UK vs US Harry Potter

[Steve]

No: HPFGUIDX 77560

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "subrosax99" <subrosax at e...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "belsum" 
> > Oh my god Mandy, I am totally with you on this one.  I am _this 
> > close_ to breaking down and getting a UK set just to be able to 
> > compare on my  own.  ...
> > Belsum
> 
> 
> I wonder, do the UK editions have those same hideous illustrations? I 
> noticed that the covers are different. I absolutely cannot abide that 
> Grandpre woman. Her drawing of Snape in PoA is crime against humanity!
> 
> Allyson

bboy_mn:

General:
The latest book has much fewer changes that the first books. There
were changes to the first few book that, as far as I am concerned, are
gross error. 

On change in the latest book is when Fred and George say they managed
to keep their spirits up; 'spirits' is 'pecker' in the UK edition.
They managed to keep their peckers up. In the UK 'pecker' refers to
the heart, and in the abstract sense to the spiritual or emotional
heart. In the US, it refers to a male appendage located several inches
south of the belt buckle (if you know what I mean; nudge, nudge, wink,
wink).

But, by and large, the two latest edtions are very close in the
written content of the story. Previous editions, not so close.


The UK edition does not have a chapter index. 

The paper dust cover and the actual hard cover are the same. 

The font is smaller; smaller point size, and is a thinner less bold
font. That made it much harder for my tired weary eyes to read.

The line spacing is much narrower in the UK edition, also making it
more difficult to read.

As already pointed out, there are no chapter illustrations.

In the USA editions, the Ministry Decrees are in a special font with a
hand written signature and show the Ministry of Magic Seal.

Hand written notes are usually in a handwriting font. Those that are
in standard text font usually have a handwritten signature.


The Chapter Illustration-

I don't mind that chapter illustrations in the US edition. They are
sufficiently cartoony that they don't force a particular character
image into you mind. That is they don't subconsciously force you to
think this is how Snape is suppost to look. Because they are
cartoon-like, Snape's image is like a characture, and I don't feel
compelled to believe that's actually what he looks like. 

It would be much more difficult to like the illustrations if they had
been drawn more life-like because the fall far short of my mental
image. So, I think the choice of artist and the choice of illustration
style was very good. 

Just a thought.

bboy_mn