Spinnach Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Unless you ordered the thing on Amazon and you're eligible for 16 July delivery. I definately ordered it... but my mail doesn't come until late in the afternoon. And coincidentally I'm taking my friend to a Toby Keith concert for his birthday that same night. So it's really like 9 days today. Out of curiosity, do they print the books in Croatian? Do you read it in Croatian or English? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Thinker Posted July 8, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 Why doesn't this thread show up on the home page of OO, under the "most active" list of threads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-contradictor Posted July 8, 2005 Report Share Posted July 8, 2005 I definately ordered it... but my mail doesn't come until late in the afternoon. And coincidentally I'm taking my friend to a Toby Keith concert for his birthday that same night. So it's really like 9 days today. Out of curiosity, do they print the books in Croatian? Do you read it in Croatian or English? If I remember correctly, Amazon delivers UPS. I remember hearing that Amazon will deliver early on the 16th. Maybe that was the last release... Anyway, I remember when I ordered book 4 through Amazon it got delivered by a UPS or Fed Ex truck. The Croatian translation is not available until October 15th. All the release dates are listed here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
source Posted July 9, 2005 Report Share Posted July 9, 2005 Out of curiosity, do they print the books in Croatian? Do you read it in Croatian or English? They print them in Croatian, but they'll only be able to begin the translation on the date of release of the English version, I think. So, it's going to be a long wait for fans from Croatia who want a Croatian version. I tried reading a Croatian version once, but the translation was hillarious. There are no translations for names of plants, objects or spells, so they invent their own names. So Diagon Alley became The Street around the Corner. Generally it's not a really bad translation, but it loses much of what the author wanted to say. Diagon Alley, when spoken right sounds almost like diagonally, and that is what impressed me when I first saw Harry Potter movie (yeah, I first SAW the movie, and only then I read the books). Quidditch became Broomstick Fight and so on. I could list quite a few "jewels," but I can't remember those I heard, and most translations I don't even know of. Seing that I wouldn't really enjoy reading the translated version of Harry Potter, I got myself an English version. And from then on, I'm reading Harry Potter only in English. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Free Thinker Posted July 11, 2005 Author Report Share Posted July 11, 2005 I finished the fifth book early this morning (around 130). I wasn't that impressed b it - I thought the ending could have been better written. 1.What is your favorite book of the series?I would say "The Prisoner of Azakaban". I thought the time travel bit was very interesting. 2.Have you read Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them and Quidditch Through the Ages? What did you think? I saw "Quidditch" at the library and I skimmed through it. It looked pretty funny. 3.Have you read any Harry Potter related manuals, clue books, etc. and did you like them?No, I don't want anything spoiled for me. I saw a couple of those books at B and N. 4.Do you think that the movies were well done? I think overall the movie are great - however I don't really like David Radcliffe as HP. It's not really convincing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frostynova Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 finished the latest book today. the story was much, much darker than i have ever expected, even though the previous two haven't been that joyful, the half blood prince really took me by suprise. for those of you that read it, what are your thought on this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
non-contradictor Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 After what happened in OotP, I expected this one to be dark. But I didn't expect... This is quite dangerous ground for spoilers. I won't say any more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HaloNoble6 Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Just a general message to those who have the mentality that the masses are mindless and stupid. Even with all the baggage of contradictions they are fed and allow themselves to absorb, the site of the heroic and the good still manages to capture the attention of many, evidenced by the spectacular sales of the Potter books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charles Posted July 17, 2005 Report Share Posted July 17, 2005 Perhaps we should have a spoiler thread - Im pretty sure how the Harry/Voldemort situation will play out in the final book and I think it involves self-sacrifice. Anyone interested can PM me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Styles2112 Posted July 18, 2005 Report Share Posted July 18, 2005 I, too, have been addicted to the books. I just started book 6 last night. What I've liked about the books is that they've progressed with their audience (as evidenced by the poster who started reading them at 10 and is now 16) The first story was a well-written children's story. NOW, they are a regular fantasy novel about a young, special wizard. Many of the stories are dark even to the point of being scary. I thought the HP movies were as close to the books that the movies could get and the best adaption of a book since "The Lord of the Rings (though, pales in comparison)." Personally, I liked the third movie the best, but that may have just been the shot that Hermoine gave Draco. "Not good, BRILLIANT" And I enjoyed the dark style given to that particular movie, considering the way the following books will go. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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