I love you, ita. Just ...not enough.
Gunn: The final score can't be rigged. I don't care how many players you grease, that last shot always comes up a question mark. But here's the thing. You never know when you're taking it. It could be when you're duking it out with the Legion of Doom, or just crossing the street deciding where to have brunch. So you just treat it like it was up to you—the world in balance—'cause you never know when it is.
'Underneath'
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."
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.
§ 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.
sumi - Jul 17, 2005 7:55:06 am PDT #8292 of 10002
Art Crawl!!!
I want book 7 now!
Lilty Cash - Jul 17, 2005 8:10:15 am PDT #8293 of 10002
"You see? THAT's what they want. Love, and a bit with a dog."
I finished. I loved it. I was prepared for Dumbledore's death, but it still just slayed me, especially Harry remembering his silly words during the service.
I have more to say, I'm sure, but I think I need a re-read.
Also, in regards to Harry's conversation with Ginny at the end. Did anyone else think, "yeah, I saw Spider-Man 2 too, Rowling."?