hey shantanu, good review but i disagree with the timing of the review. couldnt the guys at rediff jst held on to it for a coupla days more and not be spoilsports? as some of u accurately pointed out, the disclaimer has been posted right at the top in bold...but is that gonna stop non-readers frm reading it and spoiling the fun and suspense for the book lovers?(my cousin who's not a fan of potter told me who's gonna get killed by whom before i started reading...although i still enjoyed the read it sure was a huge spoiler) sure, the pottermaniacs know tht the internet's bound to contain a host of these spoilers now tht the book has been released, but what about the would-be-pottermaniacs for whom the suspense is no longer suspense when they eventually latch onto the book? i agree with shantanu when he says the book ought to be bigger....but as for the resemblance with batman and the likes..cut her(rowling) some slack dude, u cant expect everythin to be fresh and ground breaking but then u never know what rowling's got under her sleeve...
