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krwlz · 06-22-2003, 07:47 PM

I hate harry potter, sorry. I see it as a cheap rip off of the medieval fantasy books I do like. With the blood, guts, gore, magic, and all the other shit. I just think Harry Potter is a complete rip off.

TerresqueÜ · 06-22-2003, 07:58 PM

I read the first 2 books...I'm almost embarassed to say cuz they totally murder the category of fantasy.

If you wanna read about magic read the adult version of Harry Potter : Lord of the Rings.

KWSN · 07-01-2003, 02:53 PM

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Originally posted by Angel
Can I just keep ya stashed away for my own entertainment?

Depends where I'm being stashed. I'm afraid of the dark. And dust bunnies.

AAAAAAHH!!!!!!!!

MSD · 07-01-2003, 08:02 PM

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Originally posted by KWSN
I was expecting this when I looked at the title:

WEEEEEEEEEE!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Great minds think alike. That's what I expected.

toddman · 07-02-2003, 04:36 AM

I will probly just borrow it from my sister inlaw, no hurry still waiting for her to give me the first four.

Early H · 07-31-2003, 09:57 PM

I hate those gay Harry Butthole Pussy Poter books i read 50 pages of the first book to see what the big damn deal was. It was a complete waste of my time, and sucked ass, besides being rip offs of older books. I say down with Harry Butthole Pussy Poter

Sticky · 08-01-2003, 05:03 AM

<b>Early H</b>, I sense that you don't particularly care for Harry Potter.

Fremen · 08-01-2003, 10:45 PM

I wonder if Early H is harboring a deeper hatred of reading in general.
Did you not have fun with Dick and Jane?

dod123 · 08-01-2003, 11:07 PM

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Originally posted by TerresqueÜ
I read the first 2 books...I'm almost embarassed to say cuz they totally murder the category of fantasy.

If you wanna read about magic read the adult version of Harry Potter : Lord of the Rings.

Actually, I'm a Harry Potter fan. Yes, i LOVE LOTR and have read the Hobbit. The books are great, and the movies are great too (refering to FOTR and TT). Harry Potter is a... simpler fantasy. They are quite well written (the first ones better than book 4, which has been criticized as out of character, noting it is fairly gruesome at a few points, and not the best young child read as the first 3 were). I don't claim for it to be the most complex and deep novel set, or even close to it. However, a truly great novel can be widely appreciated and can appeal to the masses and then some. This is what it does, and it does it well. Any book that is read by as large and diverse an age group as Harry Potter has done is quite amazing by any standards.

Any opinions on any other books that has had this type of widespread appeal? I'm thinking the various chicken soup books (although, that's hard to tell because there are really so many). It is not my favorite book or series (LOTR is, for it's complexity and sheer genius).

muckluck · 08-02-2003, 10:04 AM

Heh. I bought it the 2nd day it came out and had no trouble getting it.

spectre · 08-02-2003, 10:06 AM

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Originally posted by eyeseepeedude
nope, never gonna do it. (*no interest*)

Same here. I never read any of the books and don't plan to.

tenchi069 · 08-02-2003, 02:31 PM

im not saying I will never purchase the book, but I will never read it. ( Fiance's son is a Harry Potter fan )

06-22-2003, 07:58 PM	#42 (permalink)
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08-01-2003, 10:45 PM	#48 (permalink)
Fremen With a mustache, the cool factor would be too much Location: left side of my couch, East Texas	I wonder if Early H is harboring a deeper hatred of reading in general. Did you not have fun with Dick and Jane? __________________ Google

08-02-2003, 10:04 AM	#50 (permalink)
muckluck Psycho	Heh. I bought it the 2nd day it came out and had no trouble getting it. __________________

08-02-2003, 02:31 PM	#52 (permalink)
tenchi069 Lost Location: One step closer to the padded cell...	im not saying I will never purchase the book, but I will never read it. ( Fiance's son is a Harry Potter fan ) __________________ ERROR- PLBSAK Problem Lies Between Seat and Keyboard.

06-22-2003, 07:47 PM	#41 (permalink)
krwlz Fledgling Dead Head Location: Clarkson U.	I hate harry potter, sorry. I see it as a cheap rip off of the medieval fantasy books I do like. With the blood, guts, gore, magic, and all the other shit. I just think Harry Potter is a complete rip off.

07-02-2003, 04:36 AM	#45 (permalink)
toddman Upright Location: MA	I will probly just borrow it from my sister inlaw, no hurry still waiting for her to give me the first four.

07-31-2003, 09:57 PM	#46 (permalink)
Early H Upright Location: USA	I hate those gay Harry Butthole Pussy Poter books i read 50 pages of the first book to see what the big damn deal was. It was a complete waste of my time, and sucked ass, besides being rip offs of older books. I say down with Harry Butthole Pussy Poter

08-01-2003, 05:03 AM	#47 (permalink)
Sticky	<b>Early H</b>, I sense that you don't particularly care for Harry Potter. __________________ Sticky The Stickman