herr_chris Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 is that true?i've not read it yet.:singer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tormod Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 is that true?i've not read it yet.:singer: Then why don't you read it and find out? :cup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I heard that there is lots of spoon-feeding in it. I have only read the Philosopher's Stone but I think that the rumours are quite true – the Harry Potter series are for kids and kids only. It lacks characters development; I understand this. It is difficult to cramp everything in just 220 pages. A good writer could do so, though. Not only that, the story is written in such a way that it seems to be aimed at... hmm, what would be a better euphemism… those who plan to finish it within an hour. Not to totally ditch HP...Well, from what I watched of the movies, the plot-line gets better, darker as the story progress. So feel free to read / watch HP if you feel that the they are worth your money and time. :singer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheBigDog Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I have not read any of the Harry Potter books. But I know plenty of adults who have read them, and they universally praise them as excellent and compelling reads for all ages. I will probanly read them someday, but they have not worked their way to the top of my list. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jay-qu Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I will stand by them not been a kids read - in particular the last few books get increasingly dark with more death and destruction. I have read them all and enjoyed every minute of them. But I dont read much fiction - except Dan Brown I like his books Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herr_chris Posted February 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Then why don't you read it and find out? :singer:because i want to hear your suggestion and what you think of this book.but i will read that book if i have time,thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herr_chris Posted February 4, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I have not read any of the Harry Potter books. But I know plenty of adults who have read them, and they universally praise them as excellent and compelling reads for all ages. I will probanly read them someday, but they have not worked their way to the top of my list. Bill so.thanks your suggestion.i agree your said.:singer: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluesMan Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I've read all but the last couple. Very Entertaining!I even read Patrick McManus books, George Carlin, The Far Side, and Calvin and Hobbes.Not surprised that one could be judged by the books they read. :singer: Reading a good novel is like playing a video game; it may serve the purpose of simultaneous distraction and meditation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CraigD Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I've read 5/6ths of the HP series. They’re clearly written for a child – young adult reader. I enjoyed them, but found no big ideas or great insights, and was briefly bored in a few places. I find peoples’ discussion of the world they portray more interesting than the books themselves. I won’t go into great detail here – a quick web search will reveal plenty of such commentary – but a major discussion centers around the curious observation that this world, while full of supernatural themes and human beings with godlike powers, appears completely devoid of any deities. The closest it comes to anything religious is a sort of ancestor-worship, eg: Harry’s relationship with the lingering spirits of his dead parents. I think the 7/26/2000 Onion mock article ”Harry Potter Books Spark Rise in Satanism Among Children” is absolutely hilarious.:cup: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishEyes Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 Mu oldest is 13, and she loves to read. Since she is starting to read books with more adult themes, I like to keep ahead of her a bit with her reading lists. She enjoys many different genres, but has been fascinated with HP for about 5 years. Her grandmother got her the first one. She read it before I got the chance to read it. Since then, it has become a ritual for her Dad to take her to the store on the night that a new one comes out. It's a tradition with them now. She has read all of the books, and so have I. (I try to read most everything that she does, preferably before she reads it, just to know what she's reading. And I like to suggest books to her as well, usually classics) They were interesting. They weren't profound. They didn't give me any great insights into life. I'm not all that thrilled with Harry being portrayed as a hero, as he's not someone that I would let my daughter hang around. That has nothing to do with the 'magic' and everything to do with his disregard for rules, and his disrespect for most adults in his life. I just don't like that at all. But then again, as a teen, it probably appeals to my daughter that he does it and gets away with it. They are a decent read, but if you're looking for something that will change your life, these are not the books for you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Queso Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 man...i love harry potter.i've read every single book!heh... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dagaz Posted February 4, 2006 Report Share Posted February 4, 2006 I first started reading Harry Potter several years ago when I was bed-ridden for a month with Typhus. At the time only the first four books were out and I read all four. As several here have said, they are written more for the teen market, but are easily accessible for adults. Just recently I have found myself reading the fifth and sixth books, and have found them to be surprisingly entertaining. In particular, the characters have become so well drawn that, to me, it becomes a character-driven story with all the adventure more a side-line to see how those characters deal with the various conflicts. There are definitely better books out there, but there are also much worse. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herr_chris Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 man...i love harry potter.i've read every single book!heh... That's good!But Herry Potter are getting expensive and expensive, I'm no money to buy :cup: . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
herr_chris Posted February 5, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2006 I've read 5/6ths of the HP series. They’re clearly written for a child – young adult reader. I enjoyed them, but found no big ideas or great insights, and was briefly bored in a few places. I find peoples’ discussion of the world they portray more interesting than the books themselves. I won’t go into great detail here – a quick web search will reveal plenty of such commentary – but a major discussion centers around the curious observation that this world, while full of supernatural themes and human beings with godlike powers, appears completely devoid of any deities. The closest it comes to anything religious is a sort of ancestor-worship, eg: Harry’s relationship with the lingering spirits of his dead parents. I think the 7/26/2000 Onion mock article ”Harry Potter Books Spark Rise in Satanism Among Children” is absolutely hilarious.:cup: Thanks your website:) . I get lot of information of Herry Potter now.:) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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