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Tuesday Book Club

My report should come as no surprise: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince.

And my new Harry Potter was supposed to arrive yesterday and didn’t! WAH! But the good news is that meant I wrote for an extra few hours, so I’m that much further along in my rewrite. But I’d still like my Harry Potter today, please.

What have you all read since last Tuesday?

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29 Responses to “Tuesday Book Club”

  1. Patrick Says:

    You know what makes that funny?

    You could easily go down to Target and buy ten copies right now.

    Do you think they delayed shipments on purpose so people would go buy it twice?

  2. robin Says:

    P, you’re so cynical.

  3. Diana Says:

    HP7 too.

  4. Katie Says:

    Let’s see… I read this obscure book about a boy who’s a wizard. You probably haven’t heard of it.

    I also finished “21 Dog Years: A Cube-Dweller’s Tale” by Mike Daisey, about his three years at Amazon.com in the late 90s. It was funny, but it wasn’t all I hoped it would be.

    Now I’m waiting for something to leap off the bookshelves and demand to be read!

  5. Little Willow Says:

    Falling Boy by Alison McGhee

  6. Patrick Says:

    What?!? Cynical? I applaud the business decision! Brilliant!

  7. Kelly Says:

    Oh NO, Robin!! I’ve already read it, twice. True, I’ve been offline for several days, but I hope you get it soon.

    I’ve spent the last month reading, since my internet use has been thwarted at every turn (I’ve missed you, Robin!) So, today, I won’t be reading anything but e-mail in an attempt to catch up.

    I did read a great adult book last week–Restless, by William Boyd. The best book I’ve read this year.

  8. Kathryne Says:

    Sigh. Patrick, I almost did that. My copy hasn’t arrived, either, and it’s so hard to make myself do anything useful because I feel like I _should_ be curled up on my couch reading.

    In the meantime, I just got back from a road trip through the Southwest, so I’ve been re-reading all the books that trip reminded me of. Finished Willa Cather’s “Death Comes for the Archbishop” and am halfway though “On the Road.”

  9. Lady T Says:

    Well, my big read was HP7(don’t worry,Robin-when your copy comes,you’ll treasure it all the more for the wait)this past weekend and I’ve just finished reading Confessions of a Jane Austen Addict by Laurie Viera Rigler. COAJAA is a pretty fun read and I’d recommend it to any of my fellow JA junkies out there:)

  10. Mary Lee Says:

    This is going to make me sound like a goody-goody over-achiever, but it’s all mostly short stuff read before HP7:
    How to Cheat a Dragon’s Curse by C. Cowell
    Sing a Song of Tuna Fish by E. Codell
    The Gold-Threaded Dress by C. Marsden
    Silk Umbrellas by C. Marsden
    HP7
    Jack Plank Tells Tales by N. Babbitt

  11. Little Willow Says:

    The first two OWLBOY books finally come out today, so I’m starting a discussion group for that. Anyone may join, because every reader is a superhero!
    http://slayground.livejournal.com/264259.html
    http://slayground.livejournal.com/264676.html

  12. Michelle Says:

    I read HP 7. It is amazing! I hope you all get your copies today. The only problem was that I could not put it down and be productive with anything else. Be warned!

    I read a “grown-up” book too: Me Talk Pretty One Day by David Sedaris. Funny short stories.

  13. robin Says:

    Sheesh, Mary Lee, no kidding! Welcome to the Tuesday Book Club. I can see you’ll be right in there with us.

    Lady T, thanks for saying that about the waiting. I’ll hold on to that thought.

    Kathryne, I’m sorry you, too, have been denied the immediate gratification of HP7. But I’m sure Lady T is right.

    Kelly, I love that you read HP7 twice in a row. That sounds like the ultimate luxury–I might try to do the same.

    Katie, Diana, Michelle–glad you all got your HP fix.

    Michelle, I listened to the audio version of Me Talk Pretty One Day, with Sedaris himself reading, and my husband and I were both laughing so hard we were crying. Had to pull the car over or it was going to be dangerous.

    Little Willow, thanks for letting us know about the book discussion! Owlboy people, head on over. And just out of curiosity, LW, are you not into HP? Or did you read it and just not report?

  14. Kimmy Says:

    I read The Turn of the Screw by Henry James.

    Unlike the rest of the world, I’m way behind on the HP series. I’ve seen all of the movies except the latest one, but I’ve only read the first book so far. I do plan to rectify that starting this week though;-)

  15. robin Says:

    Okay, Kimmy, but you know we’re going to have to hold you to that.

    Wasn’t Turn of the Screw creepy?

  16. Kelly Says:

    “Turn of the Screw” is awesome. I’m Henry James’s biggest fan. I love and adore everything he’s ever written.

  17. Barry Says:

    # Speak by Laurie Halse Anderson
    # The Bermudez Triangle by Maureen Johnson
    # When It Happens by Susane Colasanti
    # Rats Saw God by Rob Thomas
    # Rash by Pete Hautman
    # Locomotion by Jacqueline Woodson
    # Blaze by Richard Bachman

    Busy week for me… :)

  18. Christen Says:

    I only read two books this week. A little romance called Over the Line by Cindy Gerard (very good!)… and of course, the new HP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it so much! And I have GREAT pictures from the book release/ 7th book sangria party. I should send them to you. They’re fantabulous pictures! (HP + sangria = wizarding duel in the Olive Garden parking lot)

  19. Lizzie Says:

    HP 6 and 7

  20. Patrick Says:

    Did you all know that after reading HP7 that you are supposed to burn the book rather than allow anyone else to read? Also, multiple readings are also not allowed. You must purchase a new one!

  21. Herb Says:

    Of course HP7. I read the book like I eat a pint of ice cream. I start by saying I’m only going to eat/read so much. Then I get into the Ok one more spoon/chapter. And all of a sudden its done.

    I finished at 2:30 in the morning Sunday. I did not get my copy delivered until 6 pm Sat. My wife thought I had lost my mind constantly checking the front porch for the book. So many other things got in the way before I could start reading Sunday. It was worth it. Thumbs up.

  22. Kimmy Says:

    Absolutely, hold me to it;-)

    And yes, creepy is definitely the right word for it. I loved it!

  23. Christen Says:

    Hahahaha! Here are some pictures from the Seventh Book Sangria Party!

    http://christenlynn.blogspot.com/2007/07/can-you-feel-magic.html

  24. Miri Says:

    YAY! I can comment again!

    Okay, this past week, I read:

    (/)Ready or Not by Meg Cabot, sequel to All-American Girl. I liked the first one a lot better.
    (+)HP3
    (+)HP1
    (+)HP2
    (+)HP7 (it. was. amazing. 9 hours total reading time, with 8 hours of sleep wedged between hours 6 and 7. My mom read it much faster that I thought!)

    I have a feeling I’m forgetting something, but this is everything I’ve got off the top of my head. If the arrangement of Potters seems weird to you, I reread HP5 and 6 the week before that, and HP4 for the Readathon. I can’t remember if I’ve ever read them all in the right order; when I was in third grade, reading them for the first time, it went 3-1-4-2. Weird, yeah? Yeah.

    Next on the list is Fahrenheit 451 by master of the genre Ray Bradbury, because I have eight essay questions due and a test on it on August 6th. Fun.

  25. RM1(SS) (ret) Says:

    Since last Tuesday:
    The Cat Who Knew Shakespeare (mystery, by Lilian Jackson Braun)
    The Weapon from Beyond (space opera, by Edmond Hamilton)
    The Closed Worlds (space opera, by Edmond Hamilton)

    And, of course, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. We got home with our copy at 0100 Saturday. My 11-year-old read it Saturday, while I was at work; I read the first 500 pages that evening. My wife read it Sunday while I was at work, and I finished it Sunday night. (And my daughter reread it yesterday.)

    Now I’m reading World of the Starwolves, the third book of Hamilton’s Starwolf trilogy, as well as The Burning Mountain (AH, by Alfred Coppel) and Noblesse Oblige (sociology, edited by Nancy Mitford).

    (And dang, I wish I could go to the KidLit Conference….)

  26. Jen Robinson Says:

    HP6 and HP7. Books 4 and 5 of John Marsden’s Tomorrow series. And 3/4 of The Treasures of Weatherby by Zilpha Keatley Snyder. Hmmm… Not bad, as reading weeks go.

  27. robin Says:

    Whew, coming up for air. Sorry I’ve been letting all these incredible lists go by without comment, but I just finished another pass through my revisions , and I didn’t want to break the flow.

    But you guys, what a great reading week for all of you! Excellent work.

    And I’m happy to report that HP7 arrived late today, so all is well in my world. Soon I’ll be enjoying what so many of you already have!

  28. readerdiane Says:

    I am slowly savoring HP and reading others in between. I just feel this reluctance to have the series over and done with.

    Two mysteries by a couple of my favorite authors-Winter’s Child by Magaret Maron and Chow Down by Laurie Benson.

    Fantasy by a first time author, protege of Sharon Shinn, Lisa Shearin, Magic Lost, Trouble Found. My daughter started this one and has really enjoyed it.

  29. Little Willow Says:

    I think HP is decent. I am not as into it as the average person. I like many series more, and other series less, so it falls in the “okay-to-good” range, somewhere in the middle.