tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post114843112432334071..comments2024-03-09T05:53:59.542-05:00Comments on Oz and Ends: Harry Potter and the order of recycled paperUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-24948023551366780982007-08-26T19:32:00.000-05:002007-08-26T19:32:00.000-05:00Well, the scene does involve adolescents dealing w...Well, the scene does involve adolescents dealing with first love and unmitigated evil, so it's supposed to be histrionic.<BR/><BR/>As for being a literate person in an English-speaking country without access to the fifth Harry Potter book... Well, I can't be responsible for such anomalies. That's beyond my powers to repair.J. L. Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15405157000473731801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-61411915389944126682007-08-26T19:26:00.000-05:002007-08-26T19:26:00.000-05:00Ha. This is good. Are you familiar with the poet E...Ha. This is good. Are you familiar with the poet Ezra Pound? He reportedly used to do similar things with the work of young poets he was mentoring, showing them that they could achive the same emotional effects with X less words per poem.<BR/><BR/>Nice work. Though it still reads quite histrionically.<BR/><BR/>I haven't read the book, or got one to hand - it would be interesting for you to post at least part of the unedited section for comparison.Adamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17920850424123679006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1148937609766653942006-05-29T16:20:00.000-05:002006-05-29T16:20:00.000-05:00It's a good thing I buy my Harry Potter books from...It's a good thing I buy my <I>Harry Potter</I> books from Canada, then. Not only do they use smaller pages with more words on them (my Canadian edition of <I>Half Blood Prince</I> is only 608 pages long), the publishers use 100% ancient forest free recycled paper.Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02328723961556156210noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28103455.post-1148829339659864622006-05-28T10:15:00.000-05:002006-05-28T10:15:00.000-05:00Much agreed and well done! By the way, I've recomm...Much agreed and well done! By the way, I've recommended your blog today as a featured link from mine. Welcome to blogging!<BR/>Warmest Wishes,<BR/>CynthiaCynthia Leitich Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07650058326282279022noreply@blogger.com