tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post9211037435537537564..comments2023-11-05T04:34:10.303-05:00Comments on The Naked City: Should you read the reviews?Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-71516998954350384202007-07-20T07:10:00.000-04:002007-07-20T07:10:00.000-04:00Thanks for the warning about the reviews. Some peo...Thanks for the warning about the reviews. Some people, whether they be the NY Times reviewer, or a neighbor down the street, aren't content unless they are the first to know, and the first to tell everything that is happening. We are going into lock down mode around here for the next couple of days. We refuse to let some idiot ruin the enjoyment we anticipate from this final book. How peaceful it will be without all the modern distractions, especially the two worst of all...TV and computer. The weather is supposed to be nice, and we are looking forward to an enjoyable weekend.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-77806322757710093032007-07-19T20:48:00.000-04:002007-07-19T20:48:00.000-04:00NO, of course Potterphiles should not be reading t...NO, of course Potterphiles should not be reading the reviews!!<BR/><BR/>First of all, I have never read a "review" of a Harry Potter book because I don't need someone pedantic snob telling me whether or not the books are good. I am educated enough to decide that for myself, thank you.<BR/><BR/>But what shocks me is seeing all these self-absorbed morons out there who want to be able to pound their chests and scream: "See, I knew it first! And I told the world!"<BR/><BR/>Anyone--an individual or media outlet--who rushes to publicly expose what happens in Book 7 is selfish, rude, arrogant, insensitive, callous, and a million other negative things that I'm not allowed to write here.<BR/><BR/>I am appalled at the NY Times, the Sun, low-life hackers, and trashy web-posters who disregard others' right to privacy; who trample others' need to know in their own time, at their own pace; who force others to hear what they don't want to hear.<BR/><BR/>I am doing everything I can to insulate myself from the spoilers ... why do some people insist on ruining it for others?!?!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-67903403463229152952007-07-19T18:41:00.000-04:002007-07-19T18:41:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-87470264426677673092007-07-19T15:34:00.000-04:002007-07-19T15:34:00.000-04:00Well, I learned the hard way not to read the Sun's...Well, I learned the hard way not to read the Sun's review. I read my Publisher's Lunch email and they gave away the answer to a major question about the book--all while reporting on Rowling being pissed at the Times and the Sun. <BR/><BR/>Ten minutes later they sent a warning not to read the earlier email because of the spoiler. Too little, too late.Heather Janeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15834866085011070652noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-86052523080024237282007-07-19T13:52:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:52:00.000-04:00Well, Germans do.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bild...Well, Germans do.<BR/><BR/>http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BildungsromanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-73440947413687454262007-07-19T13:29:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:29:00.000-04:00I learned a new word. I had never heard the word ...I learned a new word. I had never heard the word bildungsroman. Who in the world uses words like that?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-51909401952905154762007-07-19T13:08:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:08:00.000-04:00Based on Mary's past actions I doubt she has the c...Based on Mary's past actions I doubt she has the courage to post all the emails, especially the one from Tober that specifically mention sher blog post.<BR/><BR/>The impression is when things got messy, Mary changed the tune of her blog to Potter versus addressing the real issues. <BR/><BR/>Why would she suddenly get the courage to face this issue and post the emails? I hope she does, and I recommend that she do it as it would restore some of her credibility that has been lost.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-41250071222479939382007-07-19T13:01:00.000-04:002007-07-19T13:01:00.000-04:00Let me start off the Naked City comments. I think ...Let me start off the Naked City comments. I think Mary should post all the emails that have to do with the chamber issue. That way we can see if for ourselves if this is right wing non-sense or behind the scenes manipulation. <BR/><BR/>GRAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19601020.post-23522951627101430472007-07-19T12:50:00.000-04:002007-07-19T12:50:00.000-04:00I think that people should read the reviews- if th...I think that people should read the reviews- if they feel like being lazy and see no value in taking the time to read a perfectly good novel. Personaly, that newspapers are publishing reviews that even vaugely hint at the ending I feel are are ruining all the sense of excitement for diehard Potter fans. It can be too temting to read about the ending. Those people would rather wait to find out who dies, and so would I, although I find the wait hard.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com