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  • euicho 9:11 am on 8/15/2007 Permalink | Reply
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    Stephen King on Harry Potter 

    Stephen King has written a great piece about Harry Potter, the series end, and how no reviewer has done it justice. It is a great article (DOES contain spoilers, which he explains) and I strongly recommend you read it!

    EW.com by way of HPANA.com
    Jo Rowling set out a sumptuous seven-course meal, carefully prepared, beautifully cooked, and lovingly served out. The kids and adults who fell in love with the series (I among them) savored every mouthful, from the appetizer (Sorcerer’s Stone) to the dessert (the gorgeous epilogue of Deathly Hallows). Most reviewers, on the other hand, bolted everything down, then obligingly puked it back up half-digested on the book pages of their respective newspapers.
    And because of that, very few mainstream writers, from Salon to The New York Times, have really stopped to consider what Ms. Rowling has wrought, where it came from, or what it may mean for the future. The blogs, by and large, haven’t been much better. They seem to care about who lives, who dies, and who’s tattling. Beyond that, it’s all pretty much duh.
     
  • euicho 4:14 pm on 8/3/2007 Permalink | Reply
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    Deathly Hallows: Finished 

    Well, I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It was very well written and was a terrific read. The ending was great and she really tied everything up. That said, I am very sad that the series has ended, and hope that some day she/somebody will do more books about the wizarding world in general (especially Hogwarts!).

    Time to listen to the audiobook!

    I’m actually comparing Jim Dale vs. Stephen Fry on this by listening to the first chapter of both versions.
    I prefer the UK version of the books because they have the UK phrases/words that are dumbed down for the US releases, so I tend to listen to the Stephen Fry (UK) version. Jo also says her children like Stephen Fry’s version.
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    • Dad 8:53 pm on 8/8/2007 Permalink

      Just finished reading your blog Tom. It had been a while since I last visited your site. Interesting topics. Did your Deathly Hallows theories become reality?

      love you
      Dad

    • euicho 9:20 am on 8/15/2007 Permalink

      One or two of them did, but my big one didn’t. Oh well. It was an amazing book and perfect end to the series.

    • Jesse 12:34 pm on 8/16/2007 Permalink

      That is an awful lot of words Tom. Do you really expect me to take time out my busy day and read? I can’t even take the rime to read what I just wrote and checj foe errprs. For shame.

    • euicho 12:17 am on 8/17/2007 Permalink

      LOL very true Jesse

  • euicho 1:51 am on 7/16/2007 Permalink | Reply
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    Deathly Hallows Theories 

    Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows Cover Art

    Going Out on a Limb

    I’ve decided that before Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows comes out and my pre-order copy arrives (2 days, 12 hrs and counting!), I should go on the record about a couple of theories I have. A lot has been hashed out on the hp-lexicon.org and various other forums and sites, so I’ll just state a couple of things that havn’t been beaten to death (besides the whole Snape good/evil debate). (More …)

     
    • Doody 3:47 pm on 7/18/2007 Permalink

      That outlook on Deadly Hallows was made of win and awesome.

    • Doody 7:03 pm on 7/18/2007 Permalink

      It is indeed made of win and awesome, but I admit I don’t understand a lot of it. I guess the movies must be further behind than I thought.

    • euicho 8:50 am on 7/19/2007 Permalink

      lol yeah, they are heheh. They leave out a TON of stuff too. You REALLY REALLY REALLY need to read the books. Hell I’ll get them and mail them to you.

    • B 8:15 pm on 7/21/2007 Permalink

      yes i also do not understand most of this and need to read the books
      doh! i am of the lame!

    • euicho.com 12:16 pm on 8/3/2007 Permalink

      Yeah, so I was wrong about the prophecy, sorta. I knew there was more to it, but there aren’t 3 people. Also, I read an essay at the hp lexicon that was dead on about the biggest part of the book, though most people scoffed at it when the author wrote it. I won’t give anything else away, but kudos to you dude!

  • euicho 11:08 pm on 5/17/2007 Permalink | Reply
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    OOTP Behind the Scenes 

    I’m SOOOOOOOOOOO excited! This one looks just amazing!
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