My husband once made his own sauce for eggrolls (we were out of soysauce) Worcestershire, ketchup, yellow mustard, and raspberry jelly! He loved it, I hated it!
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My husband once made his own sauce for eggrolls (we were out of soysauce) Worcestershire, ketchup, yellow mustard, and raspberry jelly! He loved it, I hated it!
marmite...(shudders)
Some people write well and some don't. A variety of "fantasy" has arisen in the last 20 years that is pointless, but there is a variety of "fantasy" that has its roots in ancient mythology that includes some truly great literature. I suspect that role-playing games have led to the split.Quote:
Originally Posted by Apotropaic
hmm, why role-playing?
Role playing games can go on for a very long time, and they are more about the activity than about concluding the activity. Some of the books by role players have a structure that is similar to the games with a section at the beginning setting the scene and general activity, then the action begins and the characters go through a variety of situations.Quote:
Originally Posted by Chava
I am not saying that there is a one to one corespondence between the games and the books, but there appears to be a relationship.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stock_character
I actually found Harry Potter and Lord Voldermort given as examples there :D loool
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/5119836.stmQuote:
Author JK Rowling has said two characters will die in the seventh and final Harry Potter book, but she has been careful not to reveal which ones.
She told the Richard and Judy show that she had long known how the series would end, because she had written the last chapter "in something like 1990".
"One character got a reprieve, but I have to say two die that I didn't intend to die," she said.
She refused to elaborate, as "I don't want the hate mail or anything else".
Rowling said she could understand why authors might want to finish off their main characters in order to ensure they could never be resurrected.
She would not say if this would be the case with Harry.
However, she admitted she had "never been tempted to kill him off before the final because I've always planned seven books, and I want to finish on seven books".
'Arrogant'
This approach had meant she had been "lambasted" by several people, she said.
"I think they thought it was very arrogant of me to write the end of my seven books series when I didn't have a publisher and no-one had heard of me."
The author also told the Channel 4 programme she didn't expect to create a character more successful than the teenage wizard.
"I don't think I'm ever going to have anything like Harry again. You just get one like Harry."
On Sunday, Rowling attended the Queen's 80th birthday party at Buckingham Palace, and said she was "doing well" with the final book.
However, she did not confirm a publication date.
Are you kidding? I love Harry Potter, in fact the only reason I started reading in the first place was because of it! I was one of those I-hate-reading-it's-for-dorks kind of girls untill my friend convinced me to read the 3rd HP book! Now I read everything that I can! J. K Rowling rocks!
Now, I wonder which two characters are going to die. Any guesses? I think that Ginny can be the one to die and the other can be Voldemort.
I do not think I have put my opinion in this thread yet, and it comes awfully late. I strongly enjoyed Harry Potter, and probably wouldn't have picked up Chronicles or LOTR if I had not read those first. Someone said in an earlier post that the series deals with a lot of growing up issues and death, they also mentioned that there were some really nice quotations. I think so as well. I am not sure if it was the first movie only or in the first book as well, where Dumbledore found Harry at the mirror and he told him "It does not do to dwell on dreams alone and forget to live."
There is also a book out there (and a college class surprisingly) that deals with philosophy and Harry Potter. The book is called something along the lines of "Philosophy of Harry Potter: If Aristotle Ran Hogwarts" I have not checked it out though.
For someone who said that the theme is extremely adolescent, well, yes, it is a child's book. But reading it for entertainment is no crime either. I think it expands the imagination and does have the capability to start something that will blossom into habitual reading habits. But then there are those who just follow the trends, it won't make readers of them all. But don't bash it please.
The first Harry Potter book came out when I was about 8 or 9,so it is neccessary for me to read them because they are essentially the reason why I read so much today.Granted they do not have the signifigance of Faulkner or Dostoevsky,but I will read everyone that Rowling puts out.I enjoy them very much! :D
Hmmm....Harry Potter. Let's see.
I was young enough to properly appreciate the books when they first came out, and loved them (although I don't think at any point I thought of them as "my favourite books"). I was a keen reader even before I discovered Harry Potter, so I can't say that they made me fall in love with reading, but I think it's good that they've managed to turn a whole generation into book-worms!
But as for me - by the time the last book came out, I had lost interest. I think they are good books for children, and I can see why they're so popular, even though I'm a little sick of the hype. But personally, I'm just not interested in them any more. I feel like I've outgrown them, and now it feels a little strange going back to them.
A series of books that both children and adults can appreciate, that I much prefer, is "His Dark Materials". I would choose Northern Lights over Harry Potter any day...
this sooooo needed to be said!Quote:
Originally Posted by Levenbreech Vor
hehe, i think all the arguments in favour of the HP books have alreay been given...
i tend to agree with the idea that any book that will make people read is good... if you keep in mind that it's written for little kids and lots of kids don't read any books at all, that's certainly an improvement... i mean even if it's not a particularly good book, that's better than reading none... what's important in this context isn't so much what the brats can learn in terms of ideas, style etc but their basic literacy... i.e. lots of them have trouble even stringin two letters together... so they need to practice this and they are more likely to practice it reading easy-to-read books that cater to their childish interests....
but yep. I'm extremely disappointed in the sequels... i would of thunk (there's literacy for you :) ) that the style and characters would develop, especially as her original readers grew older, so they would have been able to grasp more complex ideas now etc...
gotta rush, will rant some more later :)
Why do adults read Harry Potter, and is this a form of infantile escapism?
Because the Harry Potter books are fairly well written with good, although young characters, and the theme od good versus evil is ageless. Like all fiction there is an element of escapism.Quote:
Originally Posted by Medea86