I am one of those people who hadn't actually read the leak ahead of time.
I don't wish I had read it, so I am very content with my decision.

However, now I SERIOUSLY wonder why people were all like OMGSUCKSSSSSSSOMUCH. Really don't get it. *shrug*

But everyone may have his/her opinion, I suppose. :D

I'm not sure if this is allowed (If not, please feel free to delete) but we just created a new comm dedicated to Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows called everything_dh. We hope to see you guys there! Thanks!

I've been lurking this community from the beginning, but I thought I would add in my two cents.

Underneath the cut is a hopefully amusing write-up of the book, which I pounded out in several minutes, high on fumes of disbelief and laughable wankery! Enjoy!

Deathly Hallows: A Not-So-Tidy Summary

( Green eyes, mystic nakedness, and WTF-ery )

I just wanted to say something before this emotional high I'm one wears off...

I WAS RIGHT
I WAS RIGHT
I WAS RIGHT!!!

Oh man, was I right about the CARPET BOOK being the real book and the book ending up being almost utter crap. It's also kind of sad how, in the face of over-whelming evidence (see...most of my posts on the subject), more than half of ( Read more... )

I know it's not related but over here in Malaysia, four large bookstore chains - MPH, Times, Popular and Harris Bookstores with over 100 outlets in Malaysia have announced that they are NOT selling the new Deathly Hallows novel as a protest in an apparent pricewar between major bookstore chains and two large hypermarket chains over here.

The ( Read more... )

If James is a stag and Lily's a doe, does that make Harry Potter...

Bambi? :O

SO. HARDCORE.

So...my friend has propsed a new theory (after my considerable amount of ranting today at dinner and before).

I decided I would tell it in brief story form, though I cut it just to be kind. Please ignore my mistakes...I'm at work, slightly distracted. Enjoy! :)

"It's just...horrible," I sigh and take a sip of my incredibly delicious Mt. Dew. " ( Read more... )

(I was going to post this as a comment, but then it got kind of long and diversionary, so it's a post instead.)

romanticapathy wrote here:

This whole fiasco has me looking through the other books and feeling majorly disappointed - perhaps fandom blew everything WAY out of proportion, and thought JKR was a lot more crafty than she really is ( Read more... )

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It’s Saturday, and those of us who are disappointed with Harry Potter will, quite obviously, need to find something else to read. I’ve compiled a list of the best of the best in the world, here. Series and comics and even Japanese manga that have stood, and will, in my opinion stand the test of time. Some of you might not agree with what I place ( Read more... )