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From: Angela J. Reynolds <areynold>
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:16:39 -0300
While we are on Snape... if Harry hadn't seen Snape's thoughts, with that intense connection to his Mother, he would never have believed anything Snape said, and would not have been able to defeat Lord V as he did. Rowling knew what she was doing, forcing Harry to look through Snape's eyes at his own history-- and I loved how that came right at a time when you were just itching to find out what happens next-- suddenly, you have to go back in time, forcing you to wait and find out.
on another note....I listened to this on audio, and one thing that I absolutely loved about the audio was how it forced me to listen at a slower pace than I would read. If I had had the book in hand, I would have devoured it and missed much (as has happened with other books, I just slurp them down like a good milkshake and then it is over and you want more). Jim Dale's narration kept me on the edge of my earphones, but I was forced to listen only as fast as HE read-- which was a real pleasure, indeed.
Date: Fri, 03 Aug 2007 12:16:39 -0300
While we are on Snape... if Harry hadn't seen Snape's thoughts, with that intense connection to his Mother, he would never have believed anything Snape said, and would not have been able to defeat Lord V as he did. Rowling knew what she was doing, forcing Harry to look through Snape's eyes at his own history-- and I loved how that came right at a time when you were just itching to find out what happens next-- suddenly, you have to go back in time, forcing you to wait and find out.
on another note....I listened to this on audio, and one thing that I absolutely loved about the audio was how it forced me to listen at a slower pace than I would read. If I had had the book in hand, I would have devoured it and missed much (as has happened with other books, I just slurp them down like a good milkshake and then it is over and you want more). Jim Dale's narration kept me on the edge of my earphones, but I was forced to listen only as fast as HE read-- which was a real pleasure, indeed.
-- Angela J. Reynolds, Head of Youth Services Annapolis Valley Regional Library P.O. Box 640, 26 Bay Road Bridgetown, NS CANADA B0S 1C0 902-665-2995 Fax: 902-665-4899 areynold at nsar.library.ns.ca http://www.valleylibrary.ca 2007-08 ALSC Notable Children's Recordings CommitteeReceived on Fri 03 Aug 2007 10:16:39 AM CDT
