HP withdrawal remedies

[twobeaglesgirl]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "beccalu329" 
<beccalu329 at y...> wrote:
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> 
> To prevent the development of a full blown obsession brought on by 
> rereading the series over and over again (I'm currently a graduate 
> student in clinical psychology, so I didn't think that was a good 
> idea!), does anyone have any recommendations for novels to read 
> until the greatly anticipated date of July 16th? 


I highly recommend "The Sparrow," by Mary Doria Russell.  It is 
about a group of Jesuit Priests and Missionaries who travel to 
another planet to make contact with other beings.  The descriptions 
of the planet and its environment and *people* is nothing short of 
original.  It takes a few chapters to get into, but is well worth 
it, and very well-written.  There are also a few parts that are 
difficult to read because of the situation, but again, well worth 
it.  I am currently reading the sequel, "Children of God."  This one 
is a little bit more difficult to read (dealing with alien language 
and dialect), but I love it so far.

I also read for the first time in my life, "Watership Down," a 
classic about the life of a group of wild rabbits.  What can I say 
about that book, except that it immediately flew to the top of my 
all-time favorites.  I didn't want the book to end and had to take a 
break from reading for awhile afterward because I didn't want to 
lose the *feeling* that the book gave me.  I love it!

Finally, "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Nighttime" was 
awesome.  It is a short, quick read from the perspective of an 
autistic boy.  Oh, and "The Life of Pi."   I could go on and on...so 
I should stop.  Sorry, I know none of these fit the *wizard* genre, 
but I like to diversify, and I'm afraid nothing else could compare 
to HP.

2 beagles