I'd just like to modify a statement I made about two years ago.
Eragon is to Harry Potter what refuse is to biryani.
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I'd just like to modify a statement I made about two years ago.
Eragon is to Harry Potter what refuse is to biryani.
I was just re-reading some crap I posted and I came across this. It's funny because I said I wanted to know who killed Dumbledore but I don't think that's what I meant.... I think I meant that I wanted to know what the deal is with Snape and which side he is on....:blush:Quote:
Originally Posted by Shalot
Oh well.
Good comments, Niamh and Pensive!
I think that, even if the books are "intended" to a young audience, they contain elements deeper than the usual "child-book" has. They´re very dark, dealing with death, good x evil, and its plot is very well built.
To me, there´s a lot of prejudice in some comments and reviews about HP. People who didn´t read the books and say "it´s childish thing", or "it´s pure marketing", or things like that.
It may be the opposite of people who say Ulisses is good literature, even if they couldn´t get to the end of it.
PS: I did, and I think it´s very good. As good as HP, when it comes to the pleasure of reading and good craft.
That's exactly what it is. It's all about infantile escapism. Also, the books are written very well. They aren't really targeting children or adolescence.
I'd imagine the most common reason would be curiosity.
I've read all of the Potter series published to date and have ordered Deathly Hallow or delivery this summer. I read them because I see so much of the young people I have been privileged to teach. The characters are very real. I discussed Book 5 at great length with my physical therapist who was really bothered by Harry's antagonistic attitude until I asked her how her 15 year old daughter acted when things didn't go the way she thought they should.
why not? they're fun to read!
if harry or ron dies i will cry!
For me, I got hooked when I was younger. They are great, easy stories that don't require much...its a fun book splurge!!! I think they are great. Sure not the greatest pieces of works, but great regardless. I wouldn't put them up against Shakespeare, Fitzgerald, Homer, Wilde, Voltaire and countless other writers but they are still decent books.
I think Lupin dies.
Lupin! No! When Sirius died I cried for hours!
Just think about it.
Pettigrew=silver hand and grudge with Lupin
Lupin=werewolf, grudge with the Rat...
thats what I think. I love snape though, he is so cynical and dark...hilarious...(plus Alan Rickman, in the movies, is my favorite!)
harry potter is extremely overrated, but it is interesting.
In the movie there was David Tenant *sights in love*
http://i170.photobucket.com/albums/u...id-tennant.jpg
I couldn't stop watching it because of him, even thought it sucked. I hope he comes back!
The first few pages of this thread upset me. *groansmumbleswantstoscreamurghhhh* Anyway, I can't wait for 7/21!! (: I'm going to a midnight party and everything. I always start reading the moment I get my hands on the book. ^_^
I'm not as into the movies as the books. I've never watched a HP movie more than once.
Why question literature? Why question who reads what? It's like asking, "Why do you read books at all?" I mean... geez. If someone wants to read, what's the problem?
Harry Potter books are extremely modern what with the language being every day common language. Everyone can understand that. Just because a lot of us read classics does not mean the world enjoys having to look up words every couple of sentences to "get it." As years go by language is less formal and much less like that of classic novels.
Escapism? Okay, maybe I'm getting a bit mad, but it doesn't matter why someone wants to read a fantasy book. So... all those adult people that love Star Wars... are they escaping, too? I mean, a lot of people like fantastical worlds (hello, The Matrix - big hit) and out of the ordinary.
Aiiiish. *takes a breath*