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July 14, 2005
Harry who?
Yet another Harry Potter book is set for release this week. And boy oh boy, are people getting worked up about it. The Pope reckons it erodes Christianity, while a store in Canada accidentally sold 14 copies, leading a judge to order the purchasers to shut their pie holes.
Whuhhh? It's a book! I don't understand. It's not like somebody let slip the codes to Terry Benedict's vault or, you know, outed an undercover CIA operative. The world isn't going to end if somebody gets hold of the story. They got it early! Call the SWAT Team! Though I've always thought that if they really wanted the thing kept secret, they shouldn't be sending the book to the stores a week in advance.
Now, I'm glad for the Harry Potter craze. It's good that the kiddies are getting worked up about a book instead of a video game. Reading is good. I like to read. If Harry Potter gets the kids reading, that's a very good thing. I've never actually read a Harry Potter book, because, you know, I'm a grownup. (I know that many adults read Harry Potter books, but that doesn't mean I will.) All this means for me is that I had better stay away from the Borders this Saturday.
Posted by oz115 at July 14, 2005 09:02 AM