so, to continue with my mundane posts about trivial matters... (don't worry, no spoilers ahead - only a critical mention of the pace of the book, if that matters)
JK better hurry up and write Book 7. i haven't been afflicted with Harry Potter fever before now, but this year it hit me. i was patient enough with book 5 - i mean, i didn't read it until it was released in paperback and then some. and i managed to not have it spoiled for me all the while...
but now i'm hooked. now i want Book 7. and i want it to be good. i won't accept disappointment. JK's been good at meeting expectations so far.
i've read many complaints about the clipped nature of the new book - it seems rushed. i, for one, thought Order of the Phoenix felt overly long and was happy with the length of this book. i thought the rushed nature of this book gave it a greater sense of urgency and i liked it. it made me more frantic as i read it, too.
Posted by iain at July 31, 2005 03:47 PMI am so glad I have not read one Harry Potter yet! It's bad enough waiting for George R.R. Martin to come out with the fourth book that I've been waiting on for almost two years! Then the Belgariad took away six months of my life. I'll wait until I have kids to read Harry Potter too.
So are you coming back to the states anytime soon? I'm unfortuantely not planning much in the way of international travel for awhile. Next trip I'm saving for is an Alaskan cruise!
Posted by: Elizabeth at July 31, 2005 04:39 PMword, book 5 felt a bit long
and 6 felt just about right
though
is it me or is life at hogwarts beginning to bore ms rowling?
SMALL SPOILER AHEAD
i completely agree. she's made such a big deal in previous books about teachers filling certain positions and then glosses over it when it actually happens... kinda weird.
Posted by: iain at August 1, 2005 10:36 PM