St. Anne's Reading Group Experience discussion

For next Saturday May 4, 2013; please read through page 236. This will conclude Part II...

Here are my notes from this weeks discussion--please send me any and all updates:
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Kraken 3
May 4, 2013

General

1. Reading Schedule
1. 05/11/2013 pg. 329 End Part Four / Start of Part Five
2. 05/18/2013 pg 509 End of Book

2. Reading Status
1. Mike Chapter 25
2. Steadman Chapter 16
3. Candace Chapter ~20
4. Ronnie Chapter 48
5. David Chapter 38
6. Marie Done
7. Fred Not reading, here for socialization

3. Location

1. Table is sticky

1. need to bring wipes

2. Floor is sticky

1. Chairs are stuck to the floor
2. Like an X-Rated Theater
3. Had to jerk them off



Discussion

1. There is no reading guide

1. We need an Annotated Kraken

1. Maire will break down one chapter for next time


2. China Mieville is a well respected author

1. Suspension of disbelief in this book is odd
2. Don't like the writing style
3. Book is weird

1. genre is New Weird
2. School of Mental Masturbation

1. See Location update above



3. What nation is this a best seller

1. Nerdom
2. Geekitude

4. When you relate to the book it really helps it make sense
1. One word, plastics
2. Plasticity of human brain
3. Can the plastic break
1. Brain cannot
2. Car plastic can


5. Question my intellectual abilities while I read

1. Deliberate Dissonance
2. I am not freaking out, I am eating my sandwich

6. Part of the intention?
7. Could not string the plot together
8. Ghosts
1. Simon

1. Died so many times
2. Called himself

2. Police Trinity

9. Plot is Pointless

1. Resolves things by randomly making things up
2. Speaking tattoo makes it pointless because Mieville can do anything
3. No reality
4. Is emotion real

10. Blues Festival

1. Jimmy Crassway

1. Stoned Puppeteer

2. Aab the Vulcan

1. Speaks Gibberish


11. Fred is a water color painter
12. Candace knows Morse code
13. End of the World
14. Anti Government Message


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I love the posted notes and wonder how an innocent stranger would decipher them! Especially the "location" notes.