Ahhhh, the book was lovely. I'm just so sorry it's all over. Although I won't miss the sobs that wracked my body for two days as I mourned so many dead characters. I understand that it required death to show what a big, important book the Order of the Phoenix was but did we need so many? As all my acquaintances know, I am prone to tears in the best of times (Who cries over Kleenex commercials? Why, I do. Talk about creating a market for your product.)and this certainly did me in.
But on to happier thoughts. I have been busting my butt this week. It's the week before everything happens to me, and I'm busy getting ready. And by everything, I mean that next week I attend a conference, give two talks, schmooze for four days, oh and I'm moving. Of course, when I say I'm moving, I really mean that my stuff is being moved, because I won't even be in the state while it's happening. But don't think I've just left all the work for Andrew. I've been packing for three weeks, and gosh darn it, I guarantee I'll be leaving that house gully packed up and ready to be transported.
Enough of the complaining - I'm grateful that I get a full night's sleep every night (unlike my acquaintances who just had babies), I'm happy that I'll be living in a new place, with Andrew, soon. And I'm looking forward to my conferences being done in two weeks.
Having seen your tears in action in response to fiction, I'm glad that Andrew has learned to "go with the flow"
ReplyDeleteI loved the book!! The only thing I didn't care for as much was the heavy pro-family stance at the end. Not that that is bad, just it was mentioned a lot.
ReplyDeleteGood point, Alexis. I'm usually bothered by that kind of thing too. I read some commentator say that this fit in with her theme of the connection between kids and their parents, and this was originally a kids' book, and then I was more okay with it.
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