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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 04:18 AM
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HP and Half-Blood Prince - started reading it yet?
Just curious as to how far along people are in the book -- I see from some of the posts that a few have finished the book

My copy came in the mail yesterday -- I'm about 1/2 way through it
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Orsino Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 10:04 AM
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1. Finished it at about 1:00 a.m.
I don't think it's a spoiler to note that Hermione and Ron really, really should get a room.

This may be the best book yet. This one changes everything, and does provide a lot of answers by tying up loose bits of info from previous installments.

It's great.
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ralps Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 11:45 AM
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2. I finished it yesterday afternoon at around 5:30 central time
:hi: :loveya: :hug: :pals: :woohoo:
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Pithy Cherub Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 11:52 AM
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3. Finished after an all-niter nail biter...
Um, no spoilers here, but did Harry have to be so, well, noble...yeah, I know, he did...
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Lisa Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 07:54 PM
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6. finally finished this afternoon ...
I'm hoping that Ginny doesn't listen, but goes out looking for him
After all, E. Nesbit had a princess show up at the scene of the big knight/dragon showdown, driving her own car, with a sword on the seat beside her "because I'm better at fencing than the Prince is, anyway" ...
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MrSlayer Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 04:52 PM
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4. Already finished.
But I don't want to spoil it for you so I won't react at all except to say it's a great continuation.
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LWolf Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 07:52 PM
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5. done
Finished at about 9am this morning.

I thoroughly enjoyed it; I'm disgusted with some of the unknowns we're left to ponder while we wait for book 7. Another 2-3 years, or???
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TimeChaser Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jul-17-05 10:12 PM
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7. Finished last night
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radfringe Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-18-05 04:55 AM
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8. call me Herminone
finished it up around 3pm Sunday afternoon....

I think I'm going to give it a few days to fully absorb and then start a re-read of all the books

My partner started it last night -- and I can already hear her questions/comments... lol

How long should we wait before we discuss specifics (spoilers) - give it a couple weeks so others can finish up the book?
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XemaSab Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Jul-18-05 10:51 AM
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9. there's a spoiler thread
in the fantasy literature forum.
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Coventina Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Wed Jul-20-05 09:28 AM
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10. Mine came a few days ago. I might finish it by sometime tonight
No outright spoilers here in the post, but some general thoughts:

I found the first hundred or so pages a little tough. It seemed even darker and more depressing than OOTP.

I'm coming to love the character of Luna more and more. Neville as well. I really like Rowling's fleshing out of these secondary characters. It really makes the world come alive.
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MaraJade Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Thu Jul-21-05 11:32 PM
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11. Finished it on Monday (July 18th).
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architect359 Donating Member (544 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jul-23-05 02:02 PM
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12. Finished on Thurs the 21st
Got on the Staurday it came out. I wanted to stretch the experience out as much as I could. Still shocked at how the ending came about.
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