NEW THREAD STARTED, WITH SPOILERS. Harry Potter VII [Merged Threads]

[tinkerbell04]

This is one fad that I just never got into. I know lots of people that love the books and movies, just not me

[mickeyfan2001]

I didn't vote. I ordered my on-line. I like Harry Potter but couldn't see standing in line for hours.

[glenpreece]

I really want to get this book but I haven't read a single one of the others. I've seen the movies and was talking to someone who has read the books. She said to just continue to see the movies or like her you will feel that they don't put enough into the movie out of the book. So maybe I'll get them cheap and start reading from the beginning I dunno. I am just reading the peter pan prequels for now.

[Sunshine1010]

I've known a Paramedic/Policeman to stand in line at midnight to get a new videogame for PS.....but I've never known anyone to stand in line for a book.

When my son is old enough to read things like this (he's 6), and he's THAT excited to get a book and read it?........yeah, I'll take him.

I think part of it is the excitement....the experience....the moment.

For many kids, Harry Potter is something they've actually grown up with, so I'm sure it's enjoyable.

I used to babysit a child who LOVED the first Harry Potter movie. YEARS later.....well, he's in ROTC and will be graduating H.S.

It's kinda like THE LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE book series. Remember all us girls would get SOOOOOO excited when the new one would come out?.....or was it just me?

[conorsmom2000]

Just curious where is everyone in the book?

Page 307 - it's amazing!

[TigChatt]

Ok now I'm in the 350's and it just keeps getting better and better doesnt it? Oh wow! It was well worth the wait. I can't WAIT to find out what happens!!

[paulsheri]

WE WENT TO THE LIBRARY@ 1:00 PM TODAY AND THEY "STILL" HAD 60 COPIES LEFT, AND WE CHECKED 1 COPY OUT AND WITH A 2 WEEK RETURN.

[tbelle's dghtr]

i pre ordered my copy from walmart.com so that it would arrive on my doorstep today. love love love harry potter. i'm all for the hype that gets kids to read.

[TiggeRia]

I've been done since 5:30 this afternoon, but now I have to wait the ten days to start discussing it! I wanted to finish quickly because I have to return to work tomorrow and basically reenter the real world. I was afraid that someone might spill the beans to the ending, and I just had to read it for myself. Guess I'll start reading it over again!

[TigChatt]

You dont have to wait 10 days to discuss it. you can always pm me to discuss it once I finish which I want to be done with it tomorrow. I'll let you know when I finish

[disneydeb]

I feel that it does not HAVE to end here. Anyone else feel the same?

[rnin02]

Just curious where is everyone in the book? I'm on pg 217. So far I love it. What does everyone else think?

oh, i'm working tonight (i work nights, so i had to sleep during the day) and i've only been able to make it to around page 60. Its driving me crazy...I wish I could be at home, reading.

[PirateLover]

Well I'm finished. Got my book at 11am this morning and tried to read as straight through as I could. My significant interruptions probably totalled about 3 hrs or so and I spent most of the day holed up in a room while others roared loadly playing board games in another room, lol. I finished at 2am. As much as I wanted to savor it, I am just one of those people who "has to know" and I could not risk being spoiled. All I will say for now is....wow. I'm kind of lost right now though. Don't know whether to reread this one or start again from the beginning

[TigChatt]

Well I'm finished. Got my book at 11am this morning and tried to read as straight through as I could. My significant interruptions probably totalled about 3 hrs or so and I spent most of the day holed up in a room while others roared loadly playing board games in another room, lol. I finished at 2am. As much as I wanted to savor it, I am just one of those people who "has to know" and I could not risk being spoiled. All I will say for now is....wow. I'm kind of lost right now though. Don't know whether to reread this one or start again from the beginning

Great now I'm dying to finish! I'm around 450 now.

[fig's disney]

wow what a whirlwind....finished around midnight last night (this morning)....i had a feeling this would be the ending but i loved the book.....after page 400 things really start to pick up!!!!

[Disneyatic]

I finished it around 1 a.m.....the last half of it just flew by. I couldn't wait to get to the end but it is def. bittersweet having read the last book.

[PirateLover]

Well I'm 21 years old, didn't start reading HP books until I was 16 (4 had been released by that time) and I was just as excited for this book as any child. I never stood in line but i always pre-ordered from Amazon and yesterday I even bought a copy at Target before mine showed up so my mom and I could read at the same time and not be spoiled.
HP is not a just a children's thing anymore... in fact I'm dead serious when I say that the movie for this book could push an R rating. They are already at pg-13 with the latest and the books just get darker and darker.

[TheDuckRocks]

I voted that I couldn't care less about the books or the movies or the actors or all the junk in the stores.....
But I have to confess that I stood in Costco today and read the end so I can hold what I know over my grandkids heads.
Sometimes I'm not the nice little old lady so many think I am.

[PirateLover]

Just wanted to add that as of June 2007, the Harry Potter series has sold over 300 million copies worldwide and has been translated into 65 languages since the publishing of the first book in 1997. The last four volumes in the series have been the fastest-selling books in history, grossing more in their opening 24 hours than blockbuster films.

[snifflesmcg]

Don't get me wrong, I'm not saying anything is wrong with the books or movies at all. I was just wondering who would stand in a gigantic line waiting for a book at midnight.

That goes for ALL things that people wait in line forever for. That includes PS3 last december, Wii, the iPhone or even waiting in line for a movie while it's wrapped around the theatre for opening night. In my experience, I always wait and see what happens. Most of the time, in a day or two the movies have plenty of opens seats and trust me, things like PS3 and iPhones drop drastically in price within 6 months to a year and in many cases they get better with age (they get the kinks out). Perhaps I'm more patient than I thought I was.