Everyone hates Dickens? I don't care!
I want to have a Victorian-style informal reading night. Actually I want to have series of such nights, but I don't think I know anyone with the dedication to show up week after week. We'll get a novel, preferably a Dickens novel*, and read it aloud one chapter at a time. It would be a big commitment, but oh, the rewards! Bonding! Suspense! Emotional Investment! Etc!
Relatedly, why doesn't anyone publish novels serially anymore? My attention span is ever so short, but I tend to start what I finish** if I can do it a bit at a time. Plus, books are heavy!
*Or I have this Jimmy Buffett novel that I got from the hospital gift shop when I was having Lu. It's amazing (if a thing can be amazing without being particularly good). I didn't think it was possible to write a 400 page prose pop song. But it is!
**er, finish what I start. Is it possible not to start what one finishes? Discuss.
Relatedly, why doesn't anyone publish novels serially anymore? My attention span is ever so short, but I tend to start what I finish** if I can do it a bit at a time. Plus, books are heavy!
*Or I have this Jimmy Buffett novel that I got from the hospital gift shop when I was having Lu. It's amazing (if a thing can be amazing without being particularly good). I didn't think it was possible to write a 400 page prose pop song. But it is!
**er, finish what I start. Is it possible not to start what one finishes? Discuss.