The Half Blood Prince
So the D-Day is just round the corner. The sixth Harry Porter is going to hit stands this Saturday. Potter mania has already gripped the entire country. One mind-boggling lakh copies have already been pre-sold in India.
Most of the major book stores in the country are opening their shops at the unearthly hour of 6.30 am, to cope up with the mad rush. That's a first for most of them. The book is priced at Rs. 895, but some stores are providing it at the discounted price of Rs. 650. It's in fact costlier than The Order Of The Phoenix.
The hype behind this sixteen year old British orphan refuses to die down. The magic of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry continues on. To make the matter worse, JK Rowling has announced that an important character is going to die this time. Since months, speculations are on about the identity of the departed soul.
The last book sold a record five million copies on the first day itself all over the world. This one is surely going to surpass it. In all, Harry Porter books have sold 259 million copies till date, making them the most successful children’s books in the 21st century and Rowling the first billion-dollar author in the world(her wealth is more than the Queen).
The most ironical part, however, is that I haven't read a single one of them. First, because I no more like these fantasy fairy tales, and two, I can not buy such a costly fiction book. If someone can lend me one, I can give a try I promise.
Most of the major book stores in the country are opening their shops at the unearthly hour of 6.30 am, to cope up with the mad rush. That's a first for most of them. The book is priced at Rs. 895, but some stores are providing it at the discounted price of Rs. 650. It's in fact costlier than The Order Of The Phoenix.
The hype behind this sixteen year old British orphan refuses to die down. The magic of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry continues on. To make the matter worse, JK Rowling has announced that an important character is going to die this time. Since months, speculations are on about the identity of the departed soul.
The last book sold a record five million copies on the first day itself all over the world. This one is surely going to surpass it. In all, Harry Porter books have sold 259 million copies till date, making them the most successful children’s books in the 21st century and Rowling the first billion-dollar author in the world(her wealth is more than the Queen).
The most ironical part, however, is that I haven't read a single one of them. First, because I no more like these fantasy fairy tales, and two, I can not buy such a costly fiction book. If someone can lend me one, I can give a try I promise.
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