and things went downhill from there

I'm more than halfway through the new Harry Potter book.  I used to pick up a book and finish it in a day or two, but lately I only pick up a book at the end of the day, and read one or two chapters before I turn in for the night.  It's driving poor atara up the wall because she wants to be able to talk about the book, but she doesn't want to spoil it for me.

I've got quite a pile of books that I'd like to work my way through.  Well, I'm most of the way through the first.

When did I join the illiterati?