Potter Books Leaked
Looks like some hundreds people had already devoured their 7th Potter book. Read it here, in Publishers Weekly.
Sad. I feel for Scholastic. And J.K.
Books | Comment (0)Michiko Read The 7th Potter Book
At July 19, 2007, two days before the official release date of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Michiko Kakutani had already bought, read, and reviewed the book in The New York Times. This seventh and last installment is awaited unpatiently by fans all over the world. This will also bring about the closure of the ten-year saga, marks the end of it all, as J.K. Rowling is definite about not writing another Potter book.
From what I read, The Boy Who Lived will probably survive the showdown with He Who Must Not Be Named, but he will surely lose many of his compatriots. I’m sure many readers who had shedded tears when Harry lost Sirius in Book 5, will again, and not just once, reach out for a box of Kleenex. It’s either Ron or Hermione, or both, or will Ginny have her chance in love again. (I privately root for Ginny, the-ugly-duckling-turn-red-head-hottie.) And of course, the biggest mistery of them all: Is Snape bad or good?
I probably won’t have time to read it right away at July 21, 00:01 am, I rather enjoy the Indonesian translations. But this is a once-in-a-lifetime moment that I surely don’t want to miss.
Books | Comment (0)Tak setiap orang…
Rupanya di malam hari, kesunyian membuat kita lebih peka. Tapi tak setiap orang, tidak juga aku, mampu menjadi penyair.
Itulah bedanya seniman dengan yang bukan seniman. Sesuatu yang biasa dan sehari-hari, di tangan dan otak seniman bisa menjadi indah, puitis, magis (walau tidak semua, tentunya).
Bapak yang mengatakan (dan menuliskan) kata-kata di atas memang benar sekali. Menurut saya sih, itu pun membuktikan bahwa dia lebih seniman daripada saya. Nyatanya dia bisa mengatakan sesuatu yang selama ini ada di kepala saya dalam wujud nyata, dengan cara yang indah pula.
I won’t tell you who he is. Bukunya terbit sebentar lagi. Bulan depan. But until then, saya terpaksa tidak mengatakannya. I would tell you, but then I have to kill you. Hey, I have a rep to protect.
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