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

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

I like the idea of a reactions post (iirc, we had one at t_s, that went well) for general instant rants, and recaps could be like, at least a week after the US/UK release date? (Not that they'd have to start then, obviously, it's up to the recappers as much as anyone! But a grace period for people who haven't got it - by then they'll have surely found a dl link ;) Speaking of, I hope something comes up asap, I still haven't decided where I'm getting my DH - and the slower readers could be a nice idea, and it's not like discussion couldn't be going on in between. Aside from a reactions post - and a spoiler one, hopefully - if something's awful/exciting enough, there's no stopping posts dedicated to that plot/character as opposed to proper chaptered recaps.)

[ellecain.livejournal.com]

...if something's awful/exciting enough, there's no stopping posts dedicated to that plot/character as opposed to proper chaptered recaps

So we can just have a post dedicated to "That Awesome Plot Twist in Chapter 24" or whatever, without giving away what that plot twist is?

[merrymelody.livejournal.com]

LOL, yeah, pretty much!