Jackie Mink asked Werner A. Lind:

How do we read O, Pioneer on June 1st? Is it a ZOOM meeting or a discussion or what? Jackie Mink MinkJM@AOL.com

Werner A. Lind Jackie, good question! When I joined Goodreads back in early 2008, I had no idea what group reads were or how they worked, either; but unlike you, I didn't have enough sense to ask somebody, so I just stumbled along until I figured it out. :-) When I get enough time, I'm going to cross-post my answer to this question in the Early American Literature group (where this read will take place); hopefully it may be of help to some folks there, as well.

No, group reads aren't Zoom discussions; and you don't have to read the whole book on June 1. The read/discussion just officially starts on that day, although group members who join in can start later. The idea is just that sometime during the month of June, everyone who wants to reads O Pioneers, at his/her own speed. On June 1, I'll start a discussion thread, where those who are reading it (or who've read it before) can share their thoughts, questions, background information they found interesting, and impressions, etc. as they go along. When they finish, those who want to can link to their review, if they write one. That's really all there is to it! (Some groups go for more structure, but we don't.) Hope this helps!

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