Stangmar2005-07-18 23:06:19
QUOTE(roark @ Jul 18 2005, 03:52 PM)
I actually haven't read the books. I think I will wait for the movies. I used to be a huge fantasy and sci-fi reader, but for the last couple of years I have been exclusivly hooked on philosophy and economics books. (Seriously. Don't laugh!)
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Unknown2005-07-18 23:19:44
I went to a book release party at Books-A-Million. It was fun. Mostly cause of how many people were there! When we finally all lined up for the book at 11ish, the line looped through the building several times. It was 12:20 by the time I got through the line and got my book and it was nearly 1am by the time I got home. I'd wanted to read it straight through, but around 3ish I decided I better get some sleep. I finished it around noon saturday.
And it was awesome. The ending surprised me. Not so the who as they how, as someone said before. I cried while I read it.
Now I have to wait for 2-3 years or however long to read the seventh book and find out what's going to happen next. Or maybe she'll write this one really, really, really fast...
And it was awesome. The ending surprised me. Not so the who as they how, as someone said before. I cried while I read it.
Now I have to wait for 2-3 years or however long to read the seventh book and find out what's going to happen next. Or maybe she'll write this one really, really, really fast...
Unknown2005-07-19 03:26:34
About a year before the fourth book came out (Goblet of Fire for the non-fanatics) we had over 200 holds in our system. We ended up with over 70 copies. But we're also the third largest circulating library in Virginia. I'm a geek.
Maedhros2005-07-19 03:38:39
QUOTE(SuperFrog @ Jul 18 2005, 02:37 PM)
I am going to get so much crap for this, but i honestly could never sit and read the books and keep intrest, but when i watched the movies i was like oh cool and would go back to read the book and still not be able to stay intrested. And to let you guys know i read fairly often, lots of stephen king,dean koontz,Anne rice, Robin cook and so fourth and i just picked up the wheel of time series.
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If you couldn't finish Harry Potter, I recommend you don't pick up A Path of Daggers or Crossorads of Twilight (<--- CROSSROADS IS THE MOST BORING BOOK EVER) and just read a summary on the internet of what happened in those books. Don't worry about length; the summaries would be like 2 lines each.
Raezon2005-07-19 03:39:11
You mention it tied up a lot of loose ends, but I felt it created a lot more too. The headmaster's total faith in the half-blood prince, and he mentioned many a time, he had something unshakeable that made him believe it. Albeit that makes the ending more poignant but I also almost want to believe it was some magic trick, and that he'll come back later on and the prince was really helping him do a cover up.
Anyways, the book itself is definitely growing up, I wouldn't hand it a young child anymore as readily as I would have the first few books. Also, I hope Ginny defies Harry's request... I've always loved Ginny.
Anyways, the book itself is definitely growing up, I wouldn't hand it a young child anymore as readily as I would have the first few books. Also, I hope Ginny defies Harry's request... I've always loved Ginny.
Unknown2005-07-19 03:48:51
QUOTE(Raezon @ Jul 18 2005, 09:39 PM)
You mention it tied up a lot of loose ends, but I felt it created a lot more too. The headmaster's total faith in the half-blood prince, and he mentioned many a time, he had something unshakeable that made him believe it. Albeit that makes the ending more poignant but I also almost want to believe it was some magic trick, and that he'll come back later on and the prince was really helping him do a cover up.
Anyways, the book itself is definitely growing up, I wouldn't hand it a young child anymore as readily as I would have the first few books. Also, I hope Ginny defies Harry's request... I've always loved Ginny.
Anyways, the book itself is definitely growing up, I wouldn't hand it a young child anymore as readily as I would have the first few books. Also, I hope Ginny defies Harry's request... I've always loved Ginny.
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I think the headmaster's total faith in the half-blood prince was because he knew that was the only person who could/would do such a thing. If you know what I mean...I'm trying to not be too direct. I'm not sure I'm good at it.
And yeah. I hope Ginny ignores Harry's request too. Silly boy.
Unknown2005-07-19 12:42:23
Ginny will. I mean, come on. She's a girl. =\\ And in her, what, 5th year now? Going into 6th? Yea, she's a teenage girl. Who's going to listen to a dork with glasses, anyway?
Stangmar2005-07-19 21:47:27
just finished it this morning. WHOA! I kind of expected (name withheld because i don't want to spoil the book for all those who haven't read it.) to die, but i had no idea how he would die or to whom. I suspected it would have been to somebody else.
Unknown2005-07-20 01:19:35
QUOTE(stangmar @ Jul 19 2005, 04:47 PM)
just finished it this morning. WHOA! I kind of expected (name withheld because i don't want to spoil the book for all those who haven't read it.) to die, but i had no idea how he would die or to whom. I suspected it would have been to somebody else.
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I'm honestly hoping the person sent to kill NowDeadMan (But failed. Who the hell sends this sort of person to kill NowDeadMan? Can you say "OUTMATCHED"?) isn't evil. I always thought he would be hot when he was older.
But I have a thing for angry
Raezon2005-07-20 01:26:03
Well, it's more a question of how much is he evil or is it a function of his upbringing... nature versus nurture buhahahaha. Anyways, not getting into that... the other side of personA killing person B is to demonstrate Harry's correctness in suspecting such things, which really provides him with a sort of omniscient viewpoint which truly illuminates why he's the chosen one. I loved personB's circular logic behind Harry being chosen as the "one" and the ultimate return to the idea that it could have been anyone.
Joli2005-07-20 01:29:04
QUOTE(roark @ Jul 18 2005, 05:52 PM)
I actually haven't read the books. I think I will wait for the movies. I used to be a huge fantasy and sci-fi reader, but for the last couple of years I have been exclusivly hooked on philosophy and economics books. (Seriously. Don't laugh!)
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That actually fits the personality you seem to have.. Reminds me of my brother a bit too much though.
Unknown2005-07-20 01:32:31
QUOTE(Raezon @ Jul 19 2005, 08:26 PM)
Well, it's more a question of how much is he evil or is it a function of his upbringing... nature versus nurture buhahahaha. Anyways, not getting into that... the other side of personA killing person B is to demonstrate Harry's correctness in suspecting such things, which really provides him with a sort of omniscient viewpoint which truly illuminates why he's the chosen one. I loved personB's circular logic behind Harry being chosen as the "one" and the ultimate return to the idea that it could have been anyone.
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Well, remember. It was almost NEVILLE LONGBOTTOM who was the "one". You know, the fat porker everyone thought was a squibb (isn't that what they call magicless purebloods?). The one who forgets everything?
Could you imagine? "Neville Longbottom and the Sorcerer's Stone!"
"Happy birthday Neville!!" "It's my birthday...?" "Here's a remember-all!" "Oh sweet! This reminds me I've forgotten something! And.. it's reminding me of... something..." "It's you're birthday." "THAT'S IT!" "What's that?" "Iunno. A letter."
Unknown2005-07-20 02:00:59
QUOTE(Ye of Little Faith @ Jul 19 2005, 07:19 PM)
I'm honestly hoping the person sent to kill NowDeadMan (But failed. Who the hell sends this sort of person to kill NowDeadMan? Can you say "OUTMATCHED"?) isn't evil. I always thought he would be hot when he was older.
But I have a thing for angry, so.
But I have a thing for angry
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Outmatched was kind of the point, I gathered. I think the person sent to kill was sent to fail and die himself out of revenge for the actions (or inactions as the case may be) of another.
Beyond that, I agree with Raezon...it's more nurture than nature. After all...in the end, he didn't even really try.
Veonira2005-07-20 02:02:58
Raezon is so good at discussing the book without spoiling it.
Ginny has become one of my favorite characters. And I thought I was really close to one of my favorite characters becoming cool but, alas, no. Sigh. Maybe in the next book.
Ginny has become one of my favorite characters. And I thought I was really close to one of my favorite characters becoming cool but, alas, no. Sigh. Maybe in the next book.
Kaileigh2005-07-20 02:37:03
I still don't think DeadmanKiller is bad. (*snerk* did I say that?) He had all the chances to kill Harry in this book alone but didn't. Deflecting his spells was almost like showing Harry how bad at magic he actually is.
And the whole thing at the beginning at his house. When has JK set something out at the beginning of the book like that. It just doens't quite fit to me. Maybe Deadman was prepared to sacrafice himself. Because you know.. there are alot of talking portraits laying about and odds are there is one of him that would still be just as knowledgable.
Also the way Deadman begged for his life.. really didn't seem like him. I have a side Idea that it was someone hopped up on poly juice.. but that's just wishful thinking I supposed.
And the whole thing at the beginning at his house. When has JK set something out at the beginning of the book like that. It just doens't quite fit to me. Maybe Deadman was prepared to sacrafice himself. Because you know.. there are alot of talking portraits laying about and odds are there is one of him that would still be just as knowledgable.
Also the way Deadman begged for his life.. really didn't seem like him. I have a side Idea that it was someone hopped up on poly juice.. but that's just wishful thinking I supposed.
Maedhros2005-07-20 03:13:53
Deadman seems kinda arrogant in this book...I mean, every time he/she/it talks about himself/herself/itself he/she/it always praises his/her/its (wow that gets annoying) intelligence and cunning.
If you read this one and then the first book, the differences in age targetting is stunning.
Some glaring holes in the JK Rowling universe though...minor things, like a Refilling Spell (why even bother to buy more than one bottle of something? Just keep refilling) or the random ability to conjure stuff out of mid-air (again, why bother buying?).
If you read this one and then the first book, the differences in age targetting is stunning.
Some glaring holes in the JK Rowling universe though...minor things, like a Refilling Spell (why even bother to buy more than one bottle of something? Just keep refilling) or the random ability to conjure stuff out of mid-air (again, why bother buying?).
Unknown2005-07-20 05:01:37
QUOTE(Kaileigh @ Jul 19 2005, 08:37 PM)
I still don't think DeadmanKiller is bad. (*snerk* did I say that?) He had all the chances to kill Harry in this book alone but didn't. Deflecting his spells was almost like showing Harry how bad at magic he actually is.
And the whole thing at the beginning at his house. When has JK set something out at the beginning of the book like that. It just doens't quite fit to me. Maybe Deadman was prepared to sacrafice himself. Because you know.. there are alot of talking portraits laying about and odds are there is one of him that would still be just as knowledgable.
Also the way Deadman begged for his life.. really didn't seem like him. I have a side Idea that it was someone hopped up on poly juice.. but that's just wishful thinking I supposed.
And the whole thing at the beginning at his house. When has JK set something out at the beginning of the book like that. It just doens't quite fit to me. Maybe Deadman was prepared to sacrafice himself. Because you know.. there are alot of talking portraits laying about and odds are there is one of him that would still be just as knowledgable.
Also the way Deadman begged for his life.. really didn't seem like him. I have a side Idea that it was someone hopped up on poly juice.. but that's just wishful thinking I supposed.
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I agree. Though I think the begging was more for the killer to go through with the killing than to stop the killing.
Unknown2005-07-20 06:36:25
The identity of the HBP did surprise me, though I suppose that's just me being stupid. Various clues throughout the book showed that this person would be him - but I obviously did not pay close enough attention.
And I do agree. Deadman was much more arrogant in this book than any of the others. Still wish he didn't die, though.
I'm a bit ashamed to say that I cried.
And I do agree. Deadman was much more arrogant in this book than any of the others. Still wish he didn't die, though.
I'm a bit ashamed to say that I cried.Bau2005-07-20 07:02:40
QUOTE(Maedhros @ Jul 17 2005, 01:48 PM)
Being the cheapstake (cheapskate? I never figured out which one it was) I am, I'll wait a couple of months when the prices go down.
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Cheapskate, definitely cheapskate.
I'll read it when mum buys it. Or if she takes too long, I'll order it from my favourite bookshop and he'll get it for me cheaper than the ONLY bookstore in the ENTIRE SOUTERHN HIGHLANDS (OK, so maybe Moss Vale might have another one) (and the ABC Shop doesn't count). Or maybe I'll just go see my brother and nick it off him, I'm sure he'll buy it.
Bau2005-07-20 07:04:15
QUOTE(roark @ Jul 19 2005, 09:52 AM)
I actually haven't read the books. I think I will wait for the movies. I used to be a huge fantasy and sci-fi reader, but for the last couple of years I have been exclusivly hooked on philosophy and economics books. (Seriously. Don't laugh!)
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Movies aren't as good as the books. It's a natural thing - if the book was written before the movie was filmed, the book is naturally better.
And your reading matter is... questionable. Although philosophy isn't as bad as economics.
