Books & Authors - July 2007

is already being printed? didn't JKR want to release it on 7/7/07? because that being the best magical number. well i dont see why she couldnt have. i mean they are already being printed and have been for a while now, so why didnt she do as she wanted. instead we have to wait till the 21 and that is a total bummer. does anyone else feel like i do and think she could have released on 7/7/07? or would she still not have been ready?

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2007-07-02 19:56:56 · 10 answers · asked by hellothereeveryone 2

I'm wondering what you consider to be the 'Catch 22' for the noughties, the literary equivalent of 'Six Feet Under' or 'The Thick of It', Jonson's 'Alchemist' for our times, or the 'Tristram Shandy' of the 21st century... Something subversive, topical, dark, very funny, and excellently executed.

Any thoughts?

2007-07-02 17:39:07 · 11 answers · asked by sjhoward 2

Okay, so I'm looking for a good book about anything Greek, preferably Spartan...I would like it to be historical fiction but also include the following...romance, Spartan life qualities, war, and it needs to be understandable. Some books out there are completely about war and terms, or way too many greek characters and hard language and are difficult to understand. If I could only find one that has all of it. I loved the movie '300' and I wish it was in real novel form- but that type of book would be great. It included love scenes, father-son and mother-son scenes, and battle, the strength of the Spartans. It had a plot to it and wasn't totally strategy and battle oriented. Anyone know of anything?

2007-07-02 17:38:45 · 6 answers · asked by Anonymous

Both Ultima and Narciso are called “magic” by various characters in the book. Compare and contrast the characters of Ultima and Narciso. How does Ultima’s brand of magic differ from Narciso’s? How are they alike? In what sense might each character be called “magic”?

2007-07-02 17:33:48 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Okay, so a part in the 6th book that has been bothering me alot is that near the end of the 6th book, Harry is in Dumbledores (previous) office and Harry is talking to McGonagall and I believe that he looks at a sleeping portrait of Dumbledore.........why doesn't he talk to him??? That made me soooooo mad! I mean, if he really wanted to talk to him then couldn't he have just talked to the protrait of him???? It is really bothering me....any ideas?

2007-07-02 17:05:00 · 9 answers · asked by Christina 1

I'm writing this movie/story called Bama Girl starring the beautiful Reese Witherspoon who stars as Amy Powers a woman with a really big problem her butt, its bigger than ever, Amy deals with her gigantic butt size that causes chaos in her house, at work, and everywhere she goes, this woman makes this comedy a big of a booty to not miss.

2007-07-02 16:36:23 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

Since there is no real evidence that he was killed, what happened to him????Is he dead, will Harry use his Two way mirror and talk to him if he's alive??

2007-07-02 16:33:21 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

Where so Snape's loyalties lie??? What are the remaining horcruxes????How did Dumbledore kno what happen to Lily and James if there were no witnesses??? How did Hagrid know to pick to pick Harry up???Will Hogwarts reopen???

2007-07-02 16:29:34 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

im reading Ethan Frome and the Scarlet Letter. Right now i just started the scarlet letter, i am on the 3rd chapter and it feels like i dont understnad a thing im reading. I dont know but is it bad that i dont understnad it? i mean im really trying. anyway, could anyone find me a detailed summary of the book, and maybe give me some clues on how to get into it more. Ethan Frome looks like it is going to be a lot easier to understand. but ad of right now please send me any links or summaries, ANYTHING to help me be able to write a good report for this. Please! thanks in advance to you guys, your the best =]

2007-07-02 16:05:38 · 9 answers · asked by liveitup 2

2007-07-02 16:02:47 · 11 answers · asked by gpburdell 1

I just wish he'd play the part a bit more like the character in the book, like Richard Harris did.

2007-07-02 15:58:16 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

ok, well ive had a new interest in war books and movies but i cant seem to find any good ones. i just finished FALLEN ANGELS by walter dean myers and i loved it. i also just watched the movie SAVING PRIVATE RYAN and i kno it would be hard a movie to match tht one but does any one kno any movies like SAVING PRIVATE RYAN or any really good books like FALLEN ANGELS (anything from WWII and up)

2007-07-02 15:52:49 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous

i refuse to believe that snape is bad and dumbledore was fooled by snape. the main reason to my theory comes when dumbledore and harry were in the astronamy tower and malfoy burst in, dumbledore froze harry with a binding hex, i believe he did this knowing what was about to take place and didnt want harry to interfere, as he surely would have, so that dumbledore and snapes plan could be carried out. that being snape having no choice but to kill dumbledore because of the unforgivable vow. dumbledore new the whole year what malfoy was up to and new that this was inevitable. the reason why dumbledore believed this was the best thing was because it would insure snapes undercover work with voldemort and he knew that he could still comuicate with harry in some way. that way im not positive it could be the mirror of errised or behind the veil of which sirrious fell or in the headmasters paintings in the headmasters office and i believe the painting is the most plausable although i wouldnt be surprised if harry contacts both sirrious and dumbledore behind the veil using the draft of living death. another piece of evidence that i am convinced about is when dumbledore genuinely pleaded with snape before his death. i think that this was a plead to go through with his planned death as snape was having a hard time actually doing it. remember who knows what the two were saying in there minds during this scene as the two are both very talented legilimence. anyways for these reasons i am convinced that dumbledores death was planned and snape is GOOD. i mean seriously it doesnt make sense otherwise... why else would dumbledore pin harry against the wall instead of leaving him be becuase after all he was already safely under the invisibility cloak... it was to keep him from interfering with their PLAN. oh and also another thought dont you think if snape was bad he would have been smart enough to put two and two together to reveal harry in the room with them... just a thought neways thanx for listening lemme no what u think of this theory:)

2007-07-02 15:51:16 · 7 answers · asked by athlete4life_34 1

Suggestions please...
I have been working on an epic fantasy novel for several years, have over 32 chapters or over 450 pages invested in this work.
There are parts of it I have skipped over a bit and need to fill in and it is not yet done either.
I work full time and have a family so I don't have the opportunity to just go at it only.
How can I reenergize myself during this lengthy process?
Any people out there who have written novels have any ideas for keeping on through it?

2007-07-02 14:36:54 · 7 answers · asked by inzaratha 6

i know that either voldemort or harry has to die but do you think that jkr would just kill harry to end it, orvoldemort would die and everyone lives happily ever after?

2007-07-02 14:34:50 · 10 answers · asked by deritsmoochie88 1

If possible does anyone know where I can find a list of New Releases from either May 2007 or June 2007. The books that I am looking for are fiction.

One is about a murder that was committed and the body was dumped into a family's swimming pool.

The other book is about a little Caucasian girl, and it tells her story of how she grew up and I believe she was molested by a family member.

The last one was a vampire story, it was about a teen girl who changes back and forth from human to vampire. She talks about how at her school, everyone thinks she is normal. I know that's vague because there are a lot of vampire books like that. Sorry for being so vague but that's all I can remember. They were New Released books at Borders in June around the time of Father's Day.

2007-07-02 14:28:21 · 4 answers · asked by Kay J 1

My all time favorite book is Harry potter. Also why is that your favorite book?

2007-07-02 14:07:20 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 13:59:57 · 5 answers · asked by jenny p 2

So I've preordered the 7th Harry Potter book like a million other people. Does anyone happen to know when in the day you will get the book? Early/Late?

2007-07-02 13:53:27 · 3 answers · asked by Viola 2

I'm looking for a website that has lots of informateion on planning a novel. I'd like to write a novel, but need a way to organize my ideas etc. What's a good site that has lots of commentary on this?

2007-07-02 13:32:30 · 3 answers · asked by sdv0390 1

So I'm heading off to Hawaii with my family tomorrow, for 9 days! :D I'm definitely excited, but I want good teen-girl-mature-summer books. Anyone have any good books that are like Dreamland by Sarah Dessen or Just Listen by Sarah Dessen? Suspenseful, Maybe a little sexual/mature, take big/surprising turns...?

2007-07-02 13:12:45 · 10 answers · asked by JBABYY 2

2007-07-02 13:07:04 · 14 answers · asked by Anonymous

i know harry said he wont be coming back if it does but could he change his mind? i mean hogwarts has a bunch of mysterious history that could be useful.
what do u think?

2007-07-02 13:05:40 · 18 answers · asked by altair 2

Did you read it? Did you like it? Would you recommend it?

2007-07-02 13:04:58 · 4 answers · asked by Oz 7

My name is Curtis, Curtis Ashe Eviscolft. I know, I know, I have a very rare name.
Most people always say how lucky I am to have it, but I acually hate it. It gets so
annoying when people tell meI do. So anyways, Im 15 years old and I live in Shelton,
Washington. It's such a small ghetto town where alot of rapers and druggies live.
I use to live in Olympia,but we moved here just so we could live closer to my
grandparents who are getting weaker and weaker day by day. I don't really miss any
of my Olympia friends, not one bit. They all tell that im emo and goth, only when they saw
one recent picture of me. It makes me want to hurt them. But not all of them. One of them,
Den, She was always nice to me.She told me that no matter what I look like, emo, or
goth, that she will still like me. But as a friend of course. But she moved to Texas.
I miss her so much. I wish I could be there with her. Well, anyways, Im 5'8, I have
Black hair a little bit above my shoulders, I can admit, I dress im black most of the
time. but hey, you've got to admit, Im hotter looking in black then im colors.
"Curtis!" My mom called. She sounded kind of mad, so I didn't respond back to her.
"Curtis! Get over here, right now!" She yelled louder this time. So i slowly walked
to where I heard he voice. I walked into the living room, and there she was. Holding
Something wet and slimey up with her thumb and finger. "yea." I asked her.Trying to sound innocent.
"What could this possibly be, Curtis? Do you reconise this certain object by any chance?" She
asked me with a hight pitched voice. I acually did know what it was. It was her favorite
dress that i threw in the little fish pond in the front of the house.I only did it cause
I was real pissed off at her at the time and I wanted to make her angry. I was going to
admit that I did it, but I tought of what she would do to me afterwards. "um, no. I have
no idea what it is or what happened. Sorry." I responded back to her. Trying not to smile.
When she walked away she mumbled something under her breath, but I couldn't really make it out.
I've always been the loner in the family. No one really understands me. No one really
wants to either. My little brother thinks im a spawn of satan, My little sister thinks
Im a big monster that wants to eat her, and my big sister doesn't look at me or talk to
me. I see them all as strangers. I dont even know how old they all are. Not like I would
care.
It's my first day of school today. I hate first and last days. First days suck because
you don't know anyone there exept for a few people that aren't in any of your classes,
and everyone picks on you. last days also suck, because everyone is giving everyone eles
hugs and saying "oh, I'll Miss you so much", even when they see each other every day over
the summer.I hate it so much. So, anyways, I got lost on my way to homeroom. I looked
around, looking lost and waitting for someone to help me. Then some girl came up and
asked me, "Hey, your that one new guy. It's Curtis, right?" "yeah." I said quickly in
response. She put out her hand and said, "Well then, hello Curtis. My name is Susan,
Susan Baxwell." I just looked at her hand as if I didn't know what to do with it.
"Your suppose to shake it." She chuckled. I shook her hand with a fake grin on my face,
Then she took my card that had all of my room numbers on it. "Room 203, eh'? Well your in luck cause thats
my homeroom as well." She said joyfuly. I responded back with a small grin, and we made
our way to class.
My teacher, Mrs.Laxter, only made my day woorse. She made me come up to the front of the room and
introduce myself to the whole class. When she let me sit back down, I could tell that
everyone was talking about me. They would whisper something to the person next to them,
laugh, then glare at me. I was so pissed. I felt like hurting the little pathetic beasts.
I glanced across the room to find Susan starring at me. I looked at her, but Her face
looked as if it were frozen in that position. She was starring at me like she saw me kill
someone or something like that. I called her name, then she blinked, looked away, glanced back at
me once more, then looked back at her paper, looking scared and worried at the same time. She
constantly kept looking twards me, I tryed to see what she was looking at. I followed where her eyeswere going, and it was
my partner. I havn't even noticed her sitting next to me. She just sat there, starring
at the front wall the whole period. When the bell rang, She pratically ran out thr door,
making me drop all of my things. No one helped me pick them up, they only kicked me on
there way out.

2007-07-02 13:03:20 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

what do u think the 12 uses of dragon blood are?

2007-07-02 13:01:36 · 4 answers · asked by altair 2

I am going to be student teaching this fall and I am trying to read some of the same books my students will be reading. What books do you think I should read?
Please give me a brief description of the book.
I already know about:
Twilight
Harry Potter

2007-07-02 12:47:27 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous

2007-07-02 12:30:20 · 12 answers · asked by Anonymous

I get the Borders Rewards Newsletters, and I swear one of them featured a book about faeries. It was reviewed as "a stunning debut novel," or something similar, and I didn't write down the name of the book or the author. I remember that the author was female, it was a debut novel, "faeries" (or fairies) were mentioned, and it was for adults, NOT children (you might be amazed how many children's books there are about fairies).

If anyone can think of anything that sounds familiar, or even vaguely similar to the description above, I would greatly, greatly appreciate it. Thanks so much!

2007-07-02 12:26:06 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous

The list is George Orwell 1984 (which I don't mind)
J.D Salinger Catcher in the Rye (*vomits)
Shakespeares Macbeth (*vomits blood) *note: I actually did vomit blood after reading his "A Comedy of Errors)
AND THE WORST OF ALL
JOHN STEINBECK EAST OF EDEN
OH GOD OH GOD OH GOD
I HATE HIM AND THE SWILL HE WRITES
maybe its just me

So what do I do? I really enjoy reading good books, but for me, books are like movies...I refuse to stomach a bad one.

So I was planning to just do my book reports on 4 books I like....do you think I'll get away with it if I use the same questions they asked? Tolstoy, Thackeray, Dostoyevsky, Balzac? Do you think I'll get in trouble?

2007-07-02 12:19:49 · 23 answers · asked by Anonymous