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You know what amuses me today? People who are reading Harry Potter and taking the oh-so-bright orange cover off of it to hide it. I have so far seen at least 6 people reading the last book of the series and trying to look like they aren’t being caught reading a children’s book. Now I could be projecting my perception on them… Maybe they find the cover to be irritating and don’t want to walk around with it on. Who knows?

Overall though, my props goes to those who read it proudly with oh-so-bright orange flaring in the open. This includes the man on the train this morning who left the cover on. The list of people who are intellectuals reading some unknown dusty book that must be a classic since it is sans dustcover include: Young lady walking through drug store clutching said classic tightly to her to hide the title, middle-aged gentleman on train holding book on lap so no one sees the outside (note to him, I sat next to you on the train and could clearly see the specific kiddy font that is on the top of every single page–good try though), business suit man x 2 walking quickly through the streets looking busy. Busy trying to find a place read? Perhaps. The remaining 2 people did not catch my full attention as I passed them on the street, I just noticed the coverless book as I rushed to work.

Let’s just admit it, people should accept that children’s books can be good reading. I also enjoyed the James Patterson - Maximum Ride trilogy. Sure, it’s a little preachy at the end, but kids that can fly? I say, fantastic.

So the moral of the story is this: Harry Potter - Book 7 sold the most copies in one night of any book in one night (or something like that). Which means? We know you are reading it.

To any who would mock the Girl that Reads, leave off because this stuff is good. Okay, so I just finished the final chapter of Harry Potter, and I am sad that it is over. Normally I re-read all of the books from 1 to the end, but I made the mistake of going to the movies with a friend and seeing the 5th installment on Monday. This made me want to read the 7th book immediately. Before going to the movie, I told myself to behave and read a different book. Go me. But I finished the darn thing on the train ride home that first day. Dang, people, I have to slow down on that. Anyway, so then without a new book to read, I went to the movies. After seeing the movie, I started book 7 the next morning. Finished it during lunch the second day. Double dang!

 The problem lies with the fact that I have a 2 full hours of train riding a day to read and most of my books are devoured during this time.

I have been commanded to not discuss details of the story as my sis is still reading, so I won’t. But let me just say that I thoroughly enjoyed it.

 As for the movie, I also liked that as well. I read a review that complained it was trying too hard to follow the book and thusly was too long and filled with unimportant things. To this I say, hogwash! How many times have you heard people complain that the movies are so different from the books that they hated it? Too many, that’s right. People just aren’t happy either way. In general, if you read the book first, you like that more. If you watched the movie first, then you like that more. I don’t care. I watch the movie for being what it is, and I read the book and love it for being what it is. The two entertainment formats have different requirements in order to be successful, and I am okay with that. However, in this case, it’s fun to me to see the little things they throw in the movie to match the book, so I say keep going the way you have for the last two movies.