Archived DMs

A teensy tiny entry this week, since I’m mostly offline. Here’s to Week 15 and your arrival therein! Next Wednesday: Let’s meet up at the end of Chapter LI (aka page 797, Grossman), just before “the claw marks had healed.”

And just like that, there it is: Week 14, in which the diverting advertures of these deathmarchers continue, along with other things that are really very worthwhile. I’m dragging along a little behind agin’ this week, but hopeful that an all-day trip tomorrow will be my key catch up time. Meanwhile, I’ve been enjoying the … Read more

Welcome to Week 13, regarding matters that concern and pertain to this adventure and this memorable online reading group. Almost caught up — got to about the halfway point in this week’s reading. Over the last week or two the thing I keep coming back to is the feeling that DQ is really living the … Read more

Welcome to Week 12, which recounts what will soon be commented. I read 80 pages in the last two days, and I’m still a week behind. Not sure exactly how that happened. I blame a vile enchanter. But on the upside, I’ve gotten to really roll around in the first several chapters of Part II, … Read more

More excellent comments this week — it looks like Part II is off to a rousing start. Me, I’m behind and a bit bushed, so I’m going to drop this placeholder here, with apologies, so new comments can start up. And I’ll swap in hopefully somewhat more on topic verbiage by the weekend. Next Wednesday: … Read more

Week 10, no less, in which the identities of many marchers and their monkeys may be revealed — and yes, Part II! Congrats to you not-so-few, you justly proud, you still-marching marchers. I’m really delighted with how many people are hanging in there and with the rich spate of comments from this past week. I’m … Read more

Oh my stars and garters — Week 9!, wherein both marchers errant and their faithful squires cavort, with strange and pleasing results. As Mr. Magoo pointed in last week’s comments, we’ve hit a heckuva milestone by flipping past page 400 (Grossman). And you know what they say about Don Quixote: the last 540 pages are … Read more

Welcome to Week 8, which recounts the pleasing tale of the mugnet inclined, along with other strange events that occured along the way. This was a week of highs and lows for me. There was the high of finding out that Mr. Magoo finds me extremely hot. Followed almost immediately by the low of finding … Read more

Week 7, in which our weary band of ‘marchers may or may not end up attacking some skins of red wine, and other diverting adventures. I just finished the week’s reading, with about an hour+ to spare (west coast time). And I will admit to much relief that this whole Don Fernando, Luscinda, Camila, Anselmo … Read more

Week 7, in which I’m quite lame and behind and largely off-web for various and sundry, but hoping to catch up and post the real thread shortly. Feel free to post toward mugnet on this placeholder. When I swap the real post in, the comments will remain…… Update: By popular demand (OK, two people, but … Read more