And don't you ever stand for that sort of thing. Someone ever tries to kill you, you try to kill 'em right back! ... You got the right same as anyone to live and try to kill people.

Mal ,'Our Mrs. Reynolds'


We're Literary 2: To Read Makes Our Speaking English Good  

There's more to life than watching Buffy the Vampire Slayer! No. Really, there is! Honestly! Here's a place for Buffistas to come and discuss what it is they're reading, their favorite authors and poets. "Geez. Crack a book sometime."


P.M. Marc - Jul 07, 2005 11:48:58 am PDT #8070 of 10002
So come, my friends, be not afraid/We are so lightly here/It is in love that we are made; In love we disappear

We've ordered the British edition, as DH insists so it'll match all our previous HP books. And with family finances as they currently are, I can't justify buying an American copy just to read it when everyone else does. So I'll be a little behind.

We'll be waiting until it's out in paperback in Canada, just like last time, and picking it up at Chapters.


Lilty Cash - Jul 07, 2005 11:53:48 am PDT #8071 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."

Susan, we should orchestrate a trade. I buy the UK version when I'm there, read it right away, you get your American first day, then we swap so our respective collections match.

OTOH, my copy would likely be well-worn by the time I got home, thus un-collection worthy.


Aims - Jul 07, 2005 12:08:54 pm PDT #8072 of 10002
Shit's all sorts of different now.

I'm having my pre-ordered copy sent to Michigan since that's where I'll be.


Jessica - Jul 07, 2005 1:00:33 pm PDT #8073 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Environmentalists urged to buy recycled Harry Potter from Canada:

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is published worldwide on 16 July, with a recycled version issued by Canadian publisher Raincoast Books.

Vancouver conservation group Markets Initiative said US publisher Scholastic rejected a plea to use recycled paper.


Lyra Jane - Jul 07, 2005 3:16:43 pm PDT #8074 of 10002
Up with the sun

I'm number 182 in the library hold line!

I'm number 340. I win.


meara - Jul 07, 2005 5:53:10 pm PDT #8075 of 10002

My friend Tami has threatened to beat me upside the head if I do what I did with OotP and read it in one sitting

Y'know, I may just have to do that...cause I realized that on that Sunday? I'll be on a plane to California. Between 5 hours on the plane, and time waiting in the airport? I ought to be able to kick that puppy...


Kathy A - Jul 07, 2005 7:37:58 pm PDT #8076 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

Kathy A - Jul 07, 2005 7:57:50 pm PDT #8077 of 10002
We're very stretchy. - Connie Neil

They've updated the info on the local bookstore's Harry Potter celebration next Friday. I think I might actually drop by for the fun! Now, they also have Arthur Weasley ("esteemed Muggle expert") and Minerva McGonagall stopping by the bookstore (there's a big enough local acting pool to cast these characters really well, and I'm interested to see how they have them portrayed), as well as "Gringott's Bank Vault tours" and "Madame Pomfrey's Infirmary" (the local chiropractor).


Volans - Jul 08, 2005 1:10:00 am PDT #8078 of 10002
move out and draw fire

Thanks for the link about the recycled Harry Potter...I may cancel my Amazon pre-order and get one of these. I'm also debating a crack about how the recycled plotlines and OMG!SomeoneDIES! should be printed on recycled paper to match, because I'm actually kind of excited to read the new book.

A shocker, since after finishing OotP by holding my hand to the back of my head, I swore I was done with Potter.

ETA: It's $2.00 more to buy the recycled version from Canada (via Amazon.ca). Also, I want this [link] cover.


Kate P. - Jul 08, 2005 4:55:57 am PDT #8079 of 10002
That's the pain / That cuts a straight line down through the heart / We call it love

I heard Kelly Link read from her new story collection last night. She read part of a story about a group of teenagers who are really big fans of a TV show called "The Library" which comes on at odd times and features characters who are always played by different actors from episode to episode. It was funny and surreal and wonderful. I picked up the new book, Magic for Beginners, and am really looking forward to reading it, maybe this weekend.