TrueLit Read-Along - (Pale Fire - Reading Schedule)
Sorry for the very late post... I got home from NYC and was both tired and overcome with literal illness lol. Thankfully this book is easy to get ahold of!
The Winner (and other results):
The winner of the twentieth vote for the read-along is Vladimir Nabokov's Pale Fire. For those curious about the statistics, here is the spreadsheet of the RANKED CHOICE VOTES (137 votes total) and here is the pie chart of the TOP 5 VOTES (179 votes).
(Pagination is based on the easily findable Vintage edition with the burnt out smoking match on a purple background).
| Week | Post Dates | Section | Volunteers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 11 January 2025 | Introduction* | u/boiledtwice |
| 2 | 18 January 2025 | Foreward and Poem (pp. 13-69)** | u/labookbook |
| 3 | 25 January 2025 | Commentary Lines 1-4 - Com. Line 137 (pp. 73-136) | u/Thrillamuse |
| 4 | 1 February 2025 | Com. Line 143 - Com. Line 403-404 (pp. 137-196) | u/TheCoziestGuava |
| 5 | 8 February 2025 | Com. Line 408 - Com. Line 697 (pp. 197-253) | Looking |
| 6 | 15 February 2025 | Com. Lines 704-707 - Com. Line 1000 & Index (pp. 253-301) & Wrap-Up | Looking |
*This is not to discuss any introduction to the book, but to discuss what you may know about it or about the author prior to reading.
**The forward is actually a part of the novel itself, so it must be read.
Our return to a volunteer based system made the last read along quite amazing, so we will be continuing with it!
So, please comment if you would like to volunteer for a specific week. When it comes time for you to make your post, u/Woke-Smetana will communicate with you ahead of time to make sure everything is looking good!
Volunteer Rules of Thumb:
- Genuinely, do it how you want. The post could be a summary of the chapter with guided questions, your own analysis with guided questions, or even just the guided questions. Truly, please volunteer knowing this shouldn't be a burden. If you want to contribute just by making the post with maybe 3-5 questions for readers to answer, that is more than enough!
- Be willing to make the post at least somewhat early in the day on the Saturdays they should be posted. Before noon if possible, but at least not waiting until the evening.
- If we do not have a volunteer for a certain week or if the volunteer ends up not being able to make the post, we will just do the standard weekly post for that week that we've done for a while.
- So please, volunteer!
- Also, please let us know ahead of time if you end up not being able to do it . . . It's not a big deal at all, but it'd be nice to know.
Before next week's Introduction, buy your books so they have time to ship if necessary, and then once the introduction is posted you are free to start reading!
Thanks again everyone!