The attack of the 50-pound book...

[msfledermaus]

Okay, it wasn't *that* heavy, but when I toted my new copy of "The Order of the Phoenix" home from work it felt like I was smuggling construction materials or something. I also had the new Wendy Froud and Terri Windling book, called, "the Fairies of Spring Cottage"...It's really sweet and touching:) Anyway, with two books and a knitting bag in my backpace the way home was slooower than usual...

And I spent the entire night reading through Order of the Phoenix--I got home, plunked down my stuff, shucked off my shoes, made hotdogs and grabbed a glass of milk, and read...until 11:30. Wow. It was like watching the second half of "Titanic", where you feel cold and horrified and deeply sad. This is a DAMN good book.


Not even any knitting, I tell ya...just the book:)

Comments

Potter

[wizzy.livejournal.com]

I've been luggin Potter around too and you are right...it's heavy!! In fact I was looking at one of those old fashioned Webster Dictionaries the other day (The ones that take a strong man to lift) and book #5 is BIGGER than the dictionary!! Must be all those NEW words like "Muggles" and such.

I'm nearing page 100. You, I'm SURE are a lot further than me. HAPPY HARRY READING!

[banana.livejournal.com]

> ...you feel cold and horrified and deeply sad.
So will my 8-year-old be disturbed by reading it? Like, a goth, or something? ;~)

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

hey, it's never too early to join the Dark Moody Nation:)

It does drag on the heart a bit, it's seriously darker than the other books. (Yes, darker than "Goblet" and 'Azkaban")
Best take it in small chunks if you're young.

[banana.livejournal.com]

He got it on the day it came out, and he's been taking it slowly. I think he finds it harder going than the others.

[msfledermaus.livejournal.com]

Id say that's acurate.
*Nods*
It is harder going, it's a pretty serious book this time around.