The Golden Notebook FAQ (schedule etc)

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Reading Envy Readalong Schedule
Week of Sept. 30- FREE WOMEN: 1
Week of Oct. 7 - FREE WOMEN: 2
Week of Oct. 14 - FREE WOMEN: 3
Week of Oct. 21 - FREE WOMEN: 4
Week of Oct. 28 - THE GOLDEN NOTEBOOK & FREE WOMEN: 5
Week of Nov. 4 - Read introductions, catch up on readalong
Week of Nov. 11 - Readalong discussion recorded

The first week has a lot of pages but we are ready for the challenge!

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

I've put up a Doodle poll for scheduling purposes, with a few times on Sunday that might be more friendly to Europeans.....

I'm not sure how many readers we even have who are getting this far, so I'm equally amenable to not discussing it as a podcast episode. I'll see what kind of participation/interest I get.

| Link to poll |

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Only Vinny has responded to the poll so far... is anyone else planning to be a part of the online discussion?

[Andrew]

Hi Jenny,
At the moment I'm not sure how easy it would be for me to be available on 18th November.
I have really enjoyed reading this book and really appreciate your encouraging me via the readalong to join in .
As a piece of literature it is one of those significant books of the twentieth century that seems to have an incredible resonance beyond the simple book and I suspect that one day I will have to give it a reread.
having today listened to Doris Lessing on desert island discs she is an incredible character who seems to have little reticence in expressing her views (for example on Rhodesia/Zimbabwe/ Mugabe/white settlers).
Thank you again but weekends are a bit chaotic at the moment for various reasons so I think I'd struggle to get involved..
If I can help in any other way with you putting readers views across in the podcast then let me know and I'll try and put something down although as yet I haven't even done my GR review , I always worry that when I put thoughts down and chuck them into the wide world it exposes my general lack of understanding of the book as a whole.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Andrew wrote: "Hi Jenny,
At the moment I'm not sure how easy it would be for me to be available on 18th November.
I have really enjoyed reading this book and really appreciate your encouraging me via the readalon..."

Oh seriously no worries, no pressure, I just don't want to leave anyone out. We didn't have as much participation this time around, and I'm not overly surprised, it's a tough read! But like you, I found it worthwhile.

[Casey]

Jenny (Reading Envy) wrote: "Only Vinny has responded to the poll so far... is anyone else planning to be a part of the online discussion?"

Sorry, just saw this.
I would need to reread before I felt competent to discuss this as a group. I enjoyed the read, I just wished I'd read slower, and this is my fault.

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Vinny and I are definitely going to discuss The Golden Notebook on Sunday, November 18, at 10 am EST. If you want to join us, you can do so by clicking the link.

| Readalong discussion |

[Carol]

So it won't be a podcast, just typed interactions?

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Carol wrote: "So it won't be a podcast, just typed interactions?"

It's a podcast. An online audio recording. I know, using the word chat now means something else! But like we did before.

[Carol]

Yikes, I don't think I'd have anything intelligent to contribute! But I look forward to listening to you two!

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Carol wrote: "Yikes, I don't think I'd have anything intelligent to contribute! But I look forward to listening to you two!"

Haaaa we'll see!

[Vinny]

Hope we don't let you down, Carol! If you do decide to join in, don't let concern about contributions stop you- I think it's a fun novel to dig into and not something you need to have definite opinions or well-articulated theories about.

[Carol]

are you going to post your discussion on the podcast?

[Jenny (Reading Envy)]

Carol wrote: "are you going to post your discussion on the podcast?"
Yep! Look for it tomorrow!