"…something like the supervisor of an entire team of political agents…"
Folks who’ve made it through the previous deathmarches can attest to the fact this one has been exceptionally botched on my end, but you’ve all done a great job putting up with it. And it looks like collectively the group is spitting in the eye of math — 19 comments this near the end is … Read more
Who was the maroon who scheduled a Deathmarch right in the middle of election season? Oh yeah, I was the maroon. Sorry to all excellent Deathmarchers. I’ve really punked it up this week, missing Week 4 on Wednesday and remaining behind on my reading. But heck, I’m just one marcher. Fortunately, there are a lotta … Read more
Never let it be said that I didn’t post the thread for Week 3 before midnight on Wednesday. Never! Still, this is really just a placeholder. Life — what with elections , Halloween, and all the time I’ve had to spend anticipating the release of the Borat movie — has overflowed into my Deathmarching time … Read more
Welcome to Week 2…. Looks like we’ve got an excellent bunch of ‘marchers onboard. And yes, a part of me fears I’ll be bankrupted by all them magnets. But then I’m reminded of that old wax devil math. Good old math. Since some folks are new, here’s a quick word about what to post when: … Read more
Welcome to “The Deathmarch to the Lighthouse” — a group read of Virginia Woolf’s To the Lighthouse. I think we have something like 15 or 20 people planning to read this go-around — a nice solid number. Simple math, however, tells us only that two will finish, and I won’t be one of of them. … Read more
Over the last year or two, a loose cabal of aliased co-conspirators has been using this site to tackle challenging books en masse — everything from the dread pirate Gravity’s Rainbow to the surprisingly Spanish Don Quixote. We call these experiences “Deathmarches,” despite the increasingly rabid protestation of my erstwhile nemesis, Itto Ottagami. The fifth … Read more
Which relates to the adventure of the enchanted blog, as well as other foolishness that must be recounted. Apologies for the late post this week — real life intruded. I’m still about 65 pages from the finish line my own self — just got through the enchanted head section. “…this is enough for me to … Read more
Which describes the condition of the famous marchers as they skip and/or stumble toward the far side of this escapade. And yes, perhaps, like me, you’ve fallen a little behind again. But with so little food left on your plate, surely you’ve got appetite enough to pop this wee remaining morself? Some will finish in … Read more
Regarding the troubled end and conclusion of week 16. Puff puff puff — almost there, almost there. As we near the close of this adventure, my question this week is, what’s next for you? I know a lot of folks read other books while they deathmarch, but I’ve pretty much been reading just this, with … Read more
Concerning what befell the marchers on their way to Week 16. As ever, I’m one week behind. Good meaty section, I thought. And there’s the thrill of holding a thin slice of a big book in your right hand, which never gets old. Hit one of my most favoritist moments in the book so far … Read more