One Book, One Twitter

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The ‘One Book, One Twitter’

For anyone just arriving, huffing and puffing, to the shindig, we’re reading American Gods, by Neil Gaiman.

So now that we know what we’re reading, we still have to answer the question: How do you get thousands of people to read one book together without ruining the suspense and twists for anyone?

After all, some people like to read in delicate sips of 10 or 20 pages, while others — like me — prefer greedy three- or four-hour binges. And many of you have already devoured the entire book, or are reading it for the umpteenth time!

You can read (or reread) any way you want during the next eight weeks –- God help us if we tried to stop you –- but please, please be kind to others and stick to the following schedule for your comments. That way even the most delicate readers among us will have a chance to enjoy Gaiman’s finely-crafted thrills.

If you feel slightly queasy about tackling such a big book, use this schedule to divvy up the task into manageable chunks. The schedule covers 70 to 100 pages each week. You can nibble that down bit-by-bit every night before bed, or gobble it down in one great, lazy Sunday bender.

But keep in mind that the discussion of anything in those chapters is fair game starting from Day One of that week.

Happy reading everyone, and remember to follow @ 1b1t2010 for updates and to add the #1b1t to your tweets!

The ‘One Book, One Twitter’ Discussion Schedule

Week 1 : May 5 - 11
Caveat, Warning for Travelers
Epigraph
Discuss chapters 1, 2, 3.

Week 2 : May 12 - 18
Discuss chapters 4, 5, 6.

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