April reading schedule
A third through already!
Hello! Here is the reading schedule for April. As outlined in my earlier post, this slow read has a schedule that divides the 1000-something-page book into bite size chunks; my hope is that this slow (and it’s quite slow) read of this literary treat will make room for reflection, critique, ideas, historical research, comments, and thoughts - all of which you can share in the comments of each weekly update (like sunday’s post!), or in the Chat.1
I would like to remind you that the page count in the schedule is only indicative; I’ve based the page count off of the 2017 Pan Books edition which has a total page count of 1076 pages. Any edition of the novel, however, can be enjoyed; personally, I’ve found even the audiobook narrated by John Lee to be quite enjoyable!
Other useful information:
POTE slow read start page (schedule timetable found here)
April reading schedule
Week 1: 1st-6th
Chapter 5, ii (24pages)
Last sentence: “’Be ready at dawn’.”
Recap: Sunday 6th.
Week 2: 7th-13th
Chapter 5, ii (cont.) – chapter 5, iii (24 pages)
Last sentence: “But he was happy for Philip. ‘yes, indeed’, he said. ‘It’s a very good sign’.”
Recap: Sunday 13th.
Week 3: 14th-20th
Chapter 6, i – chapter 6, ii (33 pages)
Last sentence: “The goldsmith returned to the back of the house and closed the massive ironbound door.”
Recap: Sunday 20th.
Week 4: 21st-30th
Chapter 6, ii (cont.) – chapter 6, iii (30 pages)
Last sentence: “’My name is Philip’, he said, ‘[…]’.”
Recap: Wednesday 30th.
The recap of each week’s reading will be available on Sundays, and can also be found here. I hope you can bare with me as I host a slow read like this for the first time; if you have any feedback, please don’t be afraid to contact me either through theculturaldiegetic@substack.com or DMs. Thank you!
Thank you, and happy reading!
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