Comments on ljcfyi: Weeks after everyone else got their Harry Potter ...

I wonder if the Canadian version IS the UK version...

2007-08-10T17:08:41.415-04:00

I wonder if the Canadian version IS the UK version?

The funny thing is, that British copy looks exactl...

2007-08-10T11:01:56.030-04:00

The funny thing is, that British copy looks exactly like the Canadian versions. I can't guarantee that the inside content is exactly the same, but others might be able to save themselves the shipping costs from the U.K. if they simply like this cover better!

I had such a pleasant weekend with my copy of Harr...

2007-08-09T09:27:39.139-04:00

I had such a pleasant weekend with my copy of Harry Potter. Hope you're enjoying yours.

Since my daughter is a teen, we have a deal where ...

2007-08-09T01:03:00.367-04:00

Since my daughter is a teen, we have a deal where she can email her friends with the understanding that I will randomly check her email and make sure everything being said is ok etc. Of course one of the emails I picked at random was from a friend that just finished the book and told what happened in the end. :( Who knew being a responsible parent could come at a price like this. ;)

BTW I see that you're also reading Love in the...

2007-08-08T21:11:35.238-04:00

BTW I see that you're also reading Love in the Time of Cholera. Read it a few months ago. Loved it!

I don't read HP (except the first) but love ho...

2007-08-08T19:51:13.234-04:00

I don't read HP (except the first) but love how there are different book designs. I think the U.S. editions look a little hokey while the U.K. editions got to be really slick graphics. There is also an adult cover that reminds me of Lord of the Rings and all grown-up.

There's changes in the language, I know of, replacing the words the British would use so as to not be confusing for young American readers (like from "lift" to "elevator" and from "jumper" to "sweater", should those words show up in the book).

You should make use of your nice British readers f...

2007-08-08T17:41:27.172-04:00

You should make use of your nice British readers for stuff like this! I love your blog and would happily send you or my fellow readers nice Britishy things :-)

Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows eBook (PDF)
2007-08-08T12:25:16.551-04:00
Harry Potter And The Deathly Hallows eBook (PDF)

http://www.rlslog.net/harry-potter-and-the-deathly-hallows-ebook-pdf/

Nicky - I just looked at your site... it IS gettin...

2007-08-08T11:09:10.453-04:00

Nicky - I just looked at your site... it IS getting freaky.

I'm about to start 7 myself and I didn't e...

2007-08-08T10:48:08.475-04:00

I'm about to start 7 myself and I didn't even know the US version was different until I found these neat-O Harry Potter stamps yesterday. caused me to inquire about book covers.

happi-reading!

ps - talk about freaky.

I get both after the fifth one came out and my Bri...

2007-08-08T10:44:15.765-04:00

I get both after the fifth one came out and my Brit copy took FOREVER to arrive. But I don't stand in line I just go the next day (I have kids, I can't stay up all night reading).

Oooo, *sniff* that should all have been in the past tense. I just finished my reread last night (Brit copy. Came two weeks after the launch. I'd have gone nuts if I didn't have the US version to tide me over)

The US version has the same mild cussing in it. But they've long since ceased being kids' books, IMO. I won't let my twelve year old read past book 4 until she's a bit older, for instance. One a year from now on is good, I think.

The changes to look for now are the few sentences that the editors cut out of the US version. I'm not sure why they do this but sometimes they can be signifigant - such as Dumbledore's talk with Draco in Book 6.

Leaky Cauldron would have any links to them if there are any this time around.

Happy reading!

I think there is enough of the language changed fo...

2007-08-08T10:08:18.919-04:00

I think there is enough of the language changed for the US version, because parents complained about some of it being inappropriate and that's why a lot of the shops that had it last time don't have it this time.

Are the British versions different (besides the co...

2007-08-07T23:48:40.188-04:00

Are the British versions different (besides the cover, which I can obviously already see is not the same)? They keep at least some of the slang the same in the US version. I wonder if there's more in the British one?

You'll love it, by the way. I'm considering reading it again.
Right. Now. ;)

-Lindsay