Monday, July 30, 2007
Sunday, July 22, 2007
Done!
Finished HP 7 about 10 minutes ago. Excellent read! Still gathering my thoughts for a later post.
Side Note: At the HP Party at Barnes & Noble there was a flier in the bag they handed out that read...
"3,440 pages read, only 784 more to go!"
That was incorrect. The official page count for the US Hardcover is 759
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone had 309 pages and the audiobook was 8h 17m 25s long
Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets had 341 pages and the audiobook was 9h 1m 53s long
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban had 435 pages and the audiobook was 11h 48m long
Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire had 734 pages and the audiobook was 20h 36m 13s long
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix had 870 pages and the audiobook was 26h 29m 19s long
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince had 652 pages and the audiobook was 18h 33m 9s long
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows had 759 pages and the audiobook was 21h 38m 25s long
Bringing the entire saga to 4,100 pages and 116h 24m 24s of audio. Or as iTunes likes to put it... 4.8 days of audio.
Saturday, July 21, 2007
"Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" by J.K. Rowling
Publisher Summary:
It all comes down to this - a final faceoff between good and evil. You plan to pull out all the stops, but every time you solve one mystery, three more evolve. Do you stay the course you started, despite your lack of progress? Do you detour and follow a new lead that may not help? Do you listen to your instincts, or your friends?
Lord Voldemort is preparing for battle and so must Harry. With Ron and Hermione at his side, he's trying to hunt down Voldemort's Horcruxes, escape danger at every turn, and find a way to defeat evil once and for all. How does it all end? Find out in Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
Simply put... This book rocked my world!
Author: J.K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Running Time: 21h 38m
Book Rating: *****
Production: *****
(out of 5 stars)
Audiobook
Hard Cover
Thursday, July 19, 2007
My brief thoughts before HP 7....
I'm not going to be on the internet tomorrow... in fact after tonight I won't be back online until AFTER I finish Harry Potter 7 which I expect to finish on Sunday.
I'm cutting myself off from the world. No Internet, No TV, No phone, No radio, for the most part, no wife, no kids.
The book has already been online for a few days in one form (digital pics) or another (scanned in OCR).
I've resisted any temptation in downloading these, even though oddly enough, CNN provided links to both in an article yesterday.
It has been my contention for years now that this will be the most spoiled book release in history. If some of things that happened at the HP6 launch are any indicators, odds are you will be spoiled by Monday morning if you don't finish the book by Sunday night.
That's ain't gonna happen to me! I was SUPER close from having major events in book 6 spoiled. I've been waiting for 7 years for this book and I'm going to do whatever I can to limit the possibility of being spoiled.
Here's the plan. Tomorrow morning I'm driving to my local Barnes & Noble to get in line for the wristband that will guarantee me a copy of the book... but more importantly, one of the audiobooks on CD. (I will be able to pick up the book anywhere... even some gas stations!) but there are FAR less audiobooks printed and my local B&N will have less than 50 copies on Friday night.
After that I will head to work. Once the struggle of being at work without surfing the web has ended, I will head home, pick up my kids, grab a bite to eat and then head back to Barnes and Noble a bit early for the Midnight Magic Party.
I will most likely have a VERY low wristband number so I will be able to get out of there around 12:05-12:10am I imagine.
After that I will head home, import a couple of the CDs and depending on how I feel, start the first few chapters. If I'm too tired, I will begin when I'm all fresh and awake on Saturday morning.
Craig's meager predictions... (Don't read anymore if you haven't read 1-6)
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I fully expect this book to absolutely excellent and I'm greatly looking forward to Voldemort getting his ass kicked!
I'm also hoping that none of the trio (+ Ginny) die but I suspect that Ron may.
I expect Grawp will play some important part (get the Giants to stand with them?) in 7 since he's been pretty worthless since his introduction in book 5.
I can see by the end of book 7 that Draco and Harry will be fighting on the same side.
Snape is good and killed Dumbledore on Dumbledore's orders because having someone on the inside of Voldemort's circle was more important than Dumbledore living. And if Snape didn't help Draco finish his plan, he would have died due to the unbreakable vow.
Won't happen but I'd like to see Umbridge die.
I'm looking very forward to the wedding.
School WILL be in session at Hogwarts.
Wormtail will repay his life debt to Harry.
Let's see how I do.
Monday, July 16, 2007
Wednesday, July 11, 2007
Sunday, July 1, 2007
"Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
Publisher Summary:
The war against Voldemort is not going well; even Muggle governments are noticing. Ron scans the obituary pages of the Daily Prophet, looking for familiar names. Dumbledore is absent from Hogwarts for long stretches of time, and the Order of the Phoenix has already suffered losses.
And yet . . .
As in all wars, life goes on. Sixth-year students learn to Apparate – and lose a few eyebrows in the process. The Weasley twins expand their business. Teenagers flirt and fight and fall in love. Classes are never straightforward, though Harry receives some extraordinary help from the mysterious Half-Blood Prince.
So it’s the home front that takes center stage in the multilayered sixth installment of the story of Harry Potter. Here at Hogwarts, Harry will search for the full and complex story of the boy who became Lord Voldemort – and thereby find what may be his only vulnerability.
A wonderful ride. A pleasure to spend 18 1/2 hours with Jim Dale on the mundane commute. If you're not into Harry Potter, I feel sorry for you since events in this book and in book 7 will likely be spoiled for you before you even pick up book 1.
Author: J.K. Rowling
Narrator: Jim Dale
Running Time: 18 hours 33 min.
Book Rating: *****
Production: *****
(out of 5 stars)
Audiobook
Hard Cover
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