Sorry to double post, but I needed your guys' attention
So it wasn't the roaring "Alright, we believe in you man, can't wait to get started" I was hoping for, but no ones shut me down so it seems I have approval on this, so thank you all very much. I'll try and keep it as painless as possible
I just wanted to put out a little memo before we get started, hopefully help keep track of what's going on in my head. Lord knows I can't.
The important first off, and one of the key reasons I want to do this again: This time we are also including a poll for each book. REMEMBER TO VOTE. 1 is worst, 5 is best. You get one vote per book. I don't think there'll be a time frame on polls, but a few weeks after the end I'll tally up the numbers and see how things stand.
This includes 54 regular books, 4 Chronicles, 4 Megamorphs, and 2 alternamorphs, and yes I'd like to include the alternamorphs this time. They are not consistent with the story, and people have different opinions of their value at large, but I'd like to to them both to get a couple of slack weeks (this is a 64 week project, minimum) and to address a few things that can be contrasted with the main books.
About the timeline-I'd like to again be going in order of publication of the originals, and doing one per week.
This will all be much the same as last time-in fact, I promise to steal at least a few of the questions that came up last time.
I'll post questions, you are free to answer them, ignore them, and post your own as you see fit.
There are some themes I'm going harp on again and again: for example in most Jake books, I'm going to try and get a discussion going on his development and role as a leader. I'll continually try bring up the experience of being in a morph, and asking you to place yourself in moments from the books.
I strongly hope that we get as many people as possible involved, and that everyone tries to read along.
I know some people can participate from memory, but it's still good to actually have the whole book recently done, so we can all nit pick the little things. Most the books can easily be done in under 2 hours. 20 minutes before bed each night and you'll be done with time to spare.
I'm going to try to post the thread each Saturday night PT.
Keep in mind this is a reread. We'll be going book by book, but at times we'll discuss the impact of a moment on the series at large. So, there will be spoilers, and I for one will not be monitoring for them. You partake at your own risk.
I think that's all I wanted to let you in on. For now.
I hope you participate, hope you enjoy, hope you hogtie and drag everyone on RAF who is not participating into it.
Always remember that you're entitled to your opinions, just as everyone else is entitled to theirs. Have a discussion, have a debate, but keep it civil.
This is what RAF is for, right? An adult conversation about a children's book.
The Invasion begins next Saturday
