Worldwide sensation over the new Harry Potter book? Tight international embargo on the books that are shipped out? Selling in Singapore at 7:01am sharp this coming Saturday, 21st July?
What the f*** is this all about? What's the big deal with this book?
OK, so children get to read a book. And what do they achieve at the end of the day? Do they:
- Save the World
- Find a cure for cancer/AIDs
- Solve the world's energy crisis
- Come up with a solution for Global Warming
- Solve the overpopulation problem of the world
Except for an author getting rich, and maybe the economy of the developed countries being pushed slightly in that first month of release of the book, I don't really see what the hell this whole crazy is all about. This book is just another luxury good which the poor can't afford.
Big deal, I haven't seen the movie (Order of the Phoenix) either.
Okay okay, since the book is so damned good, why not do this to spread the goodness:
- Distribute a book to each and every Japan quake survivor.
- Distribute a book to each and every AIDS/HIV patient/victim.
- Air-drop the books in crates down to Iraq. It may just stop the fighting when the Taliban fighters open it up to see loads and loads of Harry Potter books inside!
- Air-drop the books to Africa, Lesotho where they're facing a food crisis.
Sure, sure, the book will help in the above situations!