Category Archives: Reading

The End

Posted on 07/23/2007 by chick

I finished Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows last night at about midnight. Grade: A+ J.K. Rowling gets the biggest, brightest, and best A+ that I can give. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is a great book and a … Continue reading →

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Holding on to Harry

Posted on 07/22/2007 by chick

Some mysteries have been cleared up, but there are still so many things that must be done by the end of the book and I don’t know how J.K. is going to squeeze them all into the last 12 chapters. … Continue reading →

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Chapter 18

Posted on 07/21/2007 by chick

Here I am at the end of Chapter 18 and I’m tired. I don’t know how much more I can read tonight, certainly not much more than an hour or two’s worth. I’m about halfway through and there seem to … Continue reading →

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Time Flies

Posted on 07/21/2007 by chick

Twelve chapters in and I’m just barely able to close the book long enough to write about it. Harry’s crazy. They’re all crazy. If they get caught . . . I have to go read some more. See you at … Continue reading →

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The Book So Far

Posted on 07/21/2007 by chick

It’s an immediate roller-coaster ride, full of action and suspense. There have already been some deaths, including an important character, but I doubt he’s really dead. I think I see how he could have survived, but I won’t spoil anything … Continue reading →

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Hair and Harry

Posted on 07/21/2007 by chick

Harry Potter arrived at about 1:30 this afternoon, just as I was about to leave to get my hair cut. I had to put Harry aside in favor of my hair. It was awful, but my hair looks much better! … Continue reading →

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Beware the Granfalloons

Posted on 07/19/2007 by chick

Since I’ve never heard the word granfalloon outside of Cat’s Cradle, I have to assume it never caught on, which is too bad. I don’t know of any word that means quite the same thing. Vonnegut defined a granfalloon as … Continue reading →

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Grade Inflation?

Posted on 07/18/2007 by chick

Almost all of the books I’ve read so far in 2007 have ratings of B or higher. It’s not because of grade inflation, but rather because I don’t have time to read bad books. If I don’t enjoy the book … Continue reading →

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Four Down

Posted on 07/15/2007 by chick

Four down and ten to go in the Vonnegut Marathon. Next up is God Bless You, Mr. Rosewater. I think I’ll start it at the beginning of August. I read this book a few years ago, but I don’t remember … Continue reading →

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Cat’s Cradle

Posted on 07/14/2007 by chick

Wow! Cat’s Cradle is just as good now as it was all those years ago. Grade: A+ Cat’s Cradle is a very fast read. I got through it in two nights. I was surprised at how much I remembered, including … Continue reading →

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