Greetings Ladies and Gentlemen Bastards,

We start reading The Lies of Locke Lamora on February 20. Until then, here's a spot for you to jot down anything that strikes your fancy while you read the book.

Now you might be asking - what is a marginalia post for, exactly?

This post is a place for you to put your marginalia as we read. Scribbles, comments, glosses (annotations), critiques, doodles, illuminations, or links to related - none discussion worthy - material. Anything of significance you happen across as we read. As such this is likely to contain spoilers from other users reading further ahead in the novel. We prefer, of course, that it is hidden or at least marked (massive spoilers/spoilers from chapter 10...you get the idea).

Marginalia are your observations. They don't need to be insightful or deep. Why marginalia when we have discussions?

Sometimes its nice to just observe rather than over-analyze a book. They are great to read back on after you have progressed further into the novel. Not everyone reads at the same pace and it is nice to have somewhere to comment on things here so you don't forget by the time the discussions come around.

Ok, so what exactly do I write in my comment?

Start with general location (early in chapter 4/at the end of chapter 2/ and so on). Write your observations, or Copy your favorite quotes, or Scribble down your light bulb moments, or Share you predictions, or Link to an interesting side topic.

Note: Spoilers from other books should always be under spoiler tags unless explicitly stated otherwise.

As always, any questions or constructive criticism is welcome and encouraged. This post will be flaired and linked in the schedule so you can find it easily, even later in the read. Have at it, rogues!