Also, I've chosen a book "My Name is Asher Lev" is my pic

Wh00T! Good pick, Heather.

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where we do an obscenely short book over a week or so, reading a little bit each night or something.

Well, there are short short stories. And we could probably find some older ones online via Project Gutenberg.

Someone upstream, maybe Strega, recommended a book of short stories.

I like the short story collection read-and-post idea, for some time in the future.

Thanks, Wolfram, I finally get what you're driving at. Don't know why that was so hard for me. So it would be a matter of we all decide that we're done with Intuitionist and it's time to move on toe Asher Lev on August 31, or we decide to keep the conversation going and put off Asher Lev until Sept. 15. Which we can aslo do (ie, the putting off) if a bunch of us haven't finished Asher Lev.

Not that some people will go on discussing Intuitionist and the people who have finished Asher Lev and can't wait to discuss it will be discussing it at the same time.

I am convinced of the goodness of this idea, in that

if we schedule the reading deadline by August 31st and then it turns out not to be enough time, or we end up using the whole month on discussion, or we decide later that fuck Wolfram and his crazy-ass plan, then we can always extend the deadline two weeks. NSM the other way around.

is true.

Thanks, Wolfram, I finally get what you're driving at.

I knew if I wished for it hard enough, someone eventually would. And you said it so much better than I did.

Sometimes I think law school has ruined my ability to convey ideas in plain English.

It could be parenthood too, Wolfram.

I think I get it too, but either way, I figure I'll figure it all out when it happens, and read as quickly as I can, until then.

It could be parenthood too, Wolfram.

No parenthood has ruined my ability to be fair and turned me into a big meanie. At least according to my 4 year old.

No parenthood has ruined my ability to be fair and turned me into a big meanie. At least according to my 4 year old.

Four y.o.'s fall into the valley of maximum aggravation since (a) they can talk (b) but they can't reason yet.

Well, they can reason when it suits them. One day, right around when Chris turned four, he'd used the bathroom, and expected me to pull up his pants. I told him to do it. He said, "You do it."

I said, "Christopher, you're four years old. You do."

He said, "Mommy, you're 37. You do it."

(I think I've told this story before. Oh no. It's finally happened. I am my mother.)

No parenthood has ruined my ability to be fair and turned me into a big meanie. At least according to my 4 year old.

Heh! Fairness is overrated anyhow, Wolfram. Parental priorities are simple:
a) Peace
b) No bleeding from the head

(am very glad my kids know nothing about krav)

Hmm. My library doesn't have "The Intuitionist." Fortunately, I own "Asher Lev." Time to mosey to the used book stores, I suppose, and see if I can't "Intuitionist" cheap.

I skipped a lot due to life so I'm a bit confused. Are we doing more than one book a month? and why. I can't even remember if that was on the ballot.

No, if I understand it correctly, we're planning for the contingency that a book, for whatever reason, doesn't generate a lot of discussion. So we could move up the discussion deadline for the next book. I'ma just keep an eye on the deadlines and do my bestest.

Also? My book is officially in transit to my local library branch.