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Evan
is on page 630 of 656
1/8th inch thick tiny sliver of pages 'tween me fingers and the finish and a brick of pages in the past and the Wake is all but conquered, or a least a surface reading. It is a deep mine that cannot be tapped in one go. The gems I did get, though, were precious.
— May 20, 2026 10:41AM
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Evan
is on page 600 of 656
I have got this! The code has opened up. There are pages where I completely understand it now. OMG! What a book! Holy shit! Joyce you absolute genius. Greatest, book. ever. Only days away now. I'm going to fricking cry I tell ya.
— May 18, 2026 09:36AM
Evan
is on page 580 of 656
"For sleeking beauties I spinned their nightingveils, to slumbred beast I tummed the thief's air." Damn, that is gorgeous. This section is a tour de force of HCE painting a massive portrait of the town and the people, his accusers; the idea of casting stones without sin. Incredible, masterly, perplexing, but great.
— May 17, 2026 11:37AM
Evan
is on page 556 of 656
Because I didn't read the editor's foreword, the page alignments have been off, but I'm now far enough to the end that I can match the count and so am advancing the page count forward to match the number of actual pages left. TMI, but it's just a note ...
— May 15, 2026 06:42PM
Evan
is on page 512 of 656
Some real laugh-out-loud puns in this part. The trial scenes are always fun in this. I'm going to miss the Wake when she's over.
— May 15, 2026 10:09AM
