I was questioned elsewhere about my statement that Book 7 is not a kids book. Here are my thoughts:

Perhaps the better way to say it is that I see this book, and possibly book 6, as adult novels that some kids can read, but won’t fully appreciate until they are older.

First, I want to say that as a parent, I tended to the more lenient side, and if ( Read more... )

I am thoroughly exhausted. Spoilers:

In total random disorder; I will post more later. And I have to say that while some of what I say here are my original thoughts, others were developed thanks to discussion with Tish, Cyndi and Diane:

1. I liked the book. My two biggest fears were that Harry would die and that I would be so unhappy with the ending ( Read more... )

I'm still in NYC, leaving in about 90 minutes, but back at the Apple store. We had no Internet in our room ($17 a day!), so I couldn't post this link sooner ( Read more... )

I'm at work, reading an interview with Harry Potter director David Yates, and had to post this little snippet that came up when he was asked to discuss his next movie, which is HP: Half Blood Prince ( Read more... )

Yes, I am alive. Here’s a rundown of a fun and fabulous weekend. And Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

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I meant to post this weeks ago, and got distracted. And I also realize that some people might think this is in poor taste. But here goes:

Who dies next? How? And who kills them?

And who lives?

The next and last HP book could be deadly. Hopefully not, but signs from JKR aren’t good.

This death pool started at Gen Con. Participants in the ( Read more... )

I’ve been immersed in the Harry Potter community for almost two weeks now. When I’m not at work, I’m trolling the Internet for stuff. And it’s amazing what’s out there, and I know I’ve only touched the surface.

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In a few months, when it gets cold out, I’m going to wonder where the summer went and why I didn’t go hiking/biking/enjoying outdoors more. And I’ll remember how I spent one weekend reading Harry Potter. The negative side of an obsession.

OK, more Potter. And then I am signing off, taking a walk and going into work.

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I finished.

First, Caroline. She called from Belize: she arrived safely, and is stuck at the airport waiting for the rest of her team to arrive before they head to the monkey sanctuary. She switched airplanes at Newark, made it through customs, and bought a phone card, all fine.
Amazingly enough, she called when she and I were about 10 pages ( Read more... )

But I did read the first six chapters. I have to get up in, like, two hours and get Caroline to the airport.

It's wonderful so far.

No real spoilers, but just in case

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