teamedward Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Thank you Lisa, my point precisely. What's the use of a huge fanbase if you're not going to make it easy for to keep up with your output? Of course Kylie is right and the truth will out eventually, still, until then we'll be scouring the bookstore, analysing blurbs and muttering to ourselves, 'does this sound Rowlingish?' which seems daft to me. I am often found in bookstores muttering to myself, so it would make no odds to me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 You sound like you belong here, then ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina1968 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Have you already read Beetle the Bard? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Not yet - have you, any good? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamedward Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I haven't read it either, would like to know what it's about x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Katrina1968 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I've read a few of the stories in the book. Think "Aesops Fables" for little witches and wizards;) It is in a cute little hard back with charming pictures. I just think its amazing that Rowling could virtually create not just a temporary world but a "real" world with traditions and such. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
*phoenix* Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I'm hoping to read Beetle the Bard soon and the other two - the one about quidditch and the one about magical creatures. She really is amazing - being able to create the whole world, every single detail. I'm looking forward to that encyclopedia. She promised to put in it every note she ever made about HP world - and she has a lot of those. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I was looking out for the Beedle and the Bard book today but didn't see it about, i think i am going to eventually throw it onto my TBR mountain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 I have never read a Harry Potter or seen a film (same with LOTR) but i have to say that every time i go to a book shop i always pause at the display and have a little look and then think, maybe some other time and go off and choose something else. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Both of the series are fantastic journeys, the hype and hysteria certainly didn't affect either for me. I was three books into the Potter series before it became such a phenomenon though and i'd read The Hobbit and first of the LOTR before the movies. They are brilliant reads! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Bad Ned - both series are well deserving of your time and attention, IMHO. I personally found the HPs went downhill between books 5 and 7 (I didn't feel like the series needed to 'grow', it was the charming innocence in the face of danger which had got me hooked), however I see from this here thread that a lot of people consider those to be the best in the series so I suppose it's a case of what you like. Whichever the best books, the case remains that there is a lot of good to be found in these books. Don't do what I did and wait until a broken foot forces you to discover them, give them a chance of your own free will ! As for Lotr... this is the wrong thread for me to convince you of the merits of that, though it has many ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hmm, maybe i'll just grab one the next time i pause at the display and then run to the checkout before i can change my mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 In particular Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire are my favourites. I feel the series does lose a considerable amount of magic, if you'll excuse the atrocious pun, in book 5, there just is something lacking from it. Though book 6 is strong and i need to re-read Deathly Hallows to see what i think of it as i rather rushed through on my reading. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 In particular Chamber of Secrets, Prisoner of Azkaban and Goblet of Fire are my favourites. I must say, they are my favourite books in the series; after that they are far too indulgent and long winded. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephanie2008 Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Prisoner of Azkaban is my favourite although I think I'm in the minority that prefers the latter books to the earlier ones. After Prisoner of Azkaban, my favourites are Half Blood Prince and Dealthy Hallows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AbielleRose Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Hmm, maybe i'll just grab one the next time i pause at the display and then run to the checkout before i can change my mind Do it! If you promise to read it I will ship you my copy Everyone should read Harry Potter. Maybe in 50 years instead of reading Lord of the Flies kids will be reading The Sorcerer's Stone in their Literature classes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Yes they get very drawn out, the story does need to become more complex of course, but it is quite a steep jump, i feel the magic slowly falls away over Order of the Phoenix. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ned Posted December 29, 2009 Share Posted December 29, 2009 Do it! If you promise to read it I will ship you my copy Everyone should read Harry Potter. Maybe in 50 years instead of reading Lord of the Flies kids will be reading The Sorcerer's Stone in their Literature classes. Awww thank you but i have been enquiring and my nephew has all of them so i am going to borrow one from him and then if i like it i will buy the rest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teamedward Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I picked up my sons copy of Harry Potter about 12 months ago, as I had nothing to read, and I was really impressed, it's a nice change to read a light book that isn't voilent or too brain draining! I would deffo recommend. They were that good I read them all in about 2 weeks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rawr Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 It certainly gets violent and pretty darn draining along the way Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookJumper Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 I must say, [The Prisoner of Azkaban and The Goblet of Fire] are my favourite books in the series; after that they are far too indulgent and long winded. Yes they get very drawn out, the story does need to become more complex of course, but it is quite a steep jump, i feel the magic slowly falls away over Order of the Phoenix.My point exactly, thank you Rs. As for J.K. being taught in classrooms, I don't see why not - universities have Children's Literature (oh, the regret, I so should have done that one instead of getting told for a whole term that I couldn't write by a teacher who couldn't write) and Speculative Fiction modules; Peter Pan and Fiscworld are taught in such classes so there's no reason Harry Potter shouldn't join them in either or both. I have a conundrum, incidentally: I've been long eyeing the collector's editions of HP, only really want to re-read the first four (couldn't finish six and seven the first time round!) but the collector in me does not approve of unfinished series on the shelf... halp? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chesilbeach Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 That is a conundrum, but for me, I would get the entire series because I know a day would come eventually where I would decide on a re-read and get to the end of book four and wish I had the remaining books just so I could see if there were as bad as I remember them! Plus, the organised hoarder in me, like you, doesn't like incomplete book sets, or DVD collections, or anything else that comes in a set - I want all of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maureen Posted December 30, 2009 Share Posted December 30, 2009 (edited) I have recently started to read the series, and am how half way through HP and the Goblet of fire. My 10 yr old son is reading them as well (two book marks in one book - and we are competing along. ) What I have read so far has been amazing - I must say they hype was certainly well deserved - although that is what stopped me from starting on them for so loooong.I am also amazed at my son's reaction - although he does read every now and then, HP books have opened a chapter for him, which I'm hopeful will lead to further and more frequent enjoyment of other books. Edited January 3, 2010 by Maureen sp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
:HerculeHastings: Posted December 31, 2009 Share Posted December 31, 2009 I first read Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone when I was nine years old, when a classmate brought it to school. I remember trying it out one day when I was bored of lessons, and couldn't put it down since, and we had to fight over the book during recess, haha. I think all the books in the Harry Potter series are the addictive kinds. I'm afraid of picking any one of them up cuz I know I'll never be able to leave it without finishing it. The concept's excellent and I'm glad children love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate Posted March 30, 2010 Share Posted March 30, 2010 Has anyone seen this: http://www.guardian.co.uk/business/2010/mar/30/bloomsbury-books-harry-potter?utm_source=twitterfeed&utm_medium=twitter I hadn't realised there had been quite such a big slump since the series finished and I'm intrigued to know what the new covers will look like and if it will work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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