The Sun & NY Times Post Harry Potter Reviews Before Release Date

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Yikes! Don't mess with the die-hard (don't wanna know the ending) Harry Potter fans. Apparently the New York Times and The Baltimore Sun have angered some fans by writing their online reviews of the Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows book 48 hours before its scheduled release date, and without proper spoiler warnings.

Rachel Sklar, from The Huffington Post also had something to say to The NY Times: "What is your problem, New York Times? No WMD rumors to plaster on the front page, no Jayson Blair to make things up for posterity, no Alessandra Stanley to mangle TV show names? I'm mad so I'm lashing out, but come on: How on earth could you run a review of the last Harry Potter? To do so, you had to break an industry-wide embargo — and not just any embargo, an embargo that is almost tantamount to a public trust at this point, given the worldwide hype about Harry Potter and the excitement and intense emotion generated by — finally — the end to this epic series.


But, hey, you're the New York Times, boldly going etc. Why should you care about honoring a book that's been over a decade in the making just for the sake of getting a two-day jump on the competish?" Hehehe ... Read more of this delicious comment here. This story is developing ... so we'll keep you posted throughout the day ... wildstarz