In about a week and a half we will have the first discussion of Agatha Christie's The Murder of Roger Ackroyd. 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.

MARGINALIA - How to post??? - 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.

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

Schedule:

• Jan 16: Chapters 1-4
• Jan 19: Chapters 5-8
• Jan 21: Chapters 9-12
• Jan 23: Chapters 13-16
• Jan 26: Chapters 17-20
• Jan 28: Chapters 21-24
• Jan 30: Chapters 25-end