Everything looks good from here... Yes. Yes, this is a fertile land, and we will thrive. We will rule over all this land, and we will call it... 'This Land.' I think we should call it 'your grave!' Ah, curse your sudden but inevitable betrayal! Ha ha HA! Mine is an evil laugh! Now die! Oh, no, God! Oh, dear God in heaven!

Wash ,'Serenity'


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."


beekaytee - Jul 16, 2005 7:36:36 pm PDT #8282 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

Robin and I are one. Or at the very least, we are two tired, squinty-eyed people who might just have impulse control issues.

Her whitefont is my whitefont. I'm still a little drained...maybe even overwhelmed.

As Hagrid would say "Won't say no more."

Can't wait for the discussion.


§ ita § - Jul 16, 2005 7:42:27 pm PDT #8283 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Robin and I are one

You're saying you don't love me either?


Scrappy - Jul 16, 2005 7:43:22 pm PDT #8284 of 10002
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.

I love you, ita. Just ...not enough.


§ ita § - Jul 16, 2005 7:44:16 pm PDT #8285 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.

Story of my life.


beekaytee - Jul 16, 2005 7:48:15 pm PDT #8286 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

Oh, I love you too...jut not that way.

Noble woman. Fierce woman. Stylish woman.

What's not to love?

Wow. I really must be tired. I had trouble finding the question mark key there.

I should be in bed, getting the sleep I did not get last night but the story is swirling around in my head. I'm tempted to replace it by watching something, or reading something else but I just can't.

I'd go for a walk but, ya know...middle o the night.


Melpomene - Jul 16, 2005 7:50:33 pm PDT #8287 of 10002
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'

I just finished it. Wow. I'm glad I was spoiled for that ending. I was able to comfort myself with theories. The last few chapters were intense but I did get one unexpected laugh. "Snape!" ejaculated Slughorn, who looked the most shaken, pale and sweating. More careful wording there, JKR.


beekaytee - Jul 16, 2005 8:01:23 pm PDT #8288 of 10002
Compassionately intolerant

Ron "ejaculated" in book 5 as well.

While I did not spoil myself immediately as I was walking out of B&N yesterday, I couldn't help but rush to the end while in the middle of chapter 2. I'm glad I did. That way, I could slow down and 'get there' with more focus.

As I was plowing through, I kept startling myself by laughing outloud, or shouting "NO!", or offering a big "HUH!"

I was worried after Pheonix. I didn't love it so much. Prince has completely won me back to the fold.


Melpomene - Jul 16, 2005 8:11:54 pm PDT #8289 of 10002
Ever fired your gun in the air and yelled, 'Aaaaaaah?'

As I was plowing through, I kept startling myself by laughing outloud, or shouting "NO!", or offering a big "HUH!"

For such a serious book, it did have a lot of laugh out loud moments.


Jars - Jul 17, 2005 2:56:30 am PDT #8290 of 10002

I didn't want to be spoiled, and couldn't wait to get to the end, so I had it finished by yesterday afternoon. I'll go back to it in a few weeks, I think.

Overall I had the same feeling I got from book 5 - that nothing had really been achieved by the end of it. It's all foreplay. I'm assuming it'll all come together in the last book, but I don't want to wait that long.

My favourite unintentionally funny line - "I need to know what Malfoy is doing inside you".


Jessica - Jul 17, 2005 4:55:39 am PDT #8291 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset

Jars and I are one in this, including the favorite unintentional funny line.

It may just be the looooooong wait between books, but I feel like she needs to get to the frelling point already. Books 1-4 all had their own storylines in addition to the overall arc. Books 5-6 have mainly been Harry running around saying "The sky is falling!" and nobody believing him, and then a tiny piece of sky really does fall in the last 50 pages. Maybe HP7 will be nonstop action, but I'm losing faith.

I also still think Rowling can't write this age range as well as she could the pre-teens.