[sindohte]

I sent out PMs today to everyone who said that they were interested in taking part in the discussion of The Hobbit. However there might be some people who may decide to join us later which is why I am posting a copy of the welcome letter for all assorted and sundry to read

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Hi there,

I just wanted to remind you that the Hobbit reading group officially begins tomorrow. Since not everyone has participated in a reading group before or here at OSA let me just give you a quick rundown of what to expect.

Each Sunday I start a thread which will tell you what chapter will be discussed for the week. On Monday the discussion leader for that chapter will post a summary of the chapter and any thoughts and/or questions they might have to share. For those of you who volunteered to be discussion leaders, please do not feel that you have to write a book. Two to three paragraphs is more than enough to give folks an idea of what took place in a chapter. Although the group will move on to a new chapter each week, you are more than welcome to go back to any of the previous chapter threads and add additional posts if you think of something to share at some later point.

The last thing to keep in mind is that we should try to stay on-topic. Certainly we are a fun group of folks and there is nothing wrong with joking around about what we encounter in the Hobbit. However, it is my hope that we can stay focused and not turn our reading group into some NC-17 rated non-book related discussion. That way when in the future someone goes back to refer to a particular chapter from the reading group, they won't have to wade through 3 pages of how Elijah Woods has the most divine eyes and he must obviously be wearing contacts (hey, I happen to love his eyes and think they are dreamy).

If you have any questions or problems, just give me a holler.

Happy reading,
Sindohte