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colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 18% done
First impression: This isn't the sort of book I'd normally read, but I knew that going in. I've always thought that one of Rowling's strengths, though, is in her character development and portrayal - and that's helping her here, since this is so much a character-based book, and I am curious about a few of them. That said, there are *so many* characters and I'm already having a hard time keeping track of who's who.
— Oct 04, 2012 09:27AM
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colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 83% done
Slowly drawing to the end... waiting for the 'bad guys' to get theirs - but I've heard this is a downer book, so I'm not really expecting it to happen...
— Nov 26, 2012 07:00AM

colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 75% done
It's actually getting a bit interesting. I'm curious to see what the fall-out to all this will be. I don't imagine it will end well, though...
— Nov 21, 2012 05:47AM

colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 67% done
Well, damn. Not pulling any punches about the horrors of life in this thing...
— Nov 16, 2012 06:10AM

colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 58% done
Kinda just plodding along. I'm mostly clear on who's who, though I still get Shirley and Samantha confused, and it doesn't help that they're in a lot of scenes together.
Anyway - I kinda feel for some of the people, and I get the whole point of the story, but, well, it's just not my sort of thing, really...
— Nov 12, 2012 05:50AM
Anyway - I kinda feel for some of the people, and I get the whole point of the story, but, well, it's just not my sort of thing, really...

colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 51% done
And we're back, after a brief holiday (with its accompanied no work-outs, obviously) - and it was hard to get back into it. I just don't really care about any of the characters all that much...
— Nov 07, 2012 06:00AM

colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 40% done
I think I mentioned that this isn't normally the sort of book I go in for? Yeah... That hasn't changed...
— Oct 19, 2012 06:26AM

colleen the convivial curmudgeon
is 29% done
Still having a hard time keeping everyone straight. Probably doesn't help that, as my workout book, it only gets read for, roughly, 25 minutes 3 times a week... :-\
— Oct 12, 2012 07:15AM