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Derblington wrote:It is
I wonder how many people are avoiding thi because they think it's real?
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Daryoon wrote:Ah, so you did. Nice
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MikeD wrote:Having had some sleep, I've got more depth out of my informant.
Convoluted is no surprise.
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RedboX wrote:I can imagine. ron is a total idiot. She should just turn out to be a lesbian and Ron should kill himself when he discovers. (after having a wank watching her kiss another girl, naturally)
- The Ron & Hermione mutual love-hate relationship is even more infuriating than usual.
RedboX wrote:Does anyone else have the feeling that Harry is the final Horcrux. It would mean harry would have to kill himself for Voldemort to ever be killed.MikeD wrote:Having had some sleep, I've got more depth out of my informant.
Convoluted is no surprise.
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- Severus Snape is the Half-Blood Prince. He calls himself this because his mother's surname was Prince.
- Bill Weasley is disfigured by a werewolf.
- Tonks is in love with Lupin.
- Harry & Ginny finally get together. But after Dumbledore dies, Harry tells Ginny they can't stay together, because Voldemort kills everyone he loves.
- The Ron & Hermione mutual love-hate relationship is even more infuriating than usual.
- A large chunk of the story is given over to something called a Horcrux, which is a charm that someone can put part of their soul in to prevent them from complete death.
Edited by RedboX at 20:16:46 16-07-2005
and yes, i did come into a harry potter thread with only the intention of slagging it off, but that JK woman has become a billionaire writing boring old good vs evil, good beats evil and learns a valuable lesson in the progress bollocks. i've tried to like it, i read the first two books and parts of the others, watched the ultra shitto movies and alas, i still hate harry potter with burning passion.
Pirotic wrote:Why can't they read those and the Harry Potter books?
i suppose its good that its getting kids to read, but i really hope they pick up something better once they hit puberty such as His Dark Materials or the Lord of the Rings.
Pirotic wrote:I believe it is not only a good book, but a good series. How is it "tricking people"? Surely people should make a decision based on the content, and if they don't like to read about boy wizards attending school they shouldn't read it.
well, the thing with harry potter is all the 'potter-mania' is tricking people into thinking its actually a good book.
The Old Bill wrote:Because Dark Materials and LOTR are both quite heavy going books and take a very patient, intelligent teenager to get through. Harry Potter on the other hand is the kiddie version of airport fiction - light, fun and disposable, and very definitely NOT mentally challenging.
Why can't they read those and the Harry Potter books?
quedex wrote:Thank you very much for the compliment quedex. I agree that they are, but I feel pirotic's being unfair in what he says.
Because Dark Materials and LOTR are both quite heavy going books and take a very patient, intelligent teenager to get through.
Pirotic wrote:That's not entirely true. If a person goes into a bookshop, surely they have an idea on what they'll want to buy? If you don't want that type of book, surely you wouldn't buy it?
Seriously tho, if your a kid and think "i know i'll buy a book" what are you going to get? you're going to walk into a shop and have harry potter shoved in your face.
I watched the news this morning, and they had 10 minutes on how the new potter book is selling and then a 5 minute snippet about how 100 people have been killed in iraq.
The Old Bill wrote:I still dont think the news should be basically selling books for her. the PR company hype it enough how it is - the news should be left to well, stuff which is important to the world.Pirotic wrote:That's not entirely true. If a person goes into a bookshop, surely they have an idea on what they'll want to buy? If you don't want that type of book, surely you wouldn't buy it?
Seriously tho, if your a kid and think "i know i'll buy a book" what are you going to get? you're going to walk into a shop and have harry potter shoved in your face.
I watched the news this morning, and they had 10 minutes on how the new potter book is selling and then a 5 minute snippet about how 100 people have been killed in iraq.
As for the news thing, it's a "public interest" story. News comes out of Iraq, sadly, all the time. However, the book is a positive thing. News services are being constently criticised by some for being negative, and as such sometimes over-react in an attempt to change this. Maybe it was a bit much, yes. However, you can't blame the book itself.
The Old Bill wrote:Yes and no.
That's not entirely true. If a person goes into a bookshop, surely they have an idea on what they'll want to buy? If you don't want that type of book, surely you wouldn't buy it?
quedex wrote:That is indeed a good point. I must admit that my mother bought my copy. However, your point about the school I must argue with. When I was at school, what you read wasn't widely talked about. I never felt the peer preasure that you get with music, films, and T.V.
If it gets parents into a bookshop, then they'll probably won't know what their kids want to read so will just buy what's popular.
If it gets children into a bookshop, then that is a big step forward by itself. But most of them will just want to buy what all their mates are reading so they don't feel out of place at school.
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