Yeah, I've made it to page 52 between snoozes, and I canna keep my weary eyelids from drooping for another word (this is not a comment on the text, merely the lateness of the hour). More tomorrow!

Matt's brother is on the east coast -

we has book. Matt gets it first ( he reads faster and I don't want anyone breathing down my neck) there was a boy about age 7 who was dressed as Quarrels - his idea - I heard his mom talking

I also bought Amy's book. Which was in the section for " new arrivals" - someone had faced it out there- where it wasn't supposed to be. and it wasn't me

people yelling and screaming and cheering for the book - makes my allergies act up.

There's a significant amount of HP spoiler spamming on Livejournal across the communities today.

How rude.

I finished it about 7 and half hours ago. It was 7:30 a.m. in Edinburgh, so I decided to go to bed rather than surf the interwebs at the time, since I figured I was done before most people.

A few thoughts (I'll talk more after others post later):

I thought that, overall, it was a good read. Very plot-heavy, which makes sense considering how much she needed to stick in there, and is good because that's where JK's strengths lie.

I liked the idea of the Hallows vs. the Horcrux, and Dumbledore as fallible, and the fact that nearly ALL of my predictions came true (Snape hearts Lily, Snape is a badass, Harry's a Horcrux, Neville plays a major plot point role) and I liked Kreacher's turnaround, speaking of SPEW. Yay for Ron/Hermione finally getting some snog time. I still think it would have been more emotionally wrenching and satisfying if somebody really major died - Neville or Luna at least - but I can't really complain that the ending was happy. I like a happy. Re: the epilogue, I'm glad Draco didn't end up dead or imprisoned and has a chance to continue the tradition of providing Weasleys with enemies, and I love Neville as a Hogwarts prof.

I wish there had been more Neville, Ginny, and Luna time. I feel like there's a novel somewhere about their adventures at Hogwarts, and if JKR doesn't write it I hope somebody with good fic-writing skills does, without shoving in a romance story (though Neville/Luna can be cute if done correctly, there's simply no basis for it in canon, and I want to read a story that fits the canon there.)

I'ma read it again. Slowly. I know I missed things, especially as I was still a bit tipsy for the first 100 pages or so.

Gris, you can talk HP7 in blackfont in the book club thread. (Not that you can't talk whitefont here but you might want the luxury of not having to tag.)

I'm still waiting for UPS.

I'm afraid, because I'm on the other side of the street that they come by here on their way back to the warehouse.

Because when I went to the page -- it didn't suggest that it had been shipped at all but when I clicked on the order I got the tracking information.

They say mine's shipped. Still saying it'll be delivered next week. I'm trying not to worry. Though maybe worrying will make it come faster.

But did you get tracking information?

Not that I can figure out.

Edit: Probably because it's coming via USPS.

t sigh

Mine still says that it's still in the UPS facility. They need to get on the stick and put it in a truck and drive it over here.

They delivered mine promptly at 9 AM! *fondles the book* But I have to go to work now, so the actual reading will have to wait until the evening. Stupid work.

I'm avoiding LJ because even the faintest impressions outside the LJ-cut are making me paranoid, and honestly, I'm finding myself kind of ridiculous at this point. Better stay away from the 'net until I'm done with the book instead of driving myself even more crazy.