I Finally Read The Harry Potter Series

Discussion in 'Fiction' started by makihiko, Feb 17, 2017.

  1. makihiko

    makihiko Official hippie since 2005

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    The books were amazing!

    I would recommend to anyone who has not read them, to get on it!

    I watched the movies and was concerned the books were overrated.

    I'm hooked now! I'm reading them again.
     
  2. Piaf

    Piaf Senior Member

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    I read a HP book. And honestly, I wasnt hooked, or inspired to read more.

    But good for you!!
     
  3. Meliai

    Meliai Banned

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    I love HP, as you can probably see from avatar

    A classic tale of good vs evil and all the shades in between

    I think i'm due for another read, i usually read the series once a year or so
     
  4. Piaf

    Piaf Senior Member

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    ^I'm Syltherin
     
  5. Irminsul

    Irminsul Valkyrie

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    HP... I thought guy might have meant HP Lovecraft, so I started replying and then realized it meant Harry Potter. Lol.

    I've never read one the books, I've seen one movie. One with a flying car. That dorky glasses kid doesn't do anything for me. :D
     
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    I especially love the part where she knocks down the wall and the Muslim crusaders rape her to death.. That was awesome..
     
  7. Irminsul

    Irminsul Valkyrie

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    :unsure:

    That could be hot, I guess?
     
  8. Meliai

    Meliai Banned

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    Ewwww

    Which HP book did you read, the first one?
     
  9. SpacemanSpiff

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    i was going to read them


    then i remembered im not 8 years old anymore
     
  10. Meliai

    Meliai Banned

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    You're never too old to use your imagination. Go on, dust it off!

    I thought the books were pretty thematically complex for a children/young adult series. My homegirl J.K. portrays so perfectly the propensity of perfectly normal, average people towards both great acts of heroism and great acts of evil during unusual times.
     
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  11. Piaf

    Piaf Senior Member

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    No, Prisoner of Azkababananan
     
  12. autophobe2e

    autophobe2e Senior Member

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    I read the Harry potter books as they came out, I was pretty much bang on the right age for them. I really fug them, but I didn't necessarily place them higher in my estimation than a lot of other SFF children's books that came out around the same time. Things like Mortal engines, the Darren Shan books, everything by Eoin colfer and the Bartimaeus trilogy all seemed to be a bit more complex. The early Potter books are basically detective stories, well written ones, but they follow a pretty simple structure and the characters are pretty straightforward. This isn't a complaint, I think it's their main strength, simpler series tend to become more iconic. I just think its a shame that other authors of the time didn't get a fraction of the exposure that JK Rowling got.
     
  13. LittleBee

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    I love Harry Potter books much more than the films. All the parts.
    I feel like I should re-read it. It always gives me a feeling of happiness and magic.
     
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  14. makihiko

    makihiko Official hippie since 2005

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    ME TOO!!!

    I read the series for the first time when I was 29. Don't let your age restrict you from enjoying things in life.

    Movie harry is so different. I see the movie as just something nice to look at. The characters in the books develop much more.
     

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