This will be my shortest "review." I love Deathly Hallows - it reads so quickly! Which I kind of wish it didn't, because I want it to go on and on! but alas, it doesn't. The best part of it all, I think, is that at the end of the book I don't feel like "Oh, but they didn't address this."
Let's start from the beginning. Harry, Ron and Hermione drop out of school and go off in search of Horcruxes - pieces of Voldermort's soul, in order to be able to destroy him. Gone is the safety of Hogwarts, the warmth of their beds at night. Teachers can't fix it all. (Not that they ever could, really) Harry follows-through on the progress he made on Half Blood Prince and is more decisive and sure of himself. Ron and Hermione grow as individuals, and grow together. In the meantime, we get an amazing adventure with enough angst, insight and love to fulfill any HP fan. It's just delicious.
The most satisfying part, at least for me, is Snape's redemption. Getting to hear his back story, seeing his love for Lily, how everything was planned between him and Dumbledore. And that even through the romance, the getting together, the book remains about this guy, and his two best friends (who are above all, his family.)
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Friday, July 22, 2011
Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince
This is a tough one - it's my favorite book of the bunch. But after seeing the movie adaption I'm kinda in love with the next one, which is a funny thing to say because the books are not the movies, but whatever y'all!
I love this book the most because it's the book when I feel Harry comes of age. Let me explain - Harry, at 15, was a total pain in the butt, as most 15 year-olds are. He deserves to be annoying. But then he experiences the death of the closest thing he has to a parent, and feels guilty of his death, and reaches a point where Dumbledore is ready to trust him more. And so, he calms down and becomes the guy that attempts to think things through and to help right away instead of sulk. He is, in fact, becoming the savior the boy who lived needs to become in order to beat Voldermort.
Of course, when people talk of this book they go crazy over the romance - Harry and Ginny, Ron and Lavender, Ron and Hermione! I just like that the book is obviously the little breather before the awesome epic finale, that Harry gets to be happy and we get to see it - too often, that piece of joy gets saved for the last paragraph of the series/books. I did have to finally accept the Harry and Ginny romance, although I'll admit that there's still that tiny bit of me that wants Harry and Hermione together.
The big question in Half Blood Prince is of course, Snape and Dumbledore. Dumbledore's death, after I finished reading the book, felt very unnecessary, and that it had been Snape, whom I secretly always liked, was tough. Rowling did a great work at always making Harry and Snape hate each other - but did a great job at including little clues to let us know there was something going on under that curtain of black hair. Oh, Snape.
I love this book the most because it's the book when I feel Harry comes of age. Let me explain - Harry, at 15, was a total pain in the butt, as most 15 year-olds are. He deserves to be annoying. But then he experiences the death of the closest thing he has to a parent, and feels guilty of his death, and reaches a point where Dumbledore is ready to trust him more. And so, he calms down and becomes the guy that attempts to think things through and to help right away instead of sulk. He is, in fact, becoming the savior the boy who lived needs to become in order to beat Voldermort.
Of course, when people talk of this book they go crazy over the romance - Harry and Ginny, Ron and Lavender, Ron and Hermione! I just like that the book is obviously the little breather before the awesome epic finale, that Harry gets to be happy and we get to see it - too often, that piece of joy gets saved for the last paragraph of the series/books. I did have to finally accept the Harry and Ginny romance, although I'll admit that there's still that tiny bit of me that wants Harry and Hermione together.
The big question in Half Blood Prince is of course, Snape and Dumbledore. Dumbledore's death, after I finished reading the book, felt very unnecessary, and that it had been Snape, whom I secretly always liked, was tough. Rowling did a great work at always making Harry and Snape hate each other - but did a great job at including little clues to let us know there was something going on under that curtain of black hair. Oh, Snape.
Sunday, July 3, 2011
Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix
I can't believe months have passed since I last posted. May and June flew by, for sure, and here I am in the wee hours of July 3rd, not able to sleep. Since I just lent my niece Abigail my copy of The Half Blood Prince, I figured I might as well come here and talk about its predecessor, Order of the Phoenix.
A lot of people don't like that book. I love it, because it's exactly what Harry at 15 should be - an unlikeable little git. He's moody, thinks he knows it all, yells at people for no reason, is impulsive and severely unhappy when things don't go his way. He also has his eyes opened to the fact that there's more to life than just Hogwarts, and it enters the book into new territory.
This book is humongous, which is hella nice, as it lets you really submerge yourself in the Potter world. Also, since a lot of the book is just being in Harry's feelings and thoughts, it reads slower, but I like and enjoy that part. I like the ominous feeling all throughout the book that danger is coming, that it is imminent, that things will happen that will hurt Harry's world.
I was thinking a lot about this book today I guess mostly because I spent a lot of today remembering what it was like to be 15. How funny it is that a lot of the little things that I know I've left behind can resurface quickly, but also, to realize that something that I cared about so much then (God) still has such a presence in my life. I kept wondering about Harry himself and how in his selfishness and self-centered he was able to learn to be the calm and more likable Harry from the next books. I was amazed to realize during today's Sermon that I would not be the person that I am today if I hadn't been the little Jesus Freak I was at 15. I hope that I am giving, and loving, and accepting of others - something I learned to be during those years at that Church. And although by the end of the Sermon I was also arguing in my head (it was the "The Lord loved you so much, lost lamb, that He left behind 99 lambs to go get you, and the angels rejoice more over that found lost lamb than over the 99 that do not need finding" Sermon. I get it, God loves the lambs, but I always wonder about the 99 well behaved one's that are left without someone taking care of them,) I was also aware of how present He is in my life, how entrenched this is in my family. It's like part of our culture, almost, in a way even a family tradition. I've written poems about this, but never have been able to properly portray how... hurt I can be, when explaining this to friends and their eyes glaze over, because I'm talking God and Family, and all they're thinking is hate-mongering religion, and don't realize that this is as much a part of my personal culture as listening to Merengue and speaking Spanish is.
But I've veered off. I meant to talk about how Harry's belief system is developed in Book 5, how he slowly becomes the man that will only have himself (and Ron and Hermione) to depend on, because he's been stripped away of those that are authority figures for him. And most importantly, this book, starts the race to the end.
A lot of people don't like that book. I love it, because it's exactly what Harry at 15 should be - an unlikeable little git. He's moody, thinks he knows it all, yells at people for no reason, is impulsive and severely unhappy when things don't go his way. He also has his eyes opened to the fact that there's more to life than just Hogwarts, and it enters the book into new territory.
This book is humongous, which is hella nice, as it lets you really submerge yourself in the Potter world. Also, since a lot of the book is just being in Harry's feelings and thoughts, it reads slower, but I like and enjoy that part. I like the ominous feeling all throughout the book that danger is coming, that it is imminent, that things will happen that will hurt Harry's world.
I was thinking a lot about this book today I guess mostly because I spent a lot of today remembering what it was like to be 15. How funny it is that a lot of the little things that I know I've left behind can resurface quickly, but also, to realize that something that I cared about so much then (God) still has such a presence in my life. I kept wondering about Harry himself and how in his selfishness and self-centered he was able to learn to be the calm and more likable Harry from the next books. I was amazed to realize during today's Sermon that I would not be the person that I am today if I hadn't been the little Jesus Freak I was at 15. I hope that I am giving, and loving, and accepting of others - something I learned to be during those years at that Church. And although by the end of the Sermon I was also arguing in my head (it was the "The Lord loved you so much, lost lamb, that He left behind 99 lambs to go get you, and the angels rejoice more over that found lost lamb than over the 99 that do not need finding" Sermon. I get it, God loves the lambs, but I always wonder about the 99 well behaved one's that are left without someone taking care of them,) I was also aware of how present He is in my life, how entrenched this is in my family. It's like part of our culture, almost, in a way even a family tradition. I've written poems about this, but never have been able to properly portray how... hurt I can be, when explaining this to friends and their eyes glaze over, because I'm talking God and Family, and all they're thinking is hate-mongering religion, and don't realize that this is as much a part of my personal culture as listening to Merengue and speaking Spanish is.
But I've veered off. I meant to talk about how Harry's belief system is developed in Book 5, how he slowly becomes the man that will only have himself (and Ron and Hermione) to depend on, because he's been stripped away of those that are authority figures for him. And most importantly, this book, starts the race to the end.
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire
This is the book that had most recently been published when I started reading the series. In its fourth year, the novels are getting thicker and more complex! This is the first one that doesn't begin immediately in Privet Drive, but instead we start with Lord Voldermort and his servant Wormtail.
I find that Goblet of Fire really serves as a "middle" for the series. Until now, Voldermort has always been a dormant threat, specifically since Prisoner of Azkaban's "baddie" was Sirius Black, not Lord Thingy himself. Harry is leaving childhood behind; he's interested in girls (specifically Cho Chang, to which: bah! Everyone knows Harry's true soulmate should've been Hermione.) Hermione herself is becoming more aware of things outside their little life, since she starts her work with S.P.E.W. after realizing the way most House Elf's are treated. Several concepts are introduced, such as the Pensieve and O.W.L.'s and the unforgivable curses... this book really serves to lay the foundation for the next three books, as well as tying together and sort of putting aside the first three. I like the fight between Ron and Harry - it separates Ron, and builds on the little clues that have been going on. Most importantly, Harry gets to once more learn the lesson that it doesn't matter who your parents are, it's what you make of yourself that matters. Then there are the heartbreaking things introduced: Harry's relationship with Sirius as his godfather and figure that will help him. Cedric Diggory as the first loss. And of course, the return of You-Know-Who.
This book follows the same formula's as the other. From chapter one we know something's up, but aren't too sure of what it is, or rather, we think it's something else. The school year goes by and Harry, Hermione and Ron are busy, but fight against the bad as well. Finally, the climax arrives, thankfully just after exams are over. Lord Voldermort returns and his attempt to kill Harry is thwarted thanks to the otherworldly help of Lord Thingy's last victims. But in all of this Harry learns, that although he's lucky, he's also able to look after himself. At one point he thinks that he'll die "like his father, face on and standing up." And so we see that he is in Griffindor not just because he chose to be, but because he is courageous. Courage that he'll need for what's coming ahead. I do like Goblet of Fire, though it's not my favorite one. I think it does a great job at getting you excited for 'what's next.'
I find that Goblet of Fire really serves as a "middle" for the series. Until now, Voldermort has always been a dormant threat, specifically since Prisoner of Azkaban's "baddie" was Sirius Black, not Lord Thingy himself. Harry is leaving childhood behind; he's interested in girls (specifically Cho Chang, to which: bah! Everyone knows Harry's true soulmate should've been Hermione.) Hermione herself is becoming more aware of things outside their little life, since she starts her work with S.P.E.W. after realizing the way most House Elf's are treated. Several concepts are introduced, such as the Pensieve and O.W.L.'s and the unforgivable curses... this book really serves to lay the foundation for the next three books, as well as tying together and sort of putting aside the first three. I like the fight between Ron and Harry - it separates Ron, and builds on the little clues that have been going on. Most importantly, Harry gets to once more learn the lesson that it doesn't matter who your parents are, it's what you make of yourself that matters. Then there are the heartbreaking things introduced: Harry's relationship with Sirius as his godfather and figure that will help him. Cedric Diggory as the first loss. And of course, the return of You-Know-Who.
This book follows the same formula's as the other. From chapter one we know something's up, but aren't too sure of what it is, or rather, we think it's something else. The school year goes by and Harry, Hermione and Ron are busy, but fight against the bad as well. Finally, the climax arrives, thankfully just after exams are over. Lord Voldermort returns and his attempt to kill Harry is thwarted thanks to the otherworldly help of Lord Thingy's last victims. But in all of this Harry learns, that although he's lucky, he's also able to look after himself. At one point he thinks that he'll die "like his father, face on and standing up." And so we see that he is in Griffindor not just because he chose to be, but because he is courageous. Courage that he'll need for what's coming ahead. I do like Goblet of Fire, though it's not my favorite one. I think it does a great job at getting you excited for 'what's next.'
Saturday, May 7, 2011
April 22nd
Back again in Universal! This time my walk through the parks was less leisurely, but not less fun. Although I have to say, Mi Cariño and her parents totally pooped me out y'all. We woke up at the butt crack of dawn to be at the Park as early as possible. The goal: Harry Potter Land! Well, it has another name but I don't care enough to look it up. I was there last year and loved it, and it was the turn of Mi Cariño and her parents to see it for the first time.
There were a great many highlights, that I will not renumerate. Cuz I'm lazy, and I don't remember the names of things. Y'all, these parks are fun, but I needed some of Mami's sustenance food to get me through that. By the end of the night I was ready to pass out in the car, and that was without packing and all the goodness that I had to do before Saturday morning when I was due to leave for Massachusetts. Let's just hope I passed Mi Cariño's "theme park test."
Universal
The picture's somewhere in my house:
Jonathan, Javier, Amanda, Junior, and I
riding the electrical walkway to the land
of movie fun. Children all, then,
some of us slightly less.
I sat on the moving belt
black shorts, white T,
wire rimmed glasses
dimple on display. Months before
turning eighteen. Months before
understanding what "slipped disk"
"pressed nerves" and "disability"
really meant. All I wanted was to visit
the Xena: Warrior Princess exhibit,
to ride,
ride,
ride,
but I had to get off the moving belt
sometime.
© Yazcaminante, 2011
There were a great many highlights, that I will not renumerate. Cuz I'm lazy, and I don't remember the names of things. Y'all, these parks are fun, but I needed some of Mami's sustenance food to get me through that. By the end of the night I was ready to pass out in the car, and that was without packing and all the goodness that I had to do before Saturday morning when I was due to leave for Massachusetts. Let's just hope I passed Mi Cariño's "theme park test."
Universal
The picture's somewhere in my house:
Jonathan, Javier, Amanda, Junior, and I
riding the electrical walkway to the land
of movie fun. Children all, then,
some of us slightly less.
I sat on the moving belt
black shorts, white T,
wire rimmed glasses
dimple on display. Months before
turning eighteen. Months before
understanding what "slipped disk"
"pressed nerves" and "disability"
really meant. All I wanted was to visit
the Xena: Warrior Princess exhibit,
to ride,
ride,
ride,
but I had to get off the moving belt
sometime.
© Yazcaminante, 2011
Wednesday, May 4, 2011
Harry Potter and The Prisoner of Azkaban
Easily one of my favorites of the series, Prisoner of Azkaban, though larger in page count than Books 1 and 2, is just as easy and fast of a read. In this book, Harry's story really starts feeling like a series... events are evolving slowly, leading us somewhere.
Short summary: Sirius Black escapes Azkaban, the Wizard Prison. Purportedly a big supporter of Lord Voldermort, Black killed Peter Petigrew and 12 others after little Harry Potter defeated the Dark Lord. Everyone thinks he's after Harry.
In this one, Rowling introduces the awesome character of Professor Lupin, explores further the deep hatred of Professor Snape for Harry's father and his gang of friends (and we learn that Lupin, Black, and Petigrew were that gang.) Hermione (very helpfully) bites more than she can chew, Hagrid becomes the professor for Care of Magical Creatures, and Hogsmeade is introduced. I think with this one, Rowling does a great job of pacing herself, and of aging Harry, Ron, and Hermione accordingly. At 13, Harry and Ron although more aware of their surroundings, still think of themselves and sports first. Allegiances are still Boys vs. Girls, with Hermione choosing Harry's safety over The Thunderbolt and Ron holding Hermione responsible for the death of his pet rat Scabbers.
I don't know if Rowling really expected Book 1 Scabbers to have always been Peter Petigrew in disguise (spoiler!) but she sure did a great job of integrating his presence into the storyline. It was also a nice break from Voldemort being "the baddie" of the story. Reasons why I like this book so much: Harry feels the first pangs of interest towards Cho Chang. Ron, although super angry at Hermione, begins to show his interest and care - being the one always wondering how she got to all her classes, while Harry only wonders about it perfunctorily towards the end of the book. The Marauders Map (although I have to say Prongs is a horrible nickname, but feh), and the beginning of the story of young Snape vs. the Marauders.
Things I don't like: I hadn't noticed how much I disliked the way the Dursleys were described in the books. I mean, they are created as truly despicable creatures all the way through, but I really wish Aunt Marge had a good reason to despise Harry so much, to the point to blatantly insult him and his family so much. I somewhat understand the Dursleys - they felt put upon to care for him, and before his arrival already disliked him and his parent. But Marge acts like the thing is personal, yo! I understand, though, that it was a necessary plot in order to get Harry out of the Dursley's place, but still. They are pretty one dimensional in that sense.
All in all, in reading this one, I feel like I really am starting to read the books, with the other two being more "backstory" and "preparation" than anything else. Now is when the fun starts.
Short summary: Sirius Black escapes Azkaban, the Wizard Prison. Purportedly a big supporter of Lord Voldermort, Black killed Peter Petigrew and 12 others after little Harry Potter defeated the Dark Lord. Everyone thinks he's after Harry.
In this one, Rowling introduces the awesome character of Professor Lupin, explores further the deep hatred of Professor Snape for Harry's father and his gang of friends (and we learn that Lupin, Black, and Petigrew were that gang.) Hermione (very helpfully) bites more than she can chew, Hagrid becomes the professor for Care of Magical Creatures, and Hogsmeade is introduced. I think with this one, Rowling does a great job of pacing herself, and of aging Harry, Ron, and Hermione accordingly. At 13, Harry and Ron although more aware of their surroundings, still think of themselves and sports first. Allegiances are still Boys vs. Girls, with Hermione choosing Harry's safety over The Thunderbolt and Ron holding Hermione responsible for the death of his pet rat Scabbers.
I don't know if Rowling really expected Book 1 Scabbers to have always been Peter Petigrew in disguise (spoiler!) but she sure did a great job of integrating his presence into the storyline. It was also a nice break from Voldemort being "the baddie" of the story. Reasons why I like this book so much: Harry feels the first pangs of interest towards Cho Chang. Ron, although super angry at Hermione, begins to show his interest and care - being the one always wondering how she got to all her classes, while Harry only wonders about it perfunctorily towards the end of the book. The Marauders Map (although I have to say Prongs is a horrible nickname, but feh), and the beginning of the story of young Snape vs. the Marauders.
Things I don't like: I hadn't noticed how much I disliked the way the Dursleys were described in the books. I mean, they are created as truly despicable creatures all the way through, but I really wish Aunt Marge had a good reason to despise Harry so much, to the point to blatantly insult him and his family so much. I somewhat understand the Dursleys - they felt put upon to care for him, and before his arrival already disliked him and his parent. But Marge acts like the thing is personal, yo! I understand, though, that it was a necessary plot in order to get Harry out of the Dursley's place, but still. They are pretty one dimensional in that sense.
All in all, in reading this one, I feel like I really am starting to read the books, with the other two being more "backstory" and "preparation" than anything else. Now is when the fun starts.
Sunday, May 1, 2011
Making Up is Hard to Do
Decided to continue on til I finish my 30 poems, even if it's no longer April. Doing great with Harry - will begin with Goblet of Fire a full week ahead of schedule, which will hopefully keep me in place once work and life gets really busy and the longer books come along. Haven't been doing great with the exercising - but every day is a new one!
Off to work I go.
Off to work I go.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets
Just finished reading the second installment of the Harry Potter ouvre (hee!). It's not really my favorite, but I love how in rereading I can see the seeds of later plots making an appearance. If its true that in Sorcerer's Stone, Rowling wrote some things that were later negated in the series, in Chamber of Secrets she took pains to right that and apparently to begin to think things through. I think people like that the most about the series, the idea that it was "all there" and that she was just reorganizing it all and what not.
In Chamber of Secrets, Harry finds himself in problems even before leaving Privet Drive thanks to the appearance of the house elf Dobby, who loves Harry Potter and what he stands for so much that he intervenes with his life trying to "save him" from the horrible things that will happen if he goes to the Hogwarts School of Wizardry for his second year of study. In the process of this book Harry turns 12, learns about house elves, spends about half of his summer vacation at the Weasley's place, and learns about the stigma that being Muggle-born can carry in some circles of the Wizarding world.
I know that the plot is common knowledge, but this is supposed to be a review rather than a summary so I won't go into many details. What I liked about the book: Ron is an individual, smart kid. Hermione of course, figures out the mystery ages before Harry and Ron do, but the two of them slowly get the same knowledge. It made sense that after the first book, Harry and Ron would be the one's to go on - after all, they're still 12. However, Rowling still manipulates it all so that Harry is alone at the end in order to fight Voldermort. Well... not Voldermort, but Tom M. Riddle. The things that I liked that Rowling introduced from this novel: the similarities between Harry and Voldermort. That Dumbledore makes it clear that it's all about choices people make and not the circumstances of their birth. That's also something I like... although the novels are very moral, they never hit you over the head with the message, and Chamber of Secrets is no different.
In Chamber of Secrets, Harry finds himself in problems even before leaving Privet Drive thanks to the appearance of the house elf Dobby, who loves Harry Potter and what he stands for so much that he intervenes with his life trying to "save him" from the horrible things that will happen if he goes to the Hogwarts School of Wizardry for his second year of study. In the process of this book Harry turns 12, learns about house elves, spends about half of his summer vacation at the Weasley's place, and learns about the stigma that being Muggle-born can carry in some circles of the Wizarding world.
I know that the plot is common knowledge, but this is supposed to be a review rather than a summary so I won't go into many details. What I liked about the book: Ron is an individual, smart kid. Hermione of course, figures out the mystery ages before Harry and Ron do, but the two of them slowly get the same knowledge. It made sense that after the first book, Harry and Ron would be the one's to go on - after all, they're still 12. However, Rowling still manipulates it all so that Harry is alone at the end in order to fight Voldermort. Well... not Voldermort, but Tom M. Riddle. The things that I liked that Rowling introduced from this novel: the similarities between Harry and Voldermort. That Dumbledore makes it clear that it's all about choices people make and not the circumstances of their birth. That's also something I like... although the novels are very moral, they never hit you over the head with the message, and Chamber of Secrets is no different.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone
The first of the "Harry Potter" book series, I read this for the first time back when the first movie came out, mostly because my kids wanted to watch it and I wanted to make sure I knew what it was about before I let them.
I don't know how many times I've read this by now - minimum 5 times for sure. Even though I know and remember most of what happens, it still is an enjoyable read. The funnest part is to recognize the little clues that J.K. Rowling may have not had her entire HP ouvre planned when she first published Sorcerer's Stone (Things like wizards performing magic without a wand), but usually what I realize most when I read is the amount of times the HP movie producers gave Ron's lines to Hermione.
The three main characters are very well fleshed out, and that's the main reason the series has always been awesome. I do have to say that Rowling can be very mean when referring to Harry's only remaining family, and there's something to be said about the fact that they're all fat or bony. Ron's mother, who is slightly overweight is described as plump instead. I enjoy the fact that Ron and Harry don't gravitate towards Hermione immediately, but that their friendship is earned - very true of a group of 11 year olds.
The shortest of the books, this is quite the easy read, and a great beginning to the series.
I don't know how many times I've read this by now - minimum 5 times for sure. Even though I know and remember most of what happens, it still is an enjoyable read. The funnest part is to recognize the little clues that J.K. Rowling may have not had her entire HP ouvre planned when she first published Sorcerer's Stone (Things like wizards performing magic without a wand), but usually what I realize most when I read is the amount of times the HP movie producers gave Ron's lines to Hermione.
The three main characters are very well fleshed out, and that's the main reason the series has always been awesome. I do have to say that Rowling can be very mean when referring to Harry's only remaining family, and there's something to be said about the fact that they're all fat or bony. Ron's mother, who is slightly overweight is described as plump instead. I enjoy the fact that Ron and Harry don't gravitate towards Hermione immediately, but that their friendship is earned - very true of a group of 11 year olds.
The shortest of the books, this is quite the easy read, and a great beginning to the series.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Countdown Begins!
In case you don't know, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows part 2, will be arriving in theaters at midnight, July 15, 2011 - exactly 107 days away.
One has to plan for these things! For part one I didn't give myself enough time to do everything properly. So here's the plan: just like last time, I want to re-read all of the books to then re-watch all of the movies. This is no small feat and as I mentioned, the last time I ended up having to cram things together and that wasn't as great as I wanted it to be.
So! The plan is to give myself two weeks with each book. I know, I know... you'll say, Caminante, some of those books can be read in a day. And some might take more than two weeks. The two week time period, however, is to give myself a cushion. Work will be getting busy come the last part of April and it promises to stay so until the end of June at least. (To which: Huzzah!). But since you can look to the left of this column and see the four books that I'm currently reading, I'll say it's not bad to think that it'll take me about 14 weeks to re-read the whole thing. I want to take my time as much as possible, and maybe even write my thoughts after each book. This way, if it only takes me two weeks to read Sorcerer's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets, that's a two week lee-way that I've earned for the bigger, slower to read through books like Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix.
In any case, there'll be 14 weeks for the books. Great! Then exactly a week for the movies. This one I had to give a lot of thought to - last time I tried to watch them with Ida or Cariño, and that complicated the schedule. This time around I'll give them plenty of notice so we won't have schedule problems! I'll start precisely on July 7 by watching Sorcerer's Stone. The idea is to have a movie a day, so that I won't burn out on them. However, I plan on taking July 14 and 15 off from work. The 14th will allow me to catch up with movies if for whatever reason I fall behind. The 15th is so that I can wake up as late as I want and that I can have the rest of the day to enjoy myself. This might change however - it all depends on how busy work will be and if life decides to send me any curve balls.
So that's how it goes compadres! Maybe I'll install one of those nifty countdown clocks on the sidebar. I'll keep you posted as to my progress as tomorrow I'm scheduled to begin Sorcerer's Stone. Eeep!
One has to plan for these things! For part one I didn't give myself enough time to do everything properly. So here's the plan: just like last time, I want to re-read all of the books to then re-watch all of the movies. This is no small feat and as I mentioned, the last time I ended up having to cram things together and that wasn't as great as I wanted it to be.
So! The plan is to give myself two weeks with each book. I know, I know... you'll say, Caminante, some of those books can be read in a day. And some might take more than two weeks. The two week time period, however, is to give myself a cushion. Work will be getting busy come the last part of April and it promises to stay so until the end of June at least. (To which: Huzzah!). But since you can look to the left of this column and see the four books that I'm currently reading, I'll say it's not bad to think that it'll take me about 14 weeks to re-read the whole thing. I want to take my time as much as possible, and maybe even write my thoughts after each book. This way, if it only takes me two weeks to read Sorcerer's Stone and The Chamber of Secrets, that's a two week lee-way that I've earned for the bigger, slower to read through books like Goblet of Fire and Order of the Phoenix.
In any case, there'll be 14 weeks for the books. Great! Then exactly a week for the movies. This one I had to give a lot of thought to - last time I tried to watch them with Ida or Cariño, and that complicated the schedule. This time around I'll give them plenty of notice so we won't have schedule problems! I'll start precisely on July 7 by watching Sorcerer's Stone. The idea is to have a movie a day, so that I won't burn out on them. However, I plan on taking July 14 and 15 off from work. The 14th will allow me to catch up with movies if for whatever reason I fall behind. The 15th is so that I can wake up as late as I want and that I can have the rest of the day to enjoy myself. This might change however - it all depends on how busy work will be and if life decides to send me any curve balls.
So that's how it goes compadres! Maybe I'll install one of those nifty countdown clocks on the sidebar. I'll keep you posted as to my progress as tomorrow I'm scheduled to begin Sorcerer's Stone. Eeep!
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