tags: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, books
A reader sent a link to this cartoon that you might enjoy.
Anyway, I know that the < sarcasm alert > entire blogosphere has been deeply deeply concerned whether I finally located a copy of the last Harry Potter book, and whether I had to sell my first-born parrot to get it < / sarcasm alert >, so I will let you know that I am 300 pages into the book, that I am reading this one slowly, savoring it, because it is the last time I will be able to peek in to Harry's, Hermione's and Ron's lives.
This book is quite the phenomenon: so many people on the NYC subway are either reading the book themselves or they are asking me what's happening in the book so far. After a trip on the subway, I am reading the book in my favorite watering hole right now, and people are asking me about it, here, too. Oh, and lots of people here are watching the British Open and one fan in the pub was even complaining LOUDLY about a teenaged fan sitting on the green, reading the Harry Potter book instead of watching the game. (The kid's parents probably dragged him along, kicking and screaming, afraid he'd destroy the hotel room in their absence, I'd guess, and allowing the kid to read the book while at the Open was probably a compromise).
Anyway, I couldn't help it, I exploded with laughter as I peeked up at him from my own copy of the book.
So far, HP7 is THE BEST of all the Harry Potter books, it truly is. I love it because it is so exciting and every chapter reveals another piece of the Harry Potter puzzle that us fans have been speculating over for so many years. Reading each chapter is like unwrapping another delightful Christmas gift; reading it is absolutely delicious.
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Ah, the kid was on the 18th green and the players were on 1 starting the playoffs. He probably looked up when the players got back to 18.
How long will you be in mourning for?
Bob
mourning? yes, that's a good question. i don't know.
I have a feeling that some of us (especially after this story of the cadaver calculator) will be reading and re-reading that book for quite a while.
Our society (and not only ours) is so afraid of facing death, putting itself through the most absurd delusions that, paradoxically, we needed a fantasy story like HP to remind us that death is part of life.