first group read...IN PROGRESS...post questions or suggestions here.

**sarajean** · 05-20-2007 07:49 AM

hello to everyone. we should be good to go for the first group read starting on june 3rd. here's how it will most likely work:

we're going to read a chapter at a time (with the gunslinger, the chapters are anywhere from 50-70 pages, so there's plenty of material to go over), one chapter every 2-3 days...maybe a little bit longer depending on how the conversation is going. there will be a new thread started for each chapter, with a short synopsis in the first post. please remember to mark any major spoilers with the spoiler boxes.

once we've finished the book, all of the threads will be merged, and we'll move on to the next one.

if anyone has any questions, you can ask them here.

see you june third!

**sarah** · 05-20-2007 08:09 AM

thanks sarajean! I'm excited to get this going. I've downloaded the gunslinger onto my iPod so I can listen throughout the day!

**Hannah** · 05-20-2007 08:27 AM

I'm excited for this too, I haven't done a reread yet!

**tamez** · 05-20-2007 08:36 AM

i heard we were starting with Little Sisters ??

**sarajean** · 05-20-2007 08:58 AM

well, that was a suggestion, but nothing was ever confirmed.

i was hoping to go with the order in which they were released...meaning that little sisters would be read inbetween wizard and glass and wolves of the calla, but if everyone wants to start with the little sisters of eluria, that'd be fine.

**Erin** · 05-20-2007 02:50 PM

I can't wait for this to begin!

*edit* Holy cow I just realized this smilie's tooth sparkles. How cool is that?

**Matt** · 05-20-2007 04:24 PM

I am up for either one. I think we could basically zoom through LSoE if we needed to or we can hit it in the middle.

Can't wait to start again--this will have to be like...12 for DotT.

**MonteGss** · 05-20-2007 04:31 PM

12! Wow.
If I count this listen re-read I'm currently doing, I've only maybe read them all say 3 or 4 times...

**sarah** · 05-20-2007 06:33 PM

I think we should read in order of release, imo.

**Ruki** · 05-20-2007 06:51 PM

in order of release sounds good to me too. the only reason to start with lsoe would be to try reading them in order of what events took place first, and that would be cool if it was possible but since most of wizard & glass is set way before the gunslinger it wouldn't work out right.

**Matt** · 05-21-2007 06:01 AM

Sounds good to me. Count me in

I am going to run to the library to see if I can get the gunslinger

**sarajean** · 05-21-2007 08:50 AM

you mean...*gasp* you don't own it?

my da got me the box set of the first 4 a few years ago and it's sitting on my desk here at work.

**fernandito** · 05-21-2007 09:29 AM

I think this is a bloody brilliant idea.

**sarajean** · 05-21-2007 11:08 AM

Originally Posted by feverishparade

I think this is a bloody brilliant idea.

thanks.

**Bethany** · 05-21-2007 02:01 PM

Dumb question time--which version of The Gunslinger?

**Erin** · 05-21-2007 02:02 PM

That's not a dumb question Bethany, I was wondering the same thing.

I've actually never read the revised version, I just looked online at the stuff that was changed.

**sarajean** · 05-21-2007 02:09 PM

i really don't think it matters. i'll be reading the revised edition, so that's what my synopsis will be based on. if you don't have something that's covered, you can just ask about it.

**Bethany** · 05-21-2007 02:19 PM

Pfft. And risk having you lead me astray with false information?

I've got both so I'm covered.

**sarajean** · 05-21-2007 02:21 PM

that's, right, b. i'm out here to misrepresent the quest.

how did you figure it out?

**fernandito** · 05-21-2007 02:43 PM

Originally Posted by sarajean

Originally Posted by feverishparade

I think this is a bloody brilliant idea.

thanks.

Oh, it was your idea?

(removes sombrero; slightly bows head)

**Erin** · 05-21-2007 02:50 PM

Yep. Sarajean's the bomb yo.

**Bethany** · 05-21-2007 03:37 PM

Originally Posted by sarajean

that's, right, b. i'm out here to misrepresent the quest.

how did you figure it out?

I r smart.

**Aaron** · 05-22-2007 08:19 PM

Originally Posted by sarajean

please remember to mark any major spoilers with the spoiler boxes.

Actually, spoilers are not to be marked in this forum. The reason for this is that we want to have 100% open conversation about the books from the perspective of those who have already read it. Using the spoiler function will be a hinderance, and is also something that would cause a lot of busywork for us later on, since the transcripts of the reread will be archived and entered into the static content of the site at a later time. The only spoilers that must be marked are those that would give away the endings to any of King's other books.

So everyone can go wild!

**Marty** · 05-25-2007 12:49 AM

Well sen and I are going to get stuck into this I'll wager.
We have therapists on standby.

**Brice** · 05-25-2007 03:34 AM

I may have to skip this first reread or join in later on. Right now all my DT books except for W&G are in storage.

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