Archived DMs

Welcome to Week 4! I’m racing along, slightly behind the crowd, 8 pages shy of the mark my own self. Having a good time by and large, tho I agree with “SBL” that the soap opera component is much more engaging so far than the theological back and forth. Although Smerdyakov’s theological games were a … Read more

Welcome to Week 3! Things swung wildly last week from entertaining and amusing to, as noted in the thread, oft-horrifying/horrible. Whether you were looking for philosophical treatises, high drama, passion, children of unknown origin, or three different forms of confession, it was all there. As I mentioned in the W2 thread, several characters and motivations … Read more

And just like that, it’s Week 2. It’s been fun to see so many people diving in. I can report that this is now, by far, our biggest DM to date. Promising news for the magnet industry! So OK, you’ve bought the book and you’ve read a few chapters. Which is awesome. But don’t get … Read more

Welcome to the launch of “The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch” — a collective exploration of the Fyodorovich family and their tale told in four parts over twelve books that are really two novels, plus: an epilogue. And did I mention it was originally written in another language?! Based on last week’s comments, this could be the … Read more

Life goes better with Russian lit and magnets. To prove that point, on 2/18 a group of us are kicking off “The Brothers Karamazov Deathmarch.” And this, right here, is your personal exhortation to join in. A bit of history About four years ago, a gaggle of ‘marchers tackled Thomas Pynchon’s Gravity’s Rainbow, a book … Read more

This is it! — the last week! Although I’m still woefully behind (in fact, I’m pretty sure I’m the most behindest of all the many folks still marching), I’ve really enjoyed all the comments. This has been one of the best ‘marches yet (“I bet you say that to all the ‘marches”), and I’m hoping … Read more

OK, so it’s a Thursday and I’m yet I’m not late posting. I love this new system! Now we put our two knees close up tight, we swing them to the left and then we swing them to the right. Can it be done? Can. It. Be. Done? (And by “it” I mean, can we … Read more

Still lagging behind the pack, but fortunately I’ve got two plane rides in the next few days, which seems to be the key to staying in this ‘un. In fact, if I didn’t already have those flights planned I’d probably have to come up with an excuse to go fly somewhere. We’ve got a groundswell … Read more

Still reading, still consistently posting late, still about 100 pages behind. But still enjoying the book too, and that’s something. A big something. And now suddenly thinking that yes, in fact, I too may someday sip from a dishwasher-safe “I Survived the Against the Day Deathmarch” mug. I’m really enjoying reading all your comments as … Read more

I finally got my head back into the book and read 50 pages today, which means I’m only — yikes! — 100 pages behind. I did dig the hottentot attempt (remember that?). And you guys are all inspiring me with tales of great things coming down the path. My new plan is to read an … Read more