Question re: Deathly Hallows.

[q-spade.livejournal.com]

Good Peoples of DTCL:

Soon Deathly Hallows will be released and the majority of community members will be reading it. Some of us will be at a bookstore at midnight queuing up for a copy, other folks will have it delivered via mail-order, some intrepid souls will seek out the text online the day of release, and others will be haggling with the shady streetcorner bookseller dude for a cheap "fell-off-the truck-YEAH-RIGHT" copy. ;D

Invariably there'll be a reaction post here on DTCL right after the release date (if not the day of) so we can get our love/hate/WTF on, but I was wondering when would be a good time to start recapping the chapters. There's also the matter of spoilage to deal with; not only do different people read at a different pace, but if various countries have alternate release dates then that's also important to keep in mind. DTCL is a global community, after all. :)

What is everyone most comfortable with? Do we want to coordinate so that everyone who wants to recap starts at the same time? Or might that be too overwhelming?

What do you all think?

Comments

[artystone.livejournal.com]

I'm good either way, if I'm not ready to read the recaps, I'll just hold off until I am. Personally, I'd prefer holding off a while, meritjubet's idea of the following weekend is a good one, considering not everyone will be getting the book at the same time, but putting early ones under a cut is a great alternative--actually it would be a good idea to put all new recaps under a cut anyway, just in case.

I'm planning on spending a good bit of time on LJ the first few days after release (once I've read it, of course!), when are most "mainstream" sites going to start allowing posts again? I haven't kept up-to-date on that. I'm sure there will be lots of great discussions everywhere and TONS of wanktastic wank to enjoy, I like to keep DTCL for last, like a good dessert!

[sistermagpie.livejournal.com]

I'm sure there will be lots of great discussions everywhere and TONS of wanktastic wank to enjoy, I like to keep DTCL for last, like a good dessert!

Hadn't realized it till you said it, but I think that's what I've been imagining too!