it took me nine whole hours, but i finished breaking dawn!

just some quick reactions under the cut. spoiler alert.

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BREAKING DAWN WILL BE RELEASED IN EXACTLY 7 DAYS.

the great re-read has commenced.

this journal will remain spoiler-free until 08/02, thankyouverymuch.

( oh, and i got two of my friends hooked on twilight this week — just in time! )

well, i finished eclipse tonight. i started at 9pm and just finished. IT WAS AMAZING. seriously, this series… i don’t even know how to describe it. i can’t believe how quickly these books have overtaken my life.

my away message this evening was: “last night i read a 500 page book from midnight to six in the morning. tonight my book is 600 pages. and i’m starting at 9.”

and if anyone is wondering, i’m team edward all the way, no doubt about it. i already have a bunch of icons saved in a folder to use. and my desktop wallpaper is totally edward/bella. obsessed? perhaps.

holy crap, i think i got a little carried away. i have yet to go to bed, and it’s six in the morning! i came home to rochester at 5pm on friday (today) so that i could hang out with stabby, and on the way i bought new moon and eclipse. after stabby and i went to dinner and saw a movie, i got home at midnight and decided to read a bit of new moon. well… i finished. heh heh. this is what i get for taking my watch off. i thought it was three at the latest.

whoops.

do you know how it feels to finish a 500 page book in one sitting? good. it feels good.

i read a book i bought at barnes and noble called twilight (wikipedia link). i skimmed the description on the back and stuck it in the stack i had already accumulated.

About three things I was absolutely positive.

First, Edward was a vampire.

Second, there was a part of him— and I didn’t know how dominant that part might be— that thirsted for my blood.

And third, I was unconditionally and irrevocably in love with him.

it’s taken me awhile to get to it, but i’m glad i thought to bring it to geneseo with me—it was AMAZING. it’s definitely a girl book, it’s a vampire romance novel. it was on the new york times bestseller list and it’s been called the new harry potter series (not because of the magical realism elements, but because it’s pleasantly addictive). i seriously couldn’t put it down. it was suspensful and heartbreaking and gripping and terrifying and utterly and totally romantic. that’s a good kind of book.

and i just found out there are two books that come after it, new moon and eclipse. must. have. now.

part four of part two of lan’s thoughts on the epic tale of harry potter and the deathly hallows!

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part three of part two of lan’s thoughts on the epic tale of harry potter and the deathly hallows!

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5. under the cut you will find an amazing piece of artwork about the BEST part of the entire book (SPOILERS!). you will also find a couple of questions and answers from this webchat transcript with JKR. basically, now that the book has been published, she’s willing to answer any question about anything at all, which is awesome. i recommend you read it if you like harry potter, it ties up a lot of loose ends : )

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part two of part two of lan’s thoughts on the epic tale of harry potter and the deathly hallows!

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part one of part two of lan’s thoughts on the epic tale of harry potter and the deathly hallows!

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GIGANTIC HP SPOILERS UNDER THE CUT. PROCEED WITH CAUTION.

DUMBLEDORE, WE’LL FIGHT FOR YOU TONIGHT.
IN OUR HEARTS, WE’LL NEVER LET YOU DIE.
YOUR LOVE IS KEEPING US ALIVE.
—”Dumbledore,” written and performed Harry and the Potters

“And now Harry, let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.”

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