Harry Potter - A Meeting of Minds

edith · Jul 16 2005, 04:41 PM

probably gonna regret this...

has anyone seen the new book yet?
saw it in Morrison's this evening- its too long, I read the 1st page, saw it was COMPLETE messed up rubbish and put it back on the shelf.

Shelly · Jul 16 2005, 05:33 PM

You have to remember that the beginning of the fourth book did not make that much sense either. Give it a chance and by the way, this book is shorter than the last one.

beth · Jul 16 2005, 08:03 PM

I've read the 6th book now, and it's... unique. *slight spoilers below*

As far as the first page goes, the minister they mention is not the minister of magic. After you get past the first couple chapter, things start to "normalize" (aka Harry shows up).

AnnMarie · Jul 16 2005, 10:24 PM

Go back and get it again, Edith. The first few pages are a bit of a cross-over. Gets much better after that.

I was sorta right about who I thought was the Half Blood Prince after the second chapter. By the end of the book, you need a box of kleenex....and a sound-proof room so you don't disturb anyone....

Yeah, I just finished reading it.

ghyle · Jul 17 2005, 03:05 AM

Yep; the first couple of chapters threw me a bit too. When I first read it, I had to rego over the first page, to be sure of what was what and stuff. Once I realised, I had no problem.

I was wrong with my guess about who the Half-blood Prince was, btw.

AnnMarie · Jul 17 2005, 04:44 PM

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Originally Posted by ghyle

Yep; the first couple of chapters threw me a bit too. When I first read it, I had to rego over the first page, to be sure of what was what and stuff. Once I realised, I had no problem.

I was wrong with my guess about who the Half-blood Prince was, btw.

Well, it could have only been one of two..and I crossed the one off right after Dumberdore and Harry discussed him and his "collection"

Beisla · Jul 18 2005, 05:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edith

probably gonna regret this...

has anyone seen the new book yet?
saw it in Morrison's this evening- its too long, I read the 1st page, saw it was COMPLETE messed up rubbish and put it back on the shelf.

How can you discard a book based only on the first page? I can name a few books I ended up liking immensely even though I didn't think much of them in the beginning at all.
And as for it being too long - 600 pages in fairly large print? Perfectly normal lenght for a book, I wouldn't have liked it a page shorter.

All in all I liked the book extremely, if not all of the things that happened in it. I wasn't really pleased with how the style was much more simplistic and less dark than in book 5, but it got better near the end.

I guessed who the HBP was around halfway through the book, and I'm quite pleased with myself, since I'm usually very bad at figuring these kinds of things out.

I can't wait for the next one!

Carter · Jul 19 2005, 08:09 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edith

probably gonna regret this...

has anyone seen the new book yet?
saw it in Morrison's this evening- its too long, I read the 1st page, saw it was COMPLETE messed up rubbish and put it back on the shelf.

What a well-formed and thought out opinion!

c_ris · Jul 19 2005, 09:10 AM

HBP was not the best book. It was overly long, and didn't have the sparks of the first four, over even the fifth one. It seemed too 'set up', and just setting the scene for book 7.

It was too long for what happenned. I think that it should have been shorter, and carried on after the end. Not enough happened for the length.

edith · Jul 19 2005, 05:05 PM

don't now what to make of it?
is it worth buying?
its 100 pages shorter but thats still far too long in my book- you could cut out a good chunk of the 5th book!

I think I can guess who the 1/2 blood prince is!

WITHOUT reading the book!
all I want to know is who made prefect?
did he pass his OWLs?
And what NEWTS are they taking. I can GUESS Harry's taking potions... c'mon, no more arguements with Snape!?!

ghyle · Jul 20 2005, 02:40 AM

Tell you what, Edith, why not borrow the book before you buy it. If you like it, go get it; if not, then don't.

Anareth · Jul 20 2005, 08:46 PM

Spoilers ahoy.

Prefects are same as last time, at least for Harry and Co.

Yes, Harry's taking potions. Yes, he argues with Snape. What makes you think the two are connected? (And no, he didn't get an O on that OWL. The only O on his is DADA.)

And...uh...the first chapter makes perfect sense if you actually read it.

C'milo · Jul 21 2005, 12:26 AM

I liked this one because I didn't feel like reaching into the page and b-slapping Harry every five minutes.

Shelly · Jul 27 2005, 01:14 PM

I got the book on my birthday and finished it that saturday. It was the best yet and a real tear jerker. I spent my shower cussing out all of the death eaters that i know of. that was fun to do

Topaz the Golden · Jul 27 2005, 10:04 PM

Got it read it in 5 days not going to say a thing about the book, but you'll cry at the end and be mad

edith · Jul 29 2005, 08:53 AM

read it in 4 hours!
hmm...
ok
better than OOTP which was unrememberable
but noway as good as the 1st 3 though.
pity shes been RAVAGED by the love bug!

AnnMarie · Jul 29 2005, 04:42 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edith

read it in 4 hours!
hmm...
ok
better than OOTP which was unrememberable
but noway as good as the 1st 3 though.
pity shes been RAVAGED by the love bug!

Edith...the kids are getting older. It was inevitable.

***Anneli*** · Jul 29 2005, 04:42 PM

I'm waiting patiently until either:

a) my niece lends it to my Mother who then brings it with her to visit me at the end of August

b) one of my colleagues at work confesses to having bought it and agrees to lend it to me if I promise to tell no-one else

ghyle · Jul 29 2005, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edith

pity shes been RAVAGED by the love bug!

Yes, that scene where Herbie turned Death Eater is a real corker!

c_ris · Jul 30 2005, 09:51 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by edith

read it in 4 hours!
hmm...
ok
better than OOTP which was unrememberable
but noway as good as the 1st 3 though.
pity shes been RAVAGED by the love bug!

Yes... TOO much!

C'milo · Aug 2 2005, 12:54 AM

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Originally Posted by c_ris

Yes... TOO much!

"I'll duel you just as soon as I'm done snogging!"

Vilkacis · Aug 2 2005, 06:23 AM

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Originally Posted by C'milo

"I'll duel you just as soon as I'm done snogging!"

Hey, now they can do N-V spells they don't need to stop snogging at all!

granath · Aug 15 2005, 04:27 AM

Funnily enough I could never really get into the HP books when the first one came out. Beisla lent me 2 & 3 and I read each at one sitting, finishing Azkaban at 4.30 this morning.

Absolutely unputdownable.

C'milo · Aug 20 2005, 03:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Vilkacis

Hey, now they can do N-V spells they don't need to stop snogging at all!

It takes a certain level of concentration.... Maybe the more powerful wizards could do it, but you don't see Dumbledore snogging anybody

Besides, what if you accidentily cursed your snogee (word?). That could get messy.

ghyle · Aug 20 2005, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by C'milo

you don't see Dumbledore snogging anybody

Well, Dumbledore really likes beards. Hagrid really likes beards. So... does Dumbledore really like Hagrid. Who knows what they get up to behind closed doors?

Myt · Dec 19 2005, 01:26 AM

Harry Potter is EVIL Goes right after Barbie on my evil things list. (Ronald McDonald is the most evil. After that is Barbie.)

Myt · Dec 19 2005, 01:27 AM

Sorry if people enjoy those three things.

granath · Dec 20 2005, 08:05 AM

I agree about Ronald McDonald (I don't fear clowns, but I understand why kids do in these paranoid times) and Barbie (no real-life woman looks like that, she'd have to be 7 ft tall and have to have a 24 inch waist), but why Harry, pray tell?

After my last post I read the rest of the books published so far, and loved them all.

Myt · Dec 20 2005, 05:59 PM

It's more the fact that I read them to my 6 year old brother and he understood them when they're aimed at people the same age as Harry

Bephany · Dec 20 2005, 06:01 PM

Oh well Myt, if your brother is anything like you he's really smart.

ghyle · Dec 21 2005, 12:25 AM

Myt, when I was six I could understand astronomy books for teenagers. It doesn't make them evil. It just means that some kiddliwinks know more than people would assume, and can read at a more adult level.

I've met teens who couldn't even read Harry Potter, btw.

monkeysrule · Dec 22 2005, 02:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghyle

Myt, when I was six I could understand astronomy books for teenagers. It doesn't make them evil. It just means that some kiddliwinks know more than people would assume, and can read at a more adult level.

I've met teens who couldn't even read Harry Potter, btw.

I know a few of those too. Some have only read one or two books on their own.

ghyle · Dec 23 2005, 02:12 AM

I finally got around to seeing Harry Potter this afternoon, the latest movie (of course). I only missed out on number three, but that should be on the telly next year, so I won't have long to wait. I enjoyed it, and so did my mum (the first one she's seen, btw).

Myt · Dec 24 2005, 09:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghyle

Myt, when I was six I could understand astronomy books for teenagers. It doesn't make them evil. It just means that some kiddliwinks know more than people would assume, and can read at a more adult level.

I've met teens who couldn't even read Harry Potter, btw.

I know, but other than people on here, I have not found a SINGLE PERSON that enjoys them

Myt · Dec 24 2005, 09:10 PM

Also, evil just means I hate it.

edith · Dec 28 2005, 04:30 PM

My bf refuses to read it.

I read them cos when the 1st few came out before all the hype I quite enjoyed them and I now just want to see the end.

Which she hasn't even STARTED yet.

come on book was out in the summer, it takes time to print it as well. She's had a good 6 months to pick up a pen!

Even me, when I'm fooling about have managed 44000 words in that time and I'm a slowish typer doing a fulltime degree NOT a professional author!

I'm trying to read it for the 2nd time and now I'm certain my brain did some editing last time cos its so... well twee isn't quite the right word, nor victorian, possibly bad Enid Blyton in style or a stoned Lemony Snicket. v.v. trying to be gothic!

Nefermiw · Dec 30 2005, 01:50 AM

I read in a Danish online newspaper today that the last HP book is to be written next year (i.e. 2006). The source should be Rowling's own web page. I guess I could google it - but first I'll get me some breakfast.

Myt · Dec 30 2005, 10:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ghyle

Yep; the first couple of chapters threw me a bit too. When I first read it, I had to rego over the first page, to be sure of what was what and stuff. Once I realised, I had no problem.

I was wrong with my guess about who the Half-blood Prince was, btw.

I got it right. I found it obvious. But I'm weird.

mattv2099 · May 17 2006, 01:26 PM

I just found the first printing in hardcover of The Chamber Of Secrets at Goodwill. In perfect condition...

jube · May 17 2006, 08:48 PM

Once you get through the first 2 chapters, you're right after that then. As far as I'm concerned, Harry Potter, in much the same way that the "Narnia" series did, got "bums" off the computer, ps2's, xbox's etc and "noses" into books. I have all of both series and my one and only darling kiddliwinks loves hearing about Harry Potter. It got my husband back into reading books again and for that, it's better then a kick up the backside, regarding the telly etc. Nothing against the males in my family but.........sometimes there is more to life then just the "idiot" box. Okay, I've had my whinge, now you just go and read the book please. 'Cause you will enjoy it, even for the back up info, it provides.

Jul 16 2005, 04:41 PM	#1
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Harry Potter probably gonna regret this... has anyone seen the new book yet? saw it in Morrison's this evening- its too long, I read the 1st page, saw it was COMPLETE messed up rubbish and put it back on the shelf.

Jul 16 2005, 05:33 PM	#2
Shelly Inactive Join Date: May 2005 Location: In my own world. Gender: F Now Reading: Eldest and Eragon, again.	Re: Harry Potter You have to remember that the beginning of the fourth book did not make that much sense either. Give it a chance and by the way, this book is shorter than the last one.

Jul 16 2005, 08:03 PM	#3
beth Inactive Join Date: Jul 2005 Gender: F	Re: Harry Potter I've read the 6th book now, and it's... unique. slight spoilers below As far as the first page goes, the minister they mention is not the minister of magic. After you get past the first couple chapter, things start to "normalize" (aka Harry shows up).

Jul 16 2005, 10:24 PM	#4
AnnMarie Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: On the Edge Gender: F Fan of: Pern and Talent Now Reading: The Name of the Rose	Re: Harry Potter Go back and get it again, Edith. The first few pages are a bit of a cross-over. Gets much better after that. I was sorta right about who I thought was the Half Blood Prince after the second chapter. By the end of the book, you need a box of kleenex....and a sound-proof room so you don't disturb anyone.... Yeah, I just finished reading it.

Jul 17 2005, 03:05 AM	#5
ghyle Hrruban Eighth Hrruban Speaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: northeast New South Wales Gender: M Fan of: Pern & Freedom Now Reading: The Umbrella Club / David Brooks	Re: Harry Potter Yep; the first couple of chapters threw me a bit too. When I first read it, I had to rego over the first page, to be sure of what was what and stuff. Once I realised, I had no problem. I was wrong with my guess about who the Half-blood Prince was, btw.

Jul 19 2005, 09:10 AM	#9
c_ris Journeyman Harper Roedin Wing Second Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Great Britain Gender: M Fan of: the Dragonriders of Pern! Now Reading: The Elder Gods - Eddings	Re: Harry Potter HBP was not the best book. It was overly long, and didn't have the sparks of the first four, over even the fifth one. It seemed too 'set up', and just setting the scene for book 7. It was too long for what happenned. I think that it should have been shorter, and carried on after the end. Not enough happened for the length. __________________ Roedin Of Pern "When a harper is silenced, all men should listen harder." AtWoP

Jul 19 2005, 05:05 PM	#10
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: Harry Potter don't now what to make of it? is it worth buying? its 100 pages shorter but thats still far too long in my book- you could cut out a good chunk of the 5th book! I think I can guess who the 1/2 blood prince is! WITHOUT reading the book! all I want to know is who made prefect? did he pass his OWLs? And what NEWTS are they taking. I can GUESS Harry's taking potions... c'mon, no more arguements with Snape!?!

Jul 20 2005, 02:40 AM	#11
ghyle Hrruban Eighth Hrruban Speaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: northeast New South Wales Gender: M Fan of: Pern & Freedom Now Reading: The Umbrella Club / David Brooks	Re: Harry Potter Tell you what, Edith, why not borrow the book before you buy it. If you like it, go get it; if not, then don't.

Jul 20 2005, 08:46 PM	#12
Anareth Journeywoman Healer Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Here and There Gender: F Fan of: Pern, Ship Series Now Reading: Girl Genius (read it!)	Re: Harry Potter Spoilers ahoy. Prefects are same as last time, at least for Harry and Co. Yes, Harry's taking potions. Yes, he argues with Snape. What makes you think the two are connected? (And no, he didn't get an O on that OWL. The only O on his is DADA.) And...uh...the first chapter makes perfect sense if you actually read it. __________________ Read "Strange Roads" Keep the Heat on for Book 3

Jul 21 2005, 12:26 AM	#13
C'milo Inactive Join Date: Mar 2005 Gender: M	Re: Harry Potter I liked this one because I didn't feel like reaching into the page and b-slapping Harry every five minutes.

Jul 27 2005, 01:14 PM	#14
Shelly Inactive Join Date: May 2005 Location: In my own world. Gender: F Now Reading: Eldest and Eragon, again.	Re: Harry Potter I got the book on my birthday and finished it that saturday. It was the best yet and a real tear jerker. I spent my shower cussing out all of the death eaters that i know of. that was fun to do

Jul 27 2005, 10:04 PM	#15
Topaz the Golden Inactive Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: new windsor, ny (between whats real and fanstasy Gender: F Fan of: all of them Now Reading: anything I can get my hands on	Re: Harry Potter Got it read it in 5 days not going to say a thing about the book, but you'll cry at the end and be mad

Jul 29 2005, 08:53 AM	#16
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: Harry Potter read it in 4 hours! hmm... ok better than OOTP which was unrememberable but noway as good as the 1st 3 though. pity shes been RAVAGED by the love bug!

Jul 29 2005, 04:42 PM	#18
*Anneli* Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Shropshire Gender: F Fan of: Pern! Now Reading: Dragonflight	Re: Harry Potter I'm waiting patiently until either: a) my niece lends it to my Mother who then brings it with her to visit me at the end of August b) one of my colleagues at work confesses to having bought it and agrees to lend it to me if I promise to tell no-one else

Aug 15 2005, 04:27 AM	#23
granath Talent Tower Prime Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Proud Mom! Gender: F Fan of: Afra Lyon Now Reading: PiF	Re: Harry Potter Funnily enough I could never really get into the HP books when the first one came out. Beisla lent me 2 & 3 and I read each at one sitting, finishing Azkaban at 4.30 this morning. Absolutely unputdownable. __________________ Decaf coffee is an oxymoron. Instant coffee is an abomination. Give me the real thing and nobody gets hurt. "Do. Or do not. There is no try" -- Yoda VP of the Afra Lyon fan club!

Dec 19 2005, 01:26 AM	#26
Myt Crafter Senior Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wherever is home right now. Gender: F Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern Now Reading: Something, always something...	Re: Harry Potter Harry Potter is EVIL Goes right after Barbie on my evil things list. (Ronald McDonald is the most evil. After that is Barbie.)

Dec 19 2005, 01:27 AM	#27
Myt Crafter Senior Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wherever is home right now. Gender: F Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern Now Reading: Something, always something...	Re: Harry Potter Sorry if people enjoy those three things.

Dec 20 2005, 08:05 AM	#28
granath Talent Tower Prime Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Proud Mom! Gender: F Fan of: Afra Lyon Now Reading: PiF	Re: Harry Potter I agree about Ronald McDonald (I don't fear clowns, but I understand why kids do in these paranoid times) and Barbie (no real-life woman looks like that, she'd have to be 7 ft tall and have to have a 24 inch waist), but why Harry, pray tell? After my last post I read the rest of the books published so far, and loved them all. __________________ Decaf coffee is an oxymoron. Instant coffee is an abomination. Give me the real thing and nobody gets hurt. "Do. Or do not. There is no try" -- Yoda VP of the Afra Lyon fan club!

Dec 20 2005, 05:59 PM	#29
Myt Crafter Senior Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wherever is home right now. Gender: F Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern Now Reading: Something, always something...	Re: Harry Potter It's more the fact that I read them to my 6 year old brother and he understood them when they're aimed at people the same age as Harry

Dec 20 2005, 06:01 PM	#30
Bephany Inactive Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: I forget Gender: F	Re: Harry Potter Oh well Myt, if your brother is anything like you he's really smart.

Dec 21 2005, 12:25 AM	#31
ghyle Hrruban Eighth Hrruban Speaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: northeast New South Wales Gender: M Fan of: Pern & Freedom Now Reading: The Umbrella Club / David Brooks	Re: Harry Potter Myt, when I was six I could understand astronomy books for teenagers. It doesn't make them evil. It just means that some kiddliwinks know more than people would assume, and can read at a more adult level. I've met teens who couldn't even read Harry Potter, btw.

Dec 23 2005, 02:12 AM	#33
ghyle Hrruban Eighth Hrruban Speaker Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: northeast New South Wales Gender: M Fan of: Pern & Freedom Now Reading: The Umbrella Club / David Brooks	Re: Harry Potter I finally got around to seeing Harry Potter this afternoon, the latest movie (of course). I only missed out on number three, but that should be on the telly next year, so I won't have long to wait. I enjoyed it, and so did my mum (the first one she's seen, btw).

Dec 24 2005, 09:10 PM	#35
Myt Crafter Senior Apprentice Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Wherever is home right now. Gender: F Fan of: Dragonriders of Pern Now Reading: Something, always something...	Re: Harry Potter Also, evil just means I hate it.

Dec 28 2005, 04:30 PM	#36
edith Dragonrider Weyrwoman Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Delft Gender: F Fan of: Most of them :) Now Reading: Don't You Have Time To Think- RP Feynman	Re: Harry Potter My bf refuses to read it. I read them cos when the 1st few came out before all the hype I quite enjoyed them and I now just want to see the end. Which she hasn't even STARTED yet. come on book was out in the summer, it takes time to print it as well. She's had a good 6 months to pick up a pen! Even me, when I'm fooling about have managed 44000 words in that time and I'm a slowish typer doing a fulltime degree NOT a professional author! I'm trying to read it for the 2nd time and now I'm certain my brain did some editing last time cos its so... well twee isn't quite the right word, nor victorian, possibly bad Enid Blyton in style or a stoned Lemony Snicket. v.v. trying to be gothic!

Dec 30 2005, 01:50 AM	#37
Nefermiw Ballybran Resident Caterer's Assistant Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lund, Sweden Gender: F Fan of: The Crystal Singer series Now Reading: anything on my eReader	Re: Harry Potter I read in a Danish online newspaper today that the last HP book is to be written next year (i.e. 2006). The source should be Rowling's own web page. I guess I could google it - but first I'll get me some breakfast.

May 17 2006, 01:26 PM	#39
mattv2099 Inactive Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bellingham, WA Gender: M Fan of: Dragonflight Now Reading: Wizard And Glass	Re: Harry Potter I just found the first printing in hardcover of The Chamber Of Secrets at Goodwill. In perfect condition...

May 17 2006, 08:48 PM	#40
jube Dolphineer Journeywoman Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Australia Gender: F Fan of: Dragons of Pern Now Reading: Puzzles and my thesaurus!	Re: Harry Potter Once you get through the first 2 chapters, you're right after that then. As far as I'm concerned, Harry Potter, in much the same way that the "Narnia" series did, got "bums" off the computer, ps2's, xbox's etc and "noses" into books. I have all of both series and my one and only darling kiddliwinks loves hearing about Harry Potter. It got my husband back into reading books again and for that, it's better then a kick up the backside, regarding the telly etc. Nothing against the males in my family but.........sometimes there is more to life then just the "idiot" box. Okay, I've had my whinge, now you just go and read the book please. 'Cause you will enjoy it, even for the back up info, it provides.

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