So.

[quigonejinn]

It came up in another another thread, but anybody else up for a group reading of the Hornblower books? God knows I could use the help in untangling Horatio "Contact with Reality is for the WEAK" Hornblower.

Since we'd be at least familiar with each other, personally, I'm thinking a very informal kind of thing -- the point is to know more about the books, after all, and not to read them all or something. So no mods, no leaders, not much of a schedule besides the knowledge that, say, next Tuesday, we'll start chattering about ________. If you're done reading, jump in. If you're not done reading, then you can choose between jumping in or staying out until you're done. Chatter contines until people are like "quigonejinn, STFU and move on." And we do!

Totally flexible, though. Just point me in the direction of an excuse to re-read canon, and I'll be all over it. :D



ETA: navalchronicle is up with an organizational post and a members-only one, too.

1. Should we do this on a mailing list or on LJ?

2. Approximately how fast do we want to go through the books? A book a month? More? Less? How fast do you want to read?

3. Do we want to go through the canon a book at a time, or should we go through them in chapters or bunches of chapters? (ex: we'll talk about chapters 12-19 of FC this week?)

4. Should we follow any kind of order? (IE, Forester publication or chronological? Or should we just go for the books that we damn well feel like?)

Comments

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

Hello, I'm here from the recent crack_van rec. I love the Hornblower novels, but have never got into much of the fanfic since it's so often based on the TV series and Archie-centric! Love your long post about Bush's characterisation, and have just joined your new reading community. I'll be away for the first two weeks, but look forward to joining in after that.

[quigonejinn.livejournal.com]

:D We'll be thrilled to have you when you come back, man.

And yeah, fandom depressed the hell out of me in the beginning because even though I love Archie and movieHornblower, I desperately wanted fic about Flying Colours and crankycaptain!Hornblower and, you know. The wonders and marvels of Bush. I'm amazed you made it through the hellaciously ginormous and wanktastic bit of analysis. XD

Anyway. There's a little wedge of us hanging out here with an abiding interest in the books. Come hang out with us.

[zebra363.livejournal.com]

Looking forward to it. Maybe I'll pack Mr Midshipman Hornblower to take with me! I have a few hours on a plane and waiting at the airport to kill.