both Renato and Jonathan as moderators.

[Renato]

Thanks, Alia. Hope everything works for the best and you can come back, catch up with your reading and discuss the books with us :)

[Jonathan]

Thanks Alia. I hope you remain as a group member and moderator even if you're unable to contribute further.

[Jonathan]

Renato: thanks for adding all the discussion threads.

[Renato]

No problem. I know Stephen is reading ahead and maybe some other people as well. I figured they can post their thoughts and we'll discuss them when we catch up.

[Jonathan]

Renato wrote: "No problem. I know Stephen is reading ahead and maybe some other people as well. I figured they can post their thoughts and we'll discuss them when we catch up."

Yes, that should be useful. I think we're all reading at different rates and have adopted different reading strategies.

[Sunny]

Excellent! Thank you for adding the future threads!

[Marcelita]

Alia wrote: "Thanks! I added both Renato and Jonathan as moderators."

Bravo! Over the years, some readers have said they never read past "The Guermantes Way," so grand timing! ;)

[Alia]

Hi, I've actually stopped reading and moved on to other things. While I enjoyed Swann's Way, I really had a hard time muddling through the second volume and just wasn't enjoying it or getting anything out of it. So I won't be participating anymore. I gave it a lot of thought, and it's just not for me.

[Jonathan]

Alia wrote: "Hi, I've actually stopped reading and moved on to other things. While I enjoyed Swann's Way, I really had a hard time muddling through the second volume and just wasn't enjoying it or getting anyth..."

Hi Alia. It must have been a difficult decision especially after setting up the group, but there's certainly no point in continuing a book (or anything else) if you just feel as if you're trudging through it. Reading shouldn't be a chore, in my opinion.

I recently gave Goethe's Faust another go after trying it initially about twenty years ago. I would read a couple of pages, begin to nod off, go back and re-read the pages, not take anything in, plough on but not understand anything...I had to give it up...what was the point in just scanning the text and not reading it? Maybe Proust had the same effect on you as Faust had on me.

All the best with your non-Proust reading and thanks for getting the ball rolling with this group.