Reading the Chunksters discussion

Yay! Thanks Lorna!!

Thank you, Lorna! I knew you were doing the audio, I'm sorry I didn't think to offer to figure out the schedule since I have the book in hand. Anyway, I'm sure the schedule will be just fine. And like you said, we can always make adjustments down the road. :)

My book doesn't have chapter numbers, only names :( I have the Arrow paperback with 910 pages plus an Appendix (not written by Stephenson).

I tried to map the chapter names to Lorna's schedule and it works out as below except that even without counting the prologue, I seem to have 102 chapters instead of 101.

It's not totally even, but the shortest sections are in January which might be good if people need catch-up time after the holidays. Anyway, I hope this helps. (Your page numbers may vary, obviously.)

Lorna, I have to say, this looks like a tough book for audio. There are codes and diagrams and such. But maybe they have ways to describe them.

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Week 1 October 5-12 Chapters 1-7
Prologue + Barrens / Novus Ordo Seclorum / Seaweed / Forays / Indigo / The Spawn of Onan / Burn (to p.89)

Week 2 October 13-20 Chapters 8-15
Pedestrian / Guadalcanal / Galleon / Nightmare / Londinium / Corregidor / Tube / Meat (to p.162)

Week 3 October 21-27 Chapters 16-21
Cycles / Aloft / Non-Disclosure / Ultra / Kinakuta / Qwghlm House (to p.209)

Week 4 October 28-Nov 3 Chapters 22-29
Electrical Till Corporation / Crypt / Lizard / The Castle / Why / Retrograde Maneuver / Huffduff / Pages (to p.263)

Week 5 Nov 4-Nov 10 Chapters 30-36
Ram / Diligence / Spearhead / Morphium / Suit / Cracker / Sultan (to p.320)

Week 6 Nov-11-17 Chapters 37-44
Skipping / Mugs / Yamamoto / Antaeus / Phreaking / Afloat / Shinola / Hostilities (to p.389)

Week 7 Nov 18-24 Chapters 45-51
Funkspiel / Heap / Seeky / Cannibals / Wreak / Santa Monica / Outpost (to p.451)

Week 8 Nov 25-Dec 1 Chapters 52-58
Meteor / Lavender Rose / Brisbane / Donitz / Crunch / Girl / Conspiracy (to p.506)

Week 9 Dec 2-8 Chapters 59-64
Hoard / Rocket / Courting / Inri / California / Organ (to p.577)

Week 10 Dec 9-15 Chapters 65-72
Home / Bundok / Computer / Caravan / The General / Origin / Golgotha / Seattle (to p.655)

Week 11 Dec 16-22 Chapters 73-80
Rock / The Most Cigarettes / Christmas 1944 / Pulse / Buddha / Pontifex / Glory / The Primary (to p.730)

Week 12 Dec 23-29 Chapters 81-86
Deluge / Bust / The Battle of Manila / Captivity / Glamor / Wisdom ( to p.785)

Week 13 Dec 31-Jan 5 Chapters 87-88
Fall / Metis (to p.810)

Week 14 Jan 6-12 Chapters 89-92
Slaves / Arethusa / The Basement / Akihabara (to p.842)

Week 15 Jan 13-19 Chapters 93-96
Project X / Landfall / Goto Sama / RIP (to p.863)

Week 16 Jan 20-27 Chapters 97-101
Return / Cribs / Cayuse / Black Chamber / Passage / Liquidity (to p.910) (+ Appendix to p.918)

I don't have my book with me today, but I think my chapters are numbered. I'll double-check when I get home tonight.

Yeah, I remember seeing a bunch of diagrams and stuff when flipping through it. I know one of my friends in another group is currently in the middle of a reread of this book, I'll find out if she is reading the print copy or doing the audio.

So my friend is listening to the audiobook and she said that it's easy enough for her to follow along, and that there was only one "mechanical gadget" that she could not easily visualize. And there is some math, but that she didn't think the print would have helped her in that case anyway. :)

So my chapters are named and not numbered, so thank you for the alternate schedule Rosemary!

Rosemary wrote: "My book doesn't have chapter numbers, only names :( I have the Arrow paperback with 910 pages plus an Appendix (not written by Stephenson).

I tried to map the chapter names to Lorna's schedule and..."

Thanks Rosemary this was super helpful, I just picked up my copy and it also has chapter names only.

That sounds good to me, Lorna.

That looks great, Lorna, thanks. I find with long books the last part always goes quicker.