I still have issues processing that I'll be buying HP7 5 hours before anybody in the US. In Edinburgh.
Man, you just get darker and darker, and the weird thing is, your aura? Beige.
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Gris - Jul 05, 2007 7:50:57 am PDT #3070 of 28195
Hey. New board.
DebetEsse - Jul 05, 2007 8:19:50 am PDT #3071 of 28195
Woe to the fucking wicked.
Gris, if you read real fast, you might be able to finish before we even get ours (well, not me, because I have this damn original text fetish)
ChiKat - Jul 05, 2007 9:03:39 am PDT #3072 of 28195
That man was going to shank me. Over an omelette. Two eggs and a slice of government cheese. Is that what my life is worth?
I got my copy of HBP from Amazon at 9:00 a.m. on the delivery date, but my friend who lived in the city (Chicago) didn't get hers until around 2:00 in the afternoon.
And I lived (at the time) a mile or less from you and got mine around 1pm that day.
Kathy A - Jul 05, 2007 9:40:52 am PDT #3073 of 28195
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil
That's right!
I'll have to put my name down to reserve #7 tonight, so I can pick it up while at work. I asked on Tuesday, and (so far) they have over 1200 reservations for the book just at my store alone. There's a fun promo banner there saying, "You've read 3,440 pages already. Only 784 to go."
Polter-Cow - Jul 05, 2007 9:57:23 am PDT #3074 of 28195
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Hee! That's cute.
beth b - Jul 05, 2007 6:44:33 pm PDT #3075 of 28195
oh joy! Oh Rapture ! I have a brain!
I am rereading HP5 right now, I forgot how truly dark this one is. Like no glimmer of hope with relentless pounding of stupidity from above ( GWB, anyone) combined with basic adolescence angst. . I was talking with C , my co-worker's daughter, and she says 5 is her favorite. I think when I read it the first time my eyes were half closed - I think I missed a lot due to the pain. ( pain for the characters)
Anne W. - Jul 06, 2007 1:45:32 am PDT #3076 of 28195
The lost sheep grow teeth, forsake their lambs, and lie with the lions.
Beth, I had much the same reaction to Book 5. It's one I have not been able to bring myself to re-read.
Volans - Jul 06, 2007 3:14:20 am PDT #3077 of 28195
move out and draw fire
My DH just re-read them all, and picked 5 as his favorite (unseating 3, who previously held that honor). He says she did a perfect job writing an adolescent boy.
But, he digs Russian novels too.
Volans - Jul 06, 2007 3:19:11 am PDT #3078 of 28195
move out and draw fire
Oh, and, I don't know if I posted this already, but here's the difference between me and Mallory's godfather:
Our townhouse has dormer windows on the top, seemingly indicating a third floor, but they actually go into the attic. Mal's godparents were helping me move in, and O asked "What's behind those windows?" In unison, I said "Jane Eyre" and L said "Greg Brady's room."
(and yes, I know Jane wasn't the one in the attic)
Aims - Jul 06, 2007 3:19:36 am PDT #3079 of 28195
Shit's all sorts of different now.
I've not been rereading my HP as I intended. I got sucked into various books due to HAVING A LIBRARY WITHIN WALKING DISTANCE! So very excited.
I'm reading Queen Bees and Wanna-Bes right now, and Joe is reading Queen Bee Moms and Kingpin Dads by her as well.
Awesome stuff. Highly rec for anyone with daughters.