Comments on: Tuesday Book Club

By: Little Willow

Little Willow — Sat, 28 Jul 2007 05:38:39 +0000

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.

By: readerdiane

readerdiane — Thu, 26 Jul 2007 01:14:45 +0000

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.

By: robin

robin — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 04:15:54 +0000

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!

By: Jen Robinson

Jen Robinson — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 03:16:59 +0000

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.

By: RM1(SS) (ret)

RM1(SS) (ret) — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:29:45 +0000

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....)

By: Miri

Miri — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 02:00:40 +0000

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.

By: Christen

Christen — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 00:59:12 +0000

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

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

By: Kimmy

Kimmy — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:35:54 +0000

Absolutely, hold me to it;-)

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

By: Herb

Herb — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 20:44:16 +0000

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.

By: Patrick

Patrick — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 18:22:39 +0000

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!