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3/30/2004 12:47:57 PM
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MacChick
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There we were, daughter and I, waiting for the arrival of another Johnny Gruelle book, but nothing to read in the meantime...
"Is ther ANYTHING in this house that we haven`t already read?" I asked.
"Well," she murmured, running her index finger aross the collection of Harry Potter books, "there are these..."
"Daddy and I have been buying those for you since you were born, but I really don`t think you`re old enough for them yet... the author says she intended them for 9 year olds..."
"But Mom, really, you said that about the Chronicles of Narnia, and we LOVED reading those... at least I did, didn`t YOU love it, too?????"
"Well, but... well, O.K., let`s just try a few paragraphs and see how it goes..."
So we took turns reading paragraphs, then I got sucked in and took over and just read it to her, and that was at last night, and now we are all done with book one and she is playing out the scenes with Barbies and I am getting caught up on some computer work and breaking it up with peeks in at Elann every now and then, and we are both trying to act all normal...
...but we are both saying, "Wonder what`s happening in Book Two?" about every ten minutes, and I can already see what`s about to happen to every waking minute of our lives, and how it will all be grabbed up by Harry Potter within about the next few hours.
Time to put on a kettle and boil some water for tea, I guess... there`s no escaping the pull of those next four books...
Oh, I wish I could knit and read at the same time like so many of you guys can! Dang!
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3/30/2004 1:32:17 PM
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aahhhh! Harry Potter. Yes we too enjoy those books (even little PLB). We`re waiting for the latest to make it into paperback. They do get a little scarier as they progress but I`m sure Macchicklet will be fine (PLB is and she`s close in age). Maybe you can learn a few tricks and "magic" your needles into doing your knitting for you!
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3/30/2004 2:51:43 PM
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Cate
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Here is a way to get it back - Harry on audio! Jim Dale is just about the most fabulous reader ever. I have all the books (unabridged of course) and love listening to them. They are great for travel or if you don`t want to lose knitting time - listen and knit. I have lent my tapes to various friends for just such a use. The stitches fly and so does your mind. The investment is well worth it because they are fun to listen to over and over. When a new volume is about to be published, just listen to all of them again to refresh your recollection. Plus, by going back, references in the earlier books take on more meaning because of later events.
Cate
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3/30/2004 3:00:36 PM
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Nyah ha! I have the answer, the perfect answer, but it is costly.
Long story short, Tim got the first book in tape from DSIL, and we were hooked - the actor sho reads them is SOOOO good. We have all five. I have rationalized this considerable expense by pointing out to myself the millions of dollars I have saved over the years because he can`t ask for anything, has no little friends to have parties he has to bring gifts to,etc, but in truth there is just so little real kid stuff he can actually enjoy that when I find something I just get it.
HOWEVER, maybe your library has them? They are really, really good, and include every single word...
And now you will understand when I talk about the kids visiting each other in their pictures over on the left...
A fellow fan,
Theresa
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3/30/2004 6:36:16 PM
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I also got hooked on the harry potter books, I finished the first 2 and am about to break into #3 .
judy
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3/31/2004 6:25:12 AM
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ecasey
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Theresa, who reads your books on tape? Jim Dale reads the tapes that I`ve seen over here, but the original reader (that Rowling chose herself) when they were first published back home was Stephen Fry. I was just wondering if he reads your books - he`s one of my favourite actors/writers/people ever (and not in a "phwar!" way - he`s middle-aged, overweight and gay, LOL!). He`s not so well known here - but anyone that remembers the film "Wilde" might know him - and he played the incompetent policeman in "Gosford Park". He`s very well known at home though - I should have mentioned him in my Fantasy Knitting Guild - but I didn`t think any of you would recognise the name, LOL.
Eileen.
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"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the STARS!" (Oscar Wilde)
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3/31/2004 11:14:53 AM
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MacChick
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Ahh, yes, books on tape... But not an option here. Daughter may only be into this for the good story, but I am into it for the reading practice, and whether we are taking turns on paragraphs (which we still do at the beginnings of chapters) or whether she is just following along with the words while I do all of the reading, it improves her reading ability exponentially... plus it`s a snuggle-thing. We just need to cut it back to a few hours, not stay in bed reading all darned day because we can`t put the book down... We really tried to cut it back today... we just did the first 8 chapters of book 2 and made ourselves stop. We went for a walk through the desert together after breakfast and Harry Potter was all we could talk about...
Hey, Corinna and those who have read these books... at what point do they start getting "scary?" I`ve heard that even the author says they began to take a turn for the dark at some point... can anyone identify a book? Like is it all cool through the first three or four, then it starts getting scarier in book five... or what?
I`d kinda like to slow down when we are approaching that point and make sure I don`t use these as the just-before-bed reading, you know, go for something a little lighter and save Harry for just the daylight reading. But right now we are soooo hooked!
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3/31/2004 11:28:48 AM
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Ditto to the books on tape at the library, and the Chicklet can take up knitting, too. DD and I have read all and look forward to more. The movies are much scarier than the books, so DH (who doesn`t read) thinks we`re nuts. But nothing really beats actually turning the pages with a warm snuggler on your lap, so maybe one tape, one book!
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3/31/2004 2:07:22 PM
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Cate
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Jim Dale reads the books here. And totally brilliantly. I would love to hear the Stephen Fry version as well. He was the absolutely perfect Jeeves!
Cate
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3/31/2004 3:11:36 PM
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ecasey
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That`s right - you had Jeeves & Wooster over here - I forgot about that! I loved the PG Wodehouse books growing up, and Stephen Fry and Hugh Laurie are exactly as the characters are written - that was a really well-done series!
They had a comedy sketch show together in the late 80s - that`s where they both got their professional starts (they were in amateur theatre while at Cambridge University, along with Emma Thompson). They`re really hilarious together.
Eileen.
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"We are all in the gutter, but some of us are looking at the STARS!" (Oscar Wilde)
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