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canaidyan

Brain Dump

Jan 02, 2008 19:48

Well, what have I been up to since I last posted several millenia ago? Here's a quick dump:

Went out to Toronto in mid-September, to attend my brother's wedding. Had a lovely time, first attending the wedding just outside London, then hopping up to Toronto for a day to see the sights. Even though I've lived in Canada for all but five years of my ( Read more... )

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longhairedhippy January 3 2008, 17:05:24 UTC

Wow! He posts!

I was pretty profoundly un-moved by the last Harry Potter book, but then I'd only read book six out of a sense of obligation. I've been reading a lot of Neil Gaiman lately, don't know if you've read any of his (e.g. "American Gods", "Stardust", "Neverwhere" etc) but he's awfully good.

canaidyan January 8 2008, 05:22:51 UTC

Haven't read Neil Gaiman (yet), though he is highly recommended!

rich_jacko January 3 2008, 23:32:52 UTC

See, aside from the trite epilogue, I really enjoyed the final Potter book. Yes, it was blatantly obvious from the first explanation of the word "Horcrux" in Book 6 that Harry was one, but I rather liked the way round it. Having Harry actually die (and stay dead!) would have completely changed the tone of the story. Bear in mind these are kids books - Rowling wanted it to end with the hero triumphant and Voldemort getting his just desserts ( ... )