So I've had the night to think it over, and while I really liked Sarah's idea of starting on page 237, I found 2 issues with this that go beyond comprehension.
First, 4 other people are reading this with me, and so for us to have any sort of meaningful conversation, we need to be (literally) on the same page.
And second, even though the book may be (in)comprehensible when starting at any point, there is an authorial intent in starting from the beginning.
These considerations seem strong enough for me to start at page 1, so that's what I'll be doing today. Don't worry, 237, I'll see you again!
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All right. Here we go again!
1 comment:
As I said to you in class, I like the idea of a random start, but there has to be SOME degree of authorial intent that you would miss.
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