Happy Harry Potter weekend
Requisite note: no spoilers here!
Now that the weekend's over, I've read fifty or so pages from the latest Harry Potter book. I was reading over the shoulder of a friend of mine, and I began to get a sense of what all the fuss is about. It's definitely an enjoyable read.
My friend and I had been at the Harry Potter release party at University Bookstore on Friday night. I wasn't surprised by the throngs of kids in costume -- no, it was all the costumed adults, all quite earnest, who threw me for a loop. There was even a band there, playing Harry Potter-themed music and shouting out the countdown to midnight after every song. We'd had a few drinks beforehand, so it was all pretty amusing.
Is this the biggest book event ever? Perhaps. I heard on a recent WSJ podcast that this was the biggest single product distribution for Amazon.com. Certainly, a whole lot of trees went into this. Yesterday evening, it seemed like half the people in my bus were intently perusing their copies.
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4 comments:
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Just browsing the internet, very, very interesting blog.
hi, at Malaysia, there are also hits on Harry Potter books...
Life is colourful: Thanks, but I don't know what you're referring to.
Freddie: Thanks!
Keeyit: Interesting...Harry Potter is everywhere!
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