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Hogwarts: Year Two>Chamber of Secrets Dissection?

Posted: Fri Apr 04, 2008 4:24 pm
by Menolly
How many are interested, and will actually sign up for a dissection?
How many are interested, but only wish to comment on dissections?
How many are interested, but will only lurk?
How many think it is a total waste of time?

Poll will run through Sunday week...

Posted: Sun Apr 06, 2008 8:44 am
by foulwife
I don't have a copy of all of the books or I would like to join up. It's been a while since I read the second one, but I'd be glad to check in and comment if that's ok.

Posted: Tue Apr 08, 2008 6:15 pm
by Zahir
I will definitely take part.

Posted: Sat Apr 12, 2008 12:58 pm
by Menolly
OK all.
Only one day left of the poll.
(let me know if it closes before that)

If it continues in this trend, I'm going to scrap the idea of continuing.

I will attempt to PM some of those who have expressed interest in continuing on. It is possible they haven't been in the forum this last week. But...so far, I am not encouraged by the results.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 1:31 pm
by Menolly
I just attempted to extend the poll, as those I PMd to encourage them to vote have not read the PMs yet. Even so, that's only three more, and to have only four say they want to take part...I dunno.

Let me know if the desire to do this is really there.

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 5:35 pm
by duchess of malfi
You might want to put something up in general discussion if you have not done so already, linking to here. A lot more people go there than the library forums... :?

Posted: Sun Apr 13, 2008 9:22 pm
by Menolly
Yeah...I know.
But a non-Donaldson group read is not something I wish to promote elsewhere on the Watch.
I have not been given grief about doing it, other than a brief protest about my nomination of one of the dissertations for a Watchy. But...I just really don't want to stir the pot at all.

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:29 pm
by Zahir
Me, fresh off of reading the second novel, I'm perfectly willing to write a really in-depth review, inviting anyone and everyone to add their own comments. <g>

Posted: Tue Apr 15, 2008 3:45 pm
by Cameraman Jenn
I'm good for a few chapters. :P

Posted: Mon Apr 21, 2008 1:08 pm
by Menolly
Well all.
Only two said they are willing to do actual dissections.
I'm not going to start this with only two participants.
We'll shelve the idea for now, and if others should speak up in this thread that they're willing to take on chapters, we'll reopen it for discussion.

Ready, Willing

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 7:40 am
by Counselor
..and sort of able. Every time I try to log in, the site asks for a new password, but I'm stil checking in. The daughter and I are still plugging away at COS so I am still willing to take a shot at a chapter or two. After all, only 7 months until Movie6...

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:51 am
by Menolly
Well...we could always do this similar to how Duchess did the read of Fatal Revenant over on the Hangar. She basically wrote chapter dissections as she read them, and others commented.

I would still prefer to spread the dissections out, instead of having one person take them on. But, if we agree to having a next chapter being open to be posted a week after the last, and whomever wants to do it does so, it may work.

What all do you think? I foresee us waiting more than a week before the next one is posted, or getting multiple dissections on a chapter simultaneously, but instead of signing up and having deadlines, it would be more casual.

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 5:35 pm
by Zahir
That sounds perfectly workable to moi. Let us do so!

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 10:45 pm
by Cameraman Jenn
However you guys wanna do it is fine with me. I just like hearing other people's takes on things that I read. I find it fascinating what stuck out in their minds, how they interpreted various things etc etc. Let's get to it. :biggrin:

Posted: Sun May 18, 2008 11:00 pm
by Menolly
OK, OK.
Let me clean up the forum by making an index of the SS/PS dissection and unstickying the individual dissections. Once that's done, have at it. I'll sticky each chapter as a dissection occurs.