I checked the PDF copy that I have and chapter 6 starts on page 237. In comparison my PDF copy of Starship Troopers is only 157 pages. While I haven’t read Gulag Archipelago I’d imagine the writing is much denser than Starship Troopers.
Five chapters with only a week’s discussion seems a lot to bite off at one time.
I picked up the paperback copy of volume 1 and would concur, the end of chapter 5 is 236 pages and is over a third the total first volume. My suggestion would be the first two chapters, which would come in at 92 pages in my book. Some of the later chapters are much shorter.
I checked the PDF copy that I have and chapter 6 starts on page 237. In comparison my PDF copy of Starship Troopers is only 157 pages. While I haven’t read Gulag Archipelago I’d imagine the writing is much denser than Starship Troopers.
Five chapters with only a week’s discussion seems a lot to bite off at one time.
I picked up the paperback copy of volume 1 and would concur, the end of chapter 5 is 236 pages and is over a third the total first volume. My suggestion would be the first two chapters, which would come in at 92 pages in my book. Some of the later chapters are much shorter.
imo maybe we should start with the abridged version snd vote on the full versiuon when we're done reading it