Posted on 08/01/2007 6:59:32 AM PDT by ParsifalCA
I am warning those who have not finished the series . . . and there must be still a few of them by now. . . that there are spoilers ahead. I have just finished the last book . . . having spent an enjoyable evening with it thanks to Sam’s Club and an indulgent wife.
I am done with Harry Potter and enjoying the literary aftertaste the way one enjoys a fine meal almost as much after it is done as when it is being consumed . . . though it is a bit sad that the series is finished.
And it is really finished . . .
Will one be able to re-read the books with pleasure?
I think the answer is only a tentative “yes.” If one knows the “puzzles” and “the secrets” of the book, it will not take away the charm of the characters or the fun of a good Quidditch match, but the first read will always be the best.
The strength of these books is in the plot and the second read, when everything is known, will be satisfying for finding all the clues to what happens . . . but I am hard pressed to know if I will want to re-read them a third or fourth time.
A really great book is as good on the fourth read . . . and some children’s books (Little White Horse) are better.
I deeply enjoyed the last book and thought the ending satisfying. For those who found them quite Christian, they will find much in this last book to give strength to their idea.
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Could mean you’re painting with too broad a brush. I follow politics and have read all seven books, and seen all five [as of now] movies. And while it isn’t “Lord of the Rings”, it isn’t ‘garbage’.
I never watch a movie when it first comes out and I never read a book less than 2 years old.
That way all the hype can die down and I can make a well educated decision as to where best to spend my time.
For the record, HP has not made it on to my long list of books to enjoy.
I never watch a movie when it first comes out and I never read a book less than 2 years old.
That way all the hype can die down and I can make a well educated decision as to where best to spend my time.
For the record, HP has not made it on to my long list of books to enjoy.
Should you get around to reading any of the HP books I’d be interested to know what you think of them.
FWIW, the first two aren’t as well written, she doesn’t really get into her stride until Prisoner of Azkaban.
Your loss, but you seem to have two others to share in it.
I hadn't realized how much she improved until I went back to re-read the series from the beginning. I finished Sorceror's Stone last week and am almost through Chamber of Secrets (I had a weekend diversion that kept me from reading).
But you're right. POA is where the writing really improves.
I disagree. Although the plotting is good, and gets better as the series progresses, the real strength is the characters and setting.
That's why I've read some of the books three times, and occasionally pick one up from the library on a whim. It's fun to spend a little time (especially treadmill time!) with these people in this place.
That you associate with boring people?
Now you know that Spell-O-Tape on wands leads to tragedies like vomiting slugs.
“I hadn’t realized how much she improved until I went back to re-read...”
Probably when the “ghost” writer came onboard.
Whaaaa, haaa, haaa, haaa!!!!!
:)
And just so we can put this all in perspective...
There shall not be found among you anyone who burns his son or his daughter as an offering, anyone who practices divination or tells fortunes or interprets omens, or a sorcerer or a charmer or a medium or a necromancer or one who inquires of the dead, for whoever does these things is an abomination to the LORD.
Deut 18:10&11
As someone who is keenly interested in politics and hasn’t started reading the Harry Potter books or seen any of the Harry Potter movies (except for a few minutes here and there on TV), I haven’t the slightest idea what it could mean.
Thanks for bumping the thread!
Welcome to FR.
No kidding. I actually wonder how many of these whiners that complain about Harry Potter have actually opened any of the books. More likely they just get their info from kook websites.
And just so we can put this all in perspective ...
These books are fiction, so there is none of the activity you speak of actually happening. There is nothing in Deuteronomy that mentions that reading fiction on these topics is an abomination.
I’ll keep that in mind if I ever have a desire to actually try and to magic, rather than just reading children’s books about it, or watching “I Dream Of Jeanie”.
Thank you.
Now if there was a very popular childrens series about a couple of crack-addicted, teenage, male-prostitutes - and this series described the kids life and habits in detail but also included a bunch of “life lessons” - would you want your kids to read this?
Remember, it’s all just fiction.
So, would you?
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