Posted on 01/02/2006 8:20:04 AM PST by anhonestchild
And I would be remiss if I didn't put in a plug for Dragonraid, the Narnia-esque role-playing game.
Rowling makes some withering observations on government. She also has some fascinating commentary on the nature of evil, and the willingness of many to form a treaty with evil in exchange for momentary comfort.
I'm also pretty young. I've read the Hobbit, LOTR, C.S. Lewis, War and Peace, most of the classics, etc. I still like her style. It's somewhat like Roald Dal. It's also like C.S. Lewis. LOTR is an epic and HP is a story. Also the books progressivly get higher levels. SS is a lot more simple than HBP.
I can theoretically understand why many Christians don't like it. But I see the wizardry as a template for the story and morals in it.
Another thing that you need to do here at FR. When you post a topic, you need to stick around and discuss it with us. Many of us have brought up points and ideas and yet you're not around. That has the smell of troll about it.
You gave your age as being 13. IMO, that takes you out of the "child" category and into the young adult category.
"There is a reason you're taught spelling (or should be taught) spelling".
If you're going to post this type of criticism, you should at least draft a perfect post!!! ;-o
SORRY! I was accidentally on the wrong account (Dad's).
BTW- The movies are nothing on the books. The first and last movies were only decent and I didn't like the middle ones.
Welcome to FR! I agree that the Harry Potter books are good, we have a number of FReepers on the HP ping list.
You're right. I'm wrong.
And I am a devout Christian.
A bit...
Your biggest error is not knowing your audience. Many people here like the Harry Potter books for one reason or another. Myself, I am rather neutral on them. I think the earlier books were better, but her last book HBP was an editing nightmare. I came close to not finishing it because it was a convoluted MESS. She has done a good job of character development, but then she's had 6 full books in which to do this.
I do notice though that you "posted and ran" and haven't replied to any posts to you. That does get my "kitten meter" twitching. Come back and let's have a good honest discussion.
Uh, maybe, aside from punctuation.
There is a BIG problem with Harry, the hero of the series.
Harry uses the "ends justifies the means" method of living. Harry thinks rules are for everyone else, except himself. Harry rarely gets in trouble for disobeying rules and direct orders because of his level of heroism. This is a bad precedent for teenagers in today's world.
Hermione complains about Harry breaking the rules and the LAW, but she eventually joins forces with Harry after he talks her into each of his escapades. The group almost never trusts the adults in charge to solve the problems.
As a group, Ron, Hermione and Harry have committed the following crimes/sins/acts:
They break curfew regularly and continuously.
Trespass and enter forbidden areas.
Make illegal potions.
Breaks rules in games.
Steal to make potions. (Hermione.)
Sneak around/spy with the invisibility cloak.
Mine too, but I always have to remind myself that most message board / forum sites move pretty slow in comparison to FR. I can imagine a newbie unfamiliar with the site posting a new thread & planning to come back in a few hours to see if anyone responded, then being shocked to see 300+ replies.
Please ping the usual suspects...
Really? I haven't read any of them so I don't know if their boring or not.
Correct spelling is nice, too.
Yeah, you're write.
Exactly. Clear as day and knight.
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