You should totally grab the book -- I very consciously set an extraordinarily modest pace, partly for purely selfish reasons (I read very slowly) and partly to be maximally friendly for busy people.
This week (and going forward) I also tried to make it friendlier to people who haven't read the book, but care about the issues and want to discuss them. It's a fine line to walk, obviously, but I think there's enough context for people who haven't read the book to make sense of. So don't let it stop you if you haven't read it!
As a fellow slow reader, I appreciate the pace. I also really appreciate all the effort you put into the discussion prompts merely as a thinking-enjoyeerrr.
I wouldn't be immediately setting aside the time to read the book were it not for the book club. Also
  1. the book is much much better than I imagined
  2. the discussion makes the book far more alive for me than simply reading the text
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