[Sca-cooks] I'm back for the Lutheran Hot Dish Discussions

[Laura C. Minnick]

At 07:32 PM 8/6/2004, you wrote:
>Thank you.
>
>So far, it's Harry Potter, which I haven't read (OK! I give up! I'll read 
>the damn thing! LOL...) and Siege cooking, which I don't do...

Ahhh... come to the Magic Side! Be prepared- the first book reads like a 
children's novel, which it was. Harry is 11 then. The maturity of the books 
advances as the hero ages- in _Prisoner of Azkaban_ (Book 3), for instance, 
Harry is *very* 13, and facing the attendant challenges of identity and 
self even as he worries about a mad killer who is apparently out to make 
him a victim. By _Order of the Phoenix_ (Book 5, and a genuine doorstop at 
870 pages) he is dealing with incredible battles within and without- full 
adolescent rage combined with multiple assaults from every direction, 
including losing loved ones. (Personally, I found Book 4, _Goblet of Fire_ 
to be my favorite, in part for JKR's generous doses of humour throughout, 
and in large part to some of the strongest , most human writing I've 
encountered in some time. The scene in the graveyard near the end had me... 
well, ever been at a movie were in a suspenseful scene you forgot to 
breathe? Imagine it in a BOOK.)

Hie thee to a library! Or to a bookstore! Today!

Quote of the Day- "Can I look at Uranus too. Lavender?" Ron Weasley

heh.

'Lainie
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The penalty good men pay for not being interested in politics is to be 
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