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FredFlinstone
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Location: Australia
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hehe I haven't bought the book yet, Im in no rush. But today I saw the funniest looking fans. They were outside the bookshop about 2hrs b4 it was open and they were dressed up as wizards with wands and everything. I wonder who can beat them? |
_________________ 'Go and call back your money i will write my bank and let them know that you are not a honest man.do not write me anymore.bye' - M4ri4m Mus4
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Gnasher
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Joined: 29 May 2006
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Location: Centre Stage in the Theatre of Cruelty
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 12:41 pm |
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My kids have been glued to Google all day for the spoilers and got several versions. So far they all seem a bit lame compared to the amazing theories I've read here. No doubt a definitive ending will be posted on the net in the next few hours but if the 'real' ending I've been told about is the actual ending.......... well, let's just say it's a bit of a disappointment and JKR has left the door WIDE open for a follow-up. Not that I blame her - goose and golden eggs, etc, etc. |
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FrumpyBB
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Joined: 22 Nov 2006
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 3:28 pm |
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Don�t know if anybody posted this here before...
but at least the German Wikipedia HAS published the end of it - so don�t read! |
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Dupes
419Eater is my life
Joined: 24 Jul 2006
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Location: United States
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Sat Jul 21, 2007 5:25 pm |
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I know the end of it, and I've known it for a week. At work we got them in about a week and a half early, and my co-workers and I decided to open them and read the end of the books. I'm not even a Harry Potter fan. |
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Eliza_Doolittle
"Warned for lad hugging"
Joined: 16 Mar 2006
Posts: 1979
Location: Contemplating a plan to steal Shiver's cat
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 3:48 am |
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I am up to chapter 9.
Lots of mystery building up. I am LOVING this book.
Anyone reading it with me??? PM me and we can discuss up to what ever we've read - - NO spoilers though - only discussion of what we've read so far. |
_________________ Uch3nna - 222km Lagos, Nigeria to Cotonou, Benin
M4rtins Uzo - Lagos to Abuja "l have spent money,time,took risk to travel all the way from lagos to abuja to meet you.(8 good hours on board)."
Ed - Port Harcourt to Kaduna
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persephone
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Joined: 05 Jun 2006
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 5:40 am |
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I finished last night. I finished it in about 15 hours And that is all I am saying...........waiting for Wednesday............... |
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Reaper
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Joined: 06 May 2007
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Location: Travelling in a fried-out combie. On a hippie trail, head full of zombie...
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 6:53 am |
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up to chp 27 |
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Nanda
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Joined: 19 Jun 2007
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 8:56 am |
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I picked up a copy around 12:30am on Saturday, read the first chapter out loud to my partner Terry in the car on the way home, then showed immense self-discipline and went to sleep. Read the whole thing in about 3 hours on Saturday morning (I'm a fast reader, yes), and have re-read my favorite bits since then. I'm also now reading it out loud to Terry and we finished up to the end of Chapter 12 last night.
Can't wait to discuss how it all turned out... sitting on my hands til then. |
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Josh
Elite Baiter
Joined: 24 Apr 2007
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Location: Nu Zilund
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:03 am |
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I am up to about page 120 I think. Had a busy weekend and sharing book with my girlfriend (who is past page 300 I think has slowed me down a bit). If I'm not posting on here for a while you'll all know.
I'm thinking about starting the "Wednesday" thing at about 9am Wednesday morning NZ time This is 10pm Tuesday night UK time I think. Feel free to howl protest at that and we can rearrange discussion of it to a later date. Quite exciting the anticipation of talking to other people about the book really, it's as though you're in another world when you're reading it, reading something that hardly any other people have read before you, but at the same time involved in this huge worldwide group activity of doing the same thing.
Another thing, due to my over-whelming pottermania in the past few years I've read quite a lot of fan fiction, including some awesome stuff by a person called Cassandra Claire (Draco Dormiens, Draco Sinister and Draco Veritas). It is quite tricky making myself believe that this book isn't just more fan fiction, and on quite a few occasions I've made myself go "oh yeah... that's similar to what happened in this book" before thinking about it and actually realising that I'm comparing it to something that's actually fan fic. Especially the setting for Chapter 1. |
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Dolores
419Eater is my life
Joined: 26 Jan 2007
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:11 am |
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I'm really picky about fan fiction and don't like most of it, but Cassandra Claire really is good. I haven't seen her Harry Potter stuff but her Lord of the Rings parody (Pervy Hobbit Fancier's Very Secret Diaries) was hilarious!
I like the kind that's so bad it's funny the best, though. Summary of one Harry Potter fanfic I found: "Harry ownes the largest land in the world and vodlemont wants harry for the land and ... his body." ... Fan fiction sites are REALLY not for those who want their Potter untainted. |
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Reaper
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:31 am |
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Finished it , man I thought it would take me longer..
Really good read though, twists and turns everywhere, harry seems to make a few really stupid mistakes |
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FredFlinstone
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Location: Australia
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:34 am |
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holy crap you are a fast reader, I haven't even got the book yet |
_________________ 'Go and call back your money i will write my bank and let them know that you are not a honest man.do not write me anymore.bye' - M4ri4m Mus4
'then no business bye for good or you got me in contact with some one whom i will call and hear from.' J0hn Ph!l3m0n
"Lol,you are a real pussy! go find someone else to patronize yo' sh*mwith.cos with me,y'all dont wanna play HardBall Sucker!" M4rk Krus+
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Eliza_Doolittle
"Warned for lad hugging"
Joined: 16 Mar 2006
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Location: Contemplating a plan to steal Shiver's cat
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:19 pm |
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I am halfway finished.
If people would quit calling me - I could get through with this!! |
_________________ Uch3nna - 222km Lagos, Nigeria to Cotonou, Benin
M4rtins Uzo - Lagos to Abuja "l have spent money,time,took risk to travel all the way from lagos to abuja to meet you.(8 good hours on board)."
Ed - Port Harcourt to Kaduna
vLad's ebay auction states "Wonderful seller! Thinks "out of the box" to get item to you."
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Corona
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Joined: 21 Sep 2006
Posts: 8809
Location: On ya left!
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 7:21 pm |
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Josh
Elite Baiter
Joined: 24 Apr 2007
Posts: 1799
Location: Nu Zilund
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:06 pm |
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I'm reading this thread half terrified that someone will spill the beans. Luckily we're above that and don't have any trolls around on this thread to do so.
I'm about halfway through I think. I've found it quite different to the previous books though really interesting at the same time. I guess that Reaper didn't get up to much else yesterday.... though he can be forgiven as it was his birthday.
Back at work today, so no book. Perhaps I can read a good chunk of it tonight and tomorrow night. As the OP of this thread if I'm not finished with it by Wednesday I may ask to continue our embargo of spoilers a little longer if that's OK with everyone. It seems that Reaper's the only person who's finished it yet anyway. |
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Standard Procedure
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 21 Nov 2004
Posts: 845
Location: Physically at school, mentally at the Grand Prix
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 9:57 pm |
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I read it on Friday evening! Some dude posted it online and I for one am outraged that JK Rowling even decided to put those X-rated scenes in the end |
_________________ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. - Anything said in Latin sounds profound
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Josh
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Joined: 24 Apr 2007
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Location: Nu Zilund
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:10 pm |
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^^ Be careful that's not construed as a spoiler. X rated scenes ...hmm..... I've been trying to avoid skipping to the end don't make things harder for me!
Just curious, of those reading the books has anyone lost the battle with their will-power and skipped to the end? Did you regret it?
(And no, that's not an invitation to tell me what the last word is). |
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Eliza_Doolittle
"Warned for lad hugging"
Joined: 16 Mar 2006
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Location: Contemplating a plan to steal Shiver's cat
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:18 pm |
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I skipped to the end...
ONLY to find out how many pages are in the book - - did not see a single word on the last page - just saw the page #. That's all.
I'm to chapter 20.
I want to keep reading but my friends want me to go out for dinner What's more important on your birthday - - going out with friends...or reading Harry? I think it's the later - - my friends disagree - LOL |
_________________ Uch3nna - 222km Lagos, Nigeria to Cotonou, Benin
M4rtins Uzo - Lagos to Abuja "l have spent money,time,took risk to travel all the way from lagos to abuja to meet you.(8 good hours on board)."
Ed - Port Harcourt to Kaduna
vLad's ebay auction states "Wonderful seller! Thinks "out of the box" to get item to you."
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<a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/MrsRobinson419"> Click to see the videos Ed sent me.</a><br>
<A href="http://members.419eater.com/~eliza_doolittle/index.html"> Eliza's lad quotes, photos, and audio files</a>
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crotalus
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Joined: 23 Jun 2007
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:23 pm |
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Anyone remember the Evelyn Wood Reading Dynamics speed reading courses from the 1960's?
She claimed that President Kennedy had endorsed her classes.
If she were around now she would claim to have read the entire Harry Potter book in one hour.
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Josh
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Joined: 24 Apr 2007
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Sun Jul 22, 2007 10:25 pm |
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^^ Wow that's a really tough choice Eliza. Just over 600 pages in the UK edition (the one we get here in New Zealand). I think the pages are smaller in the US edition so therefore there are more of them.
I could confirm this through google or wikipedia but I'm terrified of either of them at the moment. Even avoiding newspaper pages in case one of them has a stupid title saying "Harry's Dead" or something like that.
By the way that's not a spoiler, I have no idea of the ending. |
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Standard Procedure
Master of Master Baiters
Joined: 21 Nov 2004
Posts: 845
Location: Physically at school, mentally at the Grand Prix
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:42 am |
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I actually did catch a leaked version on Friday while reading the news and one click led to another! I spent all of Friday reading the book, although it was more skimming than reading. The story was gripping....
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_________________ Quidquid latine dictum sit, altum viditur. - Anything said in Latin sounds profound
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Josh
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Joined: 24 Apr 2007
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 12:50 am |
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Yeah there's definitely something more satisfying about lying in bed with a book and reading under a good lamp. I've read some pretty long books online (generally fan fic) and your eyes can get damn tired after a while. Reading the whole thing in one go (even with skims) is pretty impressive though. |
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thud419
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Joined: 04 Jan 2006
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:14 am |
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Bah. Amazon's estimate at dispatch is 26th July to 1st August.
I might pop down to the local independent at lunch time, but if he had any he's probably sold them. |
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Mercury
Master Baiter
Joined: 23 Feb 2007
Posts: 157
Location: Ireland
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:05 pm |
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I finished the book a couple of hours ago, I was going to keep the book for a plane ride but curiosity got the best of me. I wish I wasn't such a fast reader, I kept reading chapters and then putting the book down and promising I would keep the rest of it for the plane. Anyway it was an amazing read and a pity J.K says its the final book. |
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FireWyrm
Master Baiter
Joined: 09 Jun 2007
Posts: 213
Location: Caesar si viveret, ad remum dareris
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Mon Jul 23, 2007 8:27 pm |
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I always read the last 3 pages of a book first. It drives my husband batty. He's promised to buy a mystery story and tear the last couple of pages out before he gives it to me. I cant help it, some people wash their hands over and over, I read the end of books. |
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PLEASE IGNORE ANY FURTHER MESSAGE FROM CHARLES OR WHATEVER FOR GOODNESS SAKE.!!! - FRANK AGAIN
so how do you want me to beat trust in you now??? (I think I've annoyed him - Frank again)
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