hey, mods, sorry if I wasn't supposed to post this here, i was just wondering what people wrote in their letters to the times, if they didn't mind sharing them here. I also didn't think that this was a spoiler because I myself haven't read the review.
So if you wrote a letter to the times about their review post it here.
Full Version: Letters To The Times, What Did Your Say?
I'm going to post a little warning in here now.
If you have put something from the review, for example a quote, into your letter to the Times then please take it out. Not everyone has read, or wants to read, the review so for their sake (and yours) do not post anything from the review in here.
If you have put something from the review, for example a quote, into your letter to the Times then please take it out. Not everyone has read, or wants to read, the review so for their sake (and yours) do not post anything from the review in here.
well i didnt even read the review because i didnt even want to know. but i did write a letter to the times and i baisicly said that they should be ashamed of themselvs for spoiling the book. well i was pretty nasty actually but that is what they get!!!!!!!!!! its supposed to be all about READING the experience and they went ahead and ruined that, this isnt a movie a review could wiat its not like most of the people reading the LAST book are reading it because the times said it was good (or whatever they said) no they are reading it because thay are fans and they have been with harry for the last 6 books. i also let them know that children reading is a special and rare thing most kids want to sit and watch TV so to do somthing like that and discourage kids from reading is well sad really. and to top it off i let them know that i think that they are a disgrace to the writting world!!!!!
UHHHHHHHHHH WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE SO UHHHHHHHHHHHHH ????????
UHHHHHHHHHH WHY DO THEY HAVE TO BE SO UHHHHHHHHHHHHH ????????
Ermm why are we writing to the Times? 
I'm not really sure what writing to the Times is going to do.. or what you would even say.
Yeah, they released some sensitive material about DH... let JK Rowling and her crew sue the pants off them and we all can sit back, laugh and drink tea with our new HP books.
If this wasn't the last book.. I'd be all for letting the Times know that fans don't appreciate early reviews like that.. but seeing as this is the final #7.. I see it as a waste of time.
I'm not really sure what writing to the Times is going to do.. or what you would even say.
Yeah, they released some sensitive material about DH... let JK Rowling and her crew sue the pants off them and we all can sit back, laugh and drink tea with our new HP books.
If this wasn't the last book.. I'd be all for letting the Times know that fans don't appreciate early reviews like that.. but seeing as this is the final #7.. I see it as a waste of time.
Well yes Albus Dumbledore in the harry potter sense it is to late, but that is just it its not to late for other books. i am huge harry fan and am very dissapointed but i have to say i would be just as outraged if it was anyother book also its the fact that they are ruining the magic (excuse the pun) for book readers everywhere!!!!!! and maybe by complianing to them they will learn from there mistakes and not ruin any other books/series!!!
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Well yes Albus Dumbledore in the harry potter sense it is to late, but that is just it its not to late for other books. i am huge harry fan and am very dissapointed but i have to say i would be just as outraged if it was anyother book also its the fact that they are ruining the magic (excuse the pun) for book readers everywhere!!!!!! and maybe by complianing to them they will learn from there mistakes and not ruin any other books/series!!!
The Times Review has not ruined any magic, I assure. I have read the review and it does a wonderful job summing up the whole series... rather the Deathly Hallows. It gives vague allusions to what lies within, but almost nothing we already didnt know. There is one blatant spoiler, but even that is so vague that it leaves you with more questions, than answers.
Harry Potter is one of the only books I know of that guards the secrets of the books so heavily. No other book I have read has caused me to not want to read about it before hand.. it is common practice to have book reviews come out before the release.. gathers hype.. Harry Potter is different and we all must understand that.
I really do not think that the Times did anything overly wrong... perhaps some things could have been left out, but like I said.. I read it.. and I am not 'spoiled' nor do I feel that the book was ruined for me.. it only made me more excited.
The distibrutors, however, should get penalized to the full extent of the law.. they broke the contracts in place for selling the books.
Again, do not read the Times unless you want a few generalizations to be spoiled.
I didn't know that Times did that!!! The distributers should get punished for selling it early... they need to be finded or something!! But I will not be writing a letter...... personally I think it would send a better message if everyone stopped buying the paper in protest.... so they would lose money and know not to do something like that again. But to everyone who has written a letter.... way to speak out!!! I would love to send them a letter and give them a peice of my mind... but they would probably just laugh 
!!!! I hope that wasn't too off topic!!!
-Kelsea
!!!! I hope that wasn't too off topic!!!-Kelsea
well i dont think that they should be out spoiling any books here is what i wrote to them...
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hello,
my name is ashley i am 21 years old and i love to read books!!! the best part about reading a new book is the magic of the reading its self. it is great to plung deEper and deEper into a book developing the plot and trying to figure out the ending and then finnaly reading it fot yourself the first time when you finish a book. book series are the best because there is so much more adventure and plot to try and riddle out befor the last book in the series comes and you can finnally read for YOURSELF the end to the story and characters you have become so attached to.
sounds amazing doesnt it plunging into a long awaited book ready to put togetter all the last clues to solve the puzzle of the books.
well for the millions of harry potter fans that you ruined this for...YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. writting a review to a book that isnt even out yet..you are a disgrace to the writting world. you say that its not your job to properly market the book but THATS NOT WHAT THIIS IS ABOUT. it is about the experience, the millions of people that are going to get there books friday at 12:01 are not going to read the book just because you guys wrote a review on it they are going to read it because they are potter fans and they have been with them too the end, (so why couldnt your review wait) the only thing you acomplished from printing that review was to make yourselvs look like (word that can not be used here) and ruin the experience for others many of them children no less. its pretty sad how many kids around the world would rather watch TV then sit down and read a good book and you guys did a good job by discouraging children and ruining the book for them by writing an unnessasarry early review of the book I HOPE YOU ARE PROUD!
thank you for your time
-ashley!!
my name is ashley i am 21 years old and i love to read books!!! the best part about reading a new book is the magic of the reading its self. it is great to plung deEper and deEper into a book developing the plot and trying to figure out the ending and then finnaly reading it fot yourself the first time when you finish a book. book series are the best because there is so much more adventure and plot to try and riddle out befor the last book in the series comes and you can finnally read for YOURSELF the end to the story and characters you have become so attached to.
sounds amazing doesnt it plunging into a long awaited book ready to put togetter all the last clues to solve the puzzle of the books.
well for the millions of harry potter fans that you ruined this for...YOU SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF YOURSELVES. writting a review to a book that isnt even out yet..you are a disgrace to the writting world. you say that its not your job to properly market the book but THATS NOT WHAT THIIS IS ABOUT. it is about the experience, the millions of people that are going to get there books friday at 12:01 are not going to read the book just because you guys wrote a review on it they are going to read it because they are potter fans and they have been with them too the end, (so why couldnt your review wait) the only thing you acomplished from printing that review was to make yourselvs look like (word that can not be used here) and ruin the experience for others many of them children no less. its pretty sad how many kids around the world would rather watch TV then sit down and read a good book and you guys did a good job by discouraging children and ruining the book for them by writing an unnessasarry early review of the book I HOPE YOU ARE PROUD!
thank you for your time
-ashley!!
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But I will not be writing a letter...... personally I think it would send a better message if everyone stopped buying the paper in protest.... so they would lose money and know not to do something like that again. But to everyone who has written a letter.... way to speak out!!! I would love to send them a letter and give them a peice of my mind... but they would probably just laugh
Ughhh, boycotting a Newspaper for reviewing a book early.. hmmm.
Crookshanks04.... let me ask you one question.. did you read the Times Review? Please tell me how they ruined the book, discouraged kids from reading it, as well as make themselves look like a wide array of swear words?
albus...no i did not read the review...i was (and still am to afraid) i didnt want to know anything i want to be completly surprised... you said that they spoiled a few generalizations and stuff and that i wasnt stuff we already didnt know...well that can be a whole lot to spoil for little kids who may not have caught on to some of the clues as we did (but being that i didnt read it i wouldnt exactly know) but i would consider it discouraging if i was a kid who read but all my friends were tv watchers, i guess its kinda like hey if they are gonna tell me why bother to READ it... my thought is that this is the last (of seven books and spoilers for it have ben a big deal for a whiele now) so why couldnt they wait for a proper time..maybe a few days after it is out??? and i didnt really call them an aray of swear words just one that wasnt that bad and my whole point to this whole thing is why did they have to do that??? wether they spoiled a lot or a little they are writting for an audience and by now they should know that this audience doesnt want to be spoiled. i just want them to think about there readers!!!!
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albus...no i did not read the review...i was (and still am to afraid) i didnt want to know anything i want to be completly surprised... you said that they spoiled a few generalizations and stuff and that i wasnt stuff we already didnt know...well that can be a whole lot to spoil for little kids who may not have caught on to some of the clues as we did (but being that i didnt read it i wouldnt exactly know) but i would consider it discouraging if i was a kid who read but all my friends were tv watchers, i guess its kinda like hey if they are gonna tell me why bother to READ it... my thought is that this is the last (of seven books and spoilers for it have ben a big deal for a whiele now) so why couldnt they wait for a proper time..maybe a few days after it is out??? and i didnt really call them an aray of swear words just one that wasnt that bad and my whole point to this whole thing is why did they have to do that??? wether they spoiled a lot or a little they are writting for an audience and by now they should know that this audience doesnt want to be spoiled. i just want them to think about there readers!!!!
I still think it's wholly inappropriate that you wrote those terrible things to them and yet you never read the article. They gave away generalizations.. things we already knew pretty much.. and ONE specific spoiler. Hardly enough to deserve the tirade you sent them.
Imagine it this way... I see this as akin to religious zealots making war against the Potter Series. They say all these terrible things and yet one simple question negates EVERYTHING they say. "Have you read the Harry Potter series?" They usually answer.. "Well... no....".
Point being, if you don't read the text.. you hardly have any ground to make a case against them.
I am not, however, telling you to read the article.
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Imagine it this way... I see this as akin to religious zealots making war against the Potter Series. They say all these terrible things and yet one simple question negates EVERYTHING they say. "Have you read the Harry Potter series?" They usually answer.. "Well... no....".
WELL IM GLAD YOU PUT IT THAT WAY BECAUSE I WASNT LOOKING AT IT THAT WAY AT ALL AND YOU ARE RIGHT. I STILL THINK THAT THEY SHOULD NOT HAVE SAID/LEAKED ANYTHING UNTILL AFTER THE BOOK CAME OUT. AND MY MESSAGE TO THEM WASNT MEANT TO BE A TIRADE BUT TO GET THEM TO UNDERSTAND FROM A READERS POIT OF VIEW, ALSO IT WAS PARTIALLY A REBUTAL TO THE EXCUSES THEY GAVE ABOUT WHY THEY DID IT..THEY DONT CARE ABOUT THE READER AND THAT IS WHAT BOTHERED ME THE MOST. THEY SAID THAT READERS AND JKR ARE MAD ABOUT THE MARKETING(IF THEY SPOIL THE BOOK JKR WONT MAKE AS MUCH MONEY) BUT TJAT IS NOT WHY SHE DOESNT WANT THE BOOK SPOILED BECAUSE OF THE EXPERIENCE!!!!
Since the next step of our conversation, in my opinion, would be to discuss what the Times actually revealed and why you feel the way you do about it, I am going to back out now until we all return on Monday, July 23rd. Perhaps then we can resume our discussion on what the Times did/didn't leak without fear of straying too close to spoilers
See you on Monday!!
~Albus
Note: After reading your post below mine, crookshanks04, I would like to add that I do not think you are a 'nasty person'.
See you on Monday!!
~Albus
Note: After reading your post below mine, crookshanks04, I would like to add that I do not think you are a 'nasty person'.
sounds good to me because i am going to read the article...after i read the book of course...who knows the things in there that are spoilers now(being we havnt read any of the book so all new info is considered a spoiler to me) wont really spoil anything huge or maybe the are small clues to huge plot lines... i guess we will see...
ENJOY THE BOOK EVERYONE..AND THANKS FOR THE GREAT CONVERSATION ALBUS I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IT WITH YOU..MAYBE AFTER I READ THE ARTICLE AND YOU WONT THINK THAT I AM SUCH A NASTY PERSON!!! (NOT BECAUSE I THINK THAT I AM RIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA BEING I DIDNT READ THE ARTICLE)
ENJOY THE BOOK EVERYONE..AND THANKS FOR THE GREAT CONVERSATION ALBUS I LOOK FORWARD TO CONTINUING IT WITH YOU..MAYBE AFTER I READ THE ARTICLE AND YOU WONT THINK THAT I AM SUCH A NASTY PERSON!!! (NOT BECAUSE I THINK THAT I AM RIGHT BECAUSE I HAVE NO IDEA BEING I DIDNT READ THE ARTICLE)
Er...okay. Think we can dispense with the tirade with the Caps Lock now 
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