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Rope - 28 Aug 2007 22:09 GMT

Well, sort of...

Vicky came back from the USofA today, having bought Harry Potter & the
Deathly Hallows over there.

We bought a copy in the UK.

UK version has 607 pages
US version has 739 pages
US version is a good 1" taller and wider, and a good 1/2" thicker.

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Rich B - 28 Aug 2007 22:25 GMT

Sucking his keyboard for inspiration, Rope typed:

> Well, sort of...
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> US version has 739 pages
> US version is a good 1" taller and wider, and a good 1/2" thicker.

"How do we get the dead Texan home? We haven't got a coffin big enough."
"Give him an enema and use a matchbox."

Same principle.

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Cab - 28 Aug 2007 22:26 GMT

> Vicky came back from the USofA today, having bought Harry Potter &
> the Deathly Hallows over there.
[quoted text clipped - 4 lines]
> US version has 739 pages
> US version is a good 1" taller and wider, and a good 1/2" thicker.

And the font? Size? So what?

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Rope - 28 Aug 2007 22:40 GMT

> > UK version has 607 pages
> > US version has 739 pages
> > US version is a good 1" taller and wider, and a good 1/2" thicker.
>
> And the font? Size? So what?

Well, obviously the font is bigger - how else will the fat 'merkin
fingers follow the words?

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ginge - 28 Aug 2007 22:41 GMT

> Well, sort of...
>
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> US version has 739 pages
> US version is a good 1" taller and wider, and a good 1/2" thicker.

It's sad when a books measurements are more interesting than the story
inside, isn't it?

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Rope - 28 Aug 2007 23:09 GMT

> > UK version has 607 pages
> > US version has 739 pages
> > US version is a good 1" taller and wider, and a good 1/2" thicker.
>
> It's sad when a books measurements are more interesting than the story
> inside, isn't it?

*Ding*

is the right answer!

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Beav - 29 Aug 2007 11:26 GMT

>> Well, sort of...
>>
[quoted text clipped - 9 lines]
> It's sad when a books measurements are more interesting than the story
> inside, isn't it?

Not in the case of Harry Potter it's not.

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Comparative literature