I’ve finally come home (after three weeks away for work, yay !), so here is the physical page count :
| Chapter | Sub-chapter page count | Chapter page count |
|---|---|---|
| 序篇 降矢木一族釈義 | 16 | |
| 第一篇 死体と二つの扉を繞って | 47 | |
| 一、栄光の奇蹟 | 13 | |
| 二、テレーズ吾われを殺せり | 19 | |
| 三、屍光故ゆえなくしては | 15 | |
| 第二篇 ファウストの呪文 | 56 | |
| 一、Undinus sich winden（水精よ蜿くれ） | 22 | |
| 二、鐘鳴器の讃詠歌で…… | 16 | |
| 三、易介は挾まれて殺さるべし | 18 | |
| 第三篇 黒死館精神病理学 | 80 | |
| 一、風精……異名は？ | 18 | |
| 二、死霊集会の所在 | 28 | |
| 三、莫迦、ミュンスターベルヒ！ | 34 | |
| 第四篇 詩と甲胄と幻影造型 | 40 | |
| 一、古代時計室へ | 22 | |
| 二、Salamander soll gluhen（火精よ燃え猛れ） | 18 | |
| 第五篇 第三の惨劇 | 57 | |
| 一、犯人の名は、リュッツェン役の戦歿者中に | 44 | |
| 二、宙に浮んで……殺さるべし | 13 | |
| 第六篇 算哲埋葬の夜 | 48 | |
| 一、あの渡り鳥……二つに割れた虹 | 32 | |
| 二、大階段の裏に…… | 16 | |
| 第七篇 法水は遂に逸せり⁉ | 55 | |
| 一、シャビエル上人の手が…… | 27 | |
| 二、光と色と音――それが闇に没し去ったとき | 28 | |
| 第八篇 降矢木家の壊崩 | 76 | |
| 一、ファウスト博士の拇指痕 | 32 | |
| 二、伸子よ、運命の星の汝の胸に | 18 | |
| 三、父よ、吾も人の子なり | 26 |
So apart for chapter 3 and 8, which are almost twice as long, and chapter 4, which is shorter at 40 pages, other chapters are between 50 and 60 pages. What about a semi-flexible schedule based on chapters (with one thread per chapter) and suggested weekly endpoints, like this :
| Start/End dates | Chapters | Suggested Weekly Endpoints | Total pages | Total week number |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sept 1-28 | Prologue, Chapter 1 | One subchapter a week, including a week for the prologue itself | 63 pages | 4 weeks |
| Sept 29 - Oct 19 | Chapter 2 | 1 subchapter a week | 56 pages | 3 weeks |
| Oct 20 - November 23 | Chapter 3 | 1 week for 3.1, 2 weeks for each of 3.2 and 3.3 | 80 pages | 5 weeks |
| November 24 - December 7 | Chapter 4 | 1 subchapter a week | 40 pages | 2 weeks |
| Dec 8-28 | Chapter 5 | 2 weeks for 5.1, 1 week for 5.2 | 57 pages | 3 weeks |
| December 29 - January 18 | Chapter 6 | 2 weeks for 6.1, 1 week for 6.2 | 48 pages | 3 weeks |
| Jan 19 - Feb 8 | Chapter 7 | mix-n-match ? | 55 pages | 3 weeks |
| Feb 8 - March 8 | Chapter 8 | 2 weeks for 8.3, 1 week for 8.2, 2 weeks for 8.3 | 76 pages | 5 weeks |
Does it look too lopsided ? What do you think ? Of course, that can be changed once every one has had an actual look at the book (past the prologue…)
