On Mon, 23 Jul 2007, Mauro Diotallevi wrote:
> On 7/21/07, Gautam Mukunda <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>>
>> I just finished it. I'm in San Diego, so I lost three hours due to the
>> time change, but just finished it. It's amazing, wonderful, deeply moving,
>> and not just everything I hoped for, but far more. Happy reading to all of
>> you still working on it!!!
>
>
> Thanks!
>
> I'm about two thirds of the way through, and enjoying the heck out of it.
>
> Speaking of no spoilers, Friday evening I went with some friends to see the
> fifth Harry Potter movie, and then we drove to our local Wal-Mart to pick up
> the seventh book. It was about 1 AM, and there was no waiting, a free
> poster, free cookies and cupcakes, bookmarks, trivia cards, etc., and
> several pallets loaded up with the new book. On the way back home, we drove
> past a Borders and saw several dozen people camped out, waiting for the
> store to open at 7 AM. We thought about stopping to tell them they didn't
> have to wait, but then decided not to spoil their fun.
>
> But I bet at least a few of them felt silly when they found out (if they
> found out).
Book People in Austin was selling vouchers for the book back in March
(which is when I paid for our 2 copies).
I could have gone to a closer bookstore, or Wal-Mart, or heck, probably
HEB, even, but I wanted to go to Book People. (And with the excuse of
wanting to find parking THERE, rather than across the street, I got there
around 9 and spent some time browsing in the bookstore -- bought 6 more
books, as well.)
Finished reading yesterday, a few minutes before Dan did.
And a mom I know has a daughter reading it, albeit slowly, and the mom
wanted to know who lived and who died, so I let her know. I was all set
to e-mail someone here who had already finished it, but she said she could
wait for me to finish. And given what I know now, it's just as well I was
the one to do so. (The mom is now all set to pick up Book 1 and start
reading.)
Julia
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