I’m all booked up. Harrrrr.
So I’m feverishly finishing Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, so can reread the Half-Blood Prince before the Deathly Hallows comes out next Saturday. I forgot how long it takes to read these massive tomes, although carting OotP is good physical therapy for my gimp arm.
Anyway, I’m booked solid. I’m busy with the summer reading program at my library, and getting ready to throw a Harry Potter party on the new book release date, so I’m sure I’ll be finishing HBP none too soon before the new one comes out.
So I pre-ordered my copy of Deathly Hallows today, along with the new Thursday Next book. First Among Sequels comes out on July 25, so here’s my new bookings:
Order of the Phoenix: 896 pages
Half Blood Prince: 672 pages
Deathly Hallows: 784 pages
First Among Sequels: a paltry 400 pages
I’m not bragging, but I am saying that I’ll be fulfilling my role as a bookish librarian. Except I plan on being drunk while reading.
Kidding, mom.
I am bragging. The Thursday next book came out here WEEKS ago, but as excited as I was, I bought it and put it to the back of the line because I too am re-reading all the HP books. And I’ll admit, I skimmed Azkaban and the Goblet of Fire because I mis-judged how long it takes a sane person to read these books (I say ‘sane’ because during a bout of homesickness last February, made worse by the lack of sun in England, I did manage to read all 6 books in two weeks. Don’t try this.)
I’m with ya. I finally finished ‘Order of the Phoenix’ yesterday morning, and started listening to ‘Half Blood Prince’ immediately. I am enjoying listening to them. (I read them the first time through) but it sure does take a long time! I can’t wait for Saturday!
I’ve been reading Christoph Wolf’s _Johann Sebastion Bach_. I don’t understand why people engage in popular vacuous culture, especially educated people. I know you will say it’s fun, but you’re not right on that.
You could eat Captain Crunch cereal for fun. Fun, fun, fun till my daddy took my t-bird away.