Never, never again start a Harry Potter book when you need to be focusing your energies on job hunting and dissertation notes and research. Maybe it’s because I haven’t read fiction in so long, but I have absolutely devoured the 3rd and 4th Harry Potter books recently. 636 pages (the length of book 4) in two days? If only I could demonstrate such passion in reading about integrated conservation and development projects, my dissertation would be a breeze. No more Harry Potter until I have a significant amount of research done and feel justified in treating myself (and becoming a complete hermit) for another few days.
The problem is that now, I’ve caught up to the most recent movie, and so when I read book 5 I won’t actually know what the ending will be, which is exciting! Maybe when I actually have substantial notes and a working outline of my paper, I’ll let myself indulge again. In the meantime, I warn you all about the sheer addictiveness of these books (yes, I know I’m a bit behind in this realization!).
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