Just another month to go...
Posted: Sunday, June 17, 2007 by Travis Cody in...until Harry Potter hits theaters and book stores.
There's real controversy brewing over how large booksellers have discounted Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Millions of units will be sold, but evidently at very slim margins. Some smaller booksellers have decided not to stock the book because it doesn't make financial sense for them.
Isn't it a shame that such a beloved and anticipated book is causing this kind of financial controversy?
I did pre-order my copy from Borders. Every few days I become like Gollum and frantically search through my wallet for my pre-order coupon. When I find it right where it should be, I heave a hearty and contented sigh that "my precious" ticket is safe and there will be no impediment to picking up my book.
And the funny thing is...none of this embarrasses me! I'm a 43 year old college graduate with a mortgage and I'm a total Harry Potter geek!
I found this poster over at The Mo Show, which is Morgen's alternate blog for reviews and stuff.
The first two books, Sorcerer's Stone and Chamber of Secrets, had charm and wonder. Prisoner of Azkaban recognized that children grow up and need solid foundations from which to make the right choices. Goblet of Fire introduced the awkwardness and heartaches of puberty along with the shock of dealing with tragic death at a young age.
Order of the Phoenix depicts how difficult it can be to take on adult responsibility when adults around you insist on trying to shield you from danger. Half Blood Prince starkly confirms that there will come a time when you must choose to stand or run.
JK Rowling has expertly aged her characters. A young reader who picked up Sorcerer's Stone as an 11 year old is now a college age young adult. The beauty of these books is that adult readers have also enjoyed them. This kind of phenomenon doesn't happen often.
I'm glad to be able to enjoy it. And I'm glad I'll still have the excitement of two more films, and the books to continue to re-read whenever I want.
If you haven't read these books, give them a try.
You might be interested in this if you like Potter.
http://www.archaeologynews.org/story.asp?ID=213573&Title=Boy%20archaeologist%20may%20be%20Potter's%20successor