tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post210905596167252824..comments2024-02-27T07:05:52.851-05:00Comments on Beth Revis: THANKFUL FOR... Harry PotterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11431700962951592287noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-88050912469118679562012-08-28T15:22:31.246-04:002012-08-28T15:22:31.246-04:00I will add your blog to my list. Congratulations f...I will add your blog to my list. Congratulations for your works!!<br />pay per headhttp://www.9dollarperhead.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-11533836911901044732012-01-06T08:35:11.798-05:002012-01-06T08:35:11.798-05:00I've fallen behind on blog reading. Did you ha...I've fallen behind on blog reading. Did you have another English major roommate? <br /><br />This post makes me smile so big. I love Harry Potter because of you and you forcing me to read it. Remember when the power went out and I read by candlelight because I just had to know what happened next? What a completely dorky wonderful memory!! <br /><br />I hope you got to go to Harry Potter world after the conference!!!Melissa Spencenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-37663025334766140172011-11-03T15:42:10.752-04:002011-11-03T15:42:10.752-04:00Now that I'm in college and it's hard and ...Now that I'm in college and it's hard and all grown-up-ish, I really wish I could go to Hogwarts instead. I would wear capes and have a magic wand and learn potions and spells. It seems like so much more fun. :]Gabihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10053309878665939247noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-89127387562480925212011-11-03T10:37:21.912-04:002011-11-03T10:37:21.912-04:00Rowling gets flack for too free use of adverbs and...Rowling gets flack for too free use of adverbs and some passages that could use tightening, but I still listen to the audio books for fun and laugh out loud at her sense of humor and get anxious when times get tough for HP and friends. And that's after reading the books when they came out and seeing all the movies. The storytelling in these books is fantastic and that's what a fictional piece of writing needs more than anything else. There are reasons the Potter books brought many non-reading kids into the fold and enchanted adults, too. They are magical.Tricia J. O'Brienhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05993110400088806252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-26607740383078673822011-11-03T07:30:32.438-04:002011-11-03T07:30:32.438-04:00I approve of all of this, especially of Sirius. Lo...I approve of all of this, especially of Sirius. Looks like such a sweetie.<br /><br />I bet you will have fun at Ascendio, with all the kindred spirits who are thankful for Potter.Monica Mansfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03063385420500828911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-9715255366075152242011-11-02T21:28:38.946-04:002011-11-02T21:28:38.946-04:00Great post! I read Harry Potter around the time t...Great post! I read Harry Potter around the time the 5th book was coming out, so I got to read them back to back. I can't wait until my daughter can read them. My "Harry Potter" is the Anne of Green Gables books. I used to pull them out every summer vacation and get lost in the "magic" of PEI. I still reread them as an adult, just not as frequently.Melissa/welachildhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16726752582288589253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-54828382457629584422011-11-02T18:51:06.486-04:002011-11-02T18:51:06.486-04:00Love Potter! It's been something our family at...Love Potter! It's been something our family at all ages could share. My husband read them all aloud to the family and it continues to be strength that we all are thankful for. <br /><br />In fact, after the last movie my daughter cried for nearly a full day. She felt like she had lived with Harry this entire time and looked at the final movie as the time for her to now grow up. Just as Harry did... (She's now starting high school, driving, and preparations for college)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03884912115599229843noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-56968682341155818242011-11-02T16:12:09.269-04:002011-11-02T16:12:09.269-04:00I only read the last two Harry Potter books. They ...I only read the last two Harry Potter books. They were good but and I'm going to get in trouble for this but I just couldn't get into her voice.<br />The book I'm most grateful for is Cornelia Funke's Ink Trilogy. It was the second one in particular-Inkspell that inspired me that one February morning to start writing and I've never looked back.Vera Sorokahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10703435058729060761noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-43071695098110306072011-11-02T15:16:18.692-04:002011-11-02T15:16:18.692-04:00I think Harry Potter tops the list. My experience ...I think Harry Potter tops the list. My experience with Harry was similar to yours -- just completing graduate work. When I was done with the third book, I was lost to escape. I turned to the Chronicles of Narnia. :) I want to post something on my blog today, but have run an author interview with Tom Lichtenheld on his new release "E-mergency." So I will wait a couple of days. Nice to find your blog through Abby!Patricia T.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10673204828383998897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-20402086130676812602011-11-02T15:08:55.404-04:002011-11-02T15:08:55.404-04:00Ack! I was going to post this!
I love Harry Pott...Ack! I was going to post this! <br /><br />I love Harry Potter.Renahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02767762370997304308noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-50341969695683745942011-11-02T14:57:56.144-04:002011-11-02T14:57:56.144-04:00This was the book(s) I'm most thankful for! Th...This was the book(s) I'm most thankful for! They have made my life more (yep I'm gonna say it) magical. <br /> And so jealous of you speaking at that conference. And your dog, Sirius? Tres cool.AmieSalmonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11902800785882682491noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-47836884540012500822011-11-02T14:44:00.260-04:002011-11-02T14:44:00.260-04:00Funny enough, I had the opposite experience with Y...Funny enough, I had the opposite experience with YA to adult lit. I was an English major in college and grad school, but my thesis studies and early writing career were all in Children's books. I became so entrenched that I flipped the switch complete a few years later and dove back into adult lit. But...<br /><br />I love YA AND adult lit! :DTina Mosshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09892617933410379929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-56087061254754686072011-11-02T14:38:12.982-04:002011-11-02T14:38:12.982-04:00I am sooooooooo glad you posted this. I said my bo...I am sooooooooo glad you posted this. I said my book I was most grateful for was Harry as well, and I thought I'd get a weird reaction. I must of forgotten that I write YA.Lily Meadehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02854052092733301814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-23560272349032854532011-11-02T14:15:10.899-04:002011-11-02T14:15:10.899-04:00YES! This! I was not an English major in college...YES! This! I was not an English major in college, but I definitely did the snobby academic grown up track. Since I got out of college and grad school I've gone totally BINGING on reading for FUN. People keep recommending these "grown up" or "literary books" and I just can't be bothered. Because there are so many books and so little time and I'm not going to waste mine on books I don't LOVE. Great post!Kait Nolanhttp://kaitnolan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7164206822403278866.post-38066350229079528182011-11-02T14:11:59.676-04:002011-11-02T14:11:59.676-04:00Harry Potter definitely helped me find joy in read...Harry Potter definitely helped me find joy in reading again, during the rigors of college when if it wasn't academic, I didn't really have time for it. Well, I MADE time for the Harry Potter books, and made sure to pre-order each new one to be sure it got to me on the release day.<br /><br />After Hurricane Katrina, I realized life is short, and it had been so long since I'd written anything (8 YEARS!!) that I decided to start up again. Partly because of the joy, optimism and creativity I found in Harry Potter. <br /><br />Like meeting an old friend, indeed. <br /><br />And congrats on speaking at Ascendio 2012, that's awesome news!Tere Kirklandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13562750950130316280noreply@blogger.com