----- Original Message ----- From: "Julia Thompson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Killer Bs Discussion" <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2007 11:38 AM Subject: Re: Deathly Hallows - no spoilers
> > > 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. > I went Saturday morning around 10ish and picked up a copy and finished at 1:30 AM Sunday. Then got up at 9AM to go see the new Potter movie. xponent All Out Of My System Now Maru rob _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
