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Post by Power NeXus on Oct 26, 2010 11:58:02 GMT -5
I just started re-reading the Deathly Hallows (I always like to reread the book before seeing the movie). I had forgotten just how good JK Rowling is. HP rocks socks  |
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Post by cm24 on Oct 26, 2010 12:00:04 GMT -5
I have only read books 1 and 4 so far. They were good. And so many things that weren't shown in the movies.
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Post by spidey_17 on Oct 26, 2010 19:13:39 GMT -5
I love HP!!!
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Oct 26, 2010 19:46:48 GMT -5
I hate Harry Potter with a passion that is only lesser to my hate for Twillight
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Post by Decoy Elite on Oct 26, 2010 20:56:39 GMT -5
I couldn't get into these books.
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Post by Power NeXus on Oct 26, 2010 22:15:05 GMT -5
I hate Harry Potter with a passion that is only lesser to my hate for Twillight Dude, come on, you can't say something like that in a Harry Potter respect thread and not give reasons... |
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Oct 27, 2010 0:08:00 GMT -5
Well, there are many reasons
First, It's because I know a lot about mythology. And I'm not talking about comic book mythology either. I mean real world mythology I have course on those. So I can't enjoy seeing the treatment of certain mythological creatures as well as the magic in general.
Then my problem is the sheer stupidity of the characters combined with how uninteresting I found them. Finally, the pacing, the writing and the story in general got on my nerves.
I just couldn't find anything interesting about the setting, magic and mystery in the Harry Potter book. It was just... no interesting.
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Post by Decoy Elite on Oct 27, 2010 0:15:24 GMT -5
I found it more boring than anything, just better books out there for me to read to be honest.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Oct 27, 2010 0:21:25 GMT -5
I found it more boring than anything, just better books out there for me to read to be honest. 200% true |
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Post by Decoy Elite on Oct 27, 2010 0:23:39 GMT -5
I found it more boring than anything, just better books out there for me to read to be honest. 200% true But I wouldn't say it sucks, just that it's not my kind of book. The kind of Fantasy I like is more epic, like Lord of The Rings. |
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Oct 27, 2010 0:33:14 GMT -5
My favorite type is good urban fantasy. But I read a lot of epic fantasy too.
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Post by Erik-El on Oct 29, 2010 17:34:26 GMT -5
I have not read the books yet but I intend to. Everyone will have their own interpretation of mythology. Twilight is an example. Nowhere near what vampires are normally thought of for the most part.
Yes, I did read Twilight. There were some interesting takes on things and we must remember, it IS a teen fiction so of course the series is riddled with sappy things.
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Oct 29, 2010 18:29:37 GMT -5
art. Yes, I did read Twilight. There were some interesting takes on things and we must remember, it IS a teen fiction so of course the series is riddled with sappy things. those books are riddled with the worst advice you can ever give to the target audience of these books. |
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Post by Dane on Oct 31, 2010 5:18:29 GMT -5
Massive love for HP.
For anyone who hasn't already, listen to the audio books as read by Stephen Fry. He just makes them that much better.
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Post by spidey_17 on Oct 31, 2010 5:31:27 GMT -5
Massive love for HP. For anyone who hasn't already, listen to the audio books as read by Stephen Fry. He just makes them that much better. Hmm, i have to listen to it...  |
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Post by Dane on Oct 31, 2010 5:52:00 GMT -5
@spidey_15 Stephen Fry is absolutely amazing. I often listen to the audiobooks through iTunes while studying or researching. Even while browsing forums or doing day to day things. Since I'm at IT Student I'm always at my computer so it means I can get a HP reading experience without sacrificing hours at a time out of my day. Multitasking ftw.
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Post by spidey_17 on Oct 31, 2010 6:19:57 GMT -5
@spidey_15 Stephen Fry is absolutely amazing. I often listen to the audiobooks through iTunes while studying or researching. Even while browsing forums or doing day to day things. Since I'm at IT Student I'm always at my computer so it means I can get a HP reading experience without sacrificing hours at a time out of my day. Multitasking ftw. Damn, that sounds awesome. I should try it.... It seems that you can have a lot of fun....  |
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Post by Power NeXus on Oct 31, 2010 9:01:45 GMT -5
art. Yes, I did read Twilight. There were some interesting takes on things and we must remember, it IS a teen fiction so of course the series is riddled with sappy things. those books are riddled with the worst advice you can ever give to the target audience of these books. Those books basically tell young girls so base their entire lives around guys. Bella was never given any kind of character at all away from Sparklepants and No-Shirt-Man. |
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Post by Crom-Cruach on Oct 31, 2010 16:39:50 GMT -5
Those books basically tell young girls so base their entire lives around guys. Bella was never given any kind of character at all away from Sparklepants and No-Shirt-Man. It's much worst then that. It teaches young girls that an abusive boyfriend is a good boyfriend. |
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Post by Strafe Prower on Jan 30, 2011 14:38:23 GMT -5
I'm going to read the books eventually....I love the movies though.
After I use this Bellatrix combination for a while, I'm moving to Luna Lovegood.
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