July 18, 2005
Along with (I assume, or at least hope) most of the kids and kids at heart around the world, I abandoned this past weekend for the (frequently rather nightmarish) joys of the new Harry Potter book. I couldn't help but finish it in two extended sittings (admittedly, this volume is relatively short - only about 650 pages). Yet another breathless read - I'm amazed at how marvelously Rowling manages to raise the stakes with each installment, while keeping the familiar elements that make the books so beloved, so comforting, intact.
The only reason I'm glad it's out of the way already is that Cormac McCarthy's new novel, No Country For Old Men, is released on Tuesday...
Posted by David Lowery at July 18, 2005 06:05 AM