Posted on 07/13/2005 12:49:13 AM PDT by dsc
If we start banning all books by drug-addicts, the library shelves will start to really thin out. Throw out all books by alcoholics and we're left with practically nothing.
"If we start banning all books by drug-addicts, the library shelves will start to really thin out. Throw out all books by alcoholics and we're left with practically nothing."
What in the world made you bring up the subject of banning books out of the clear blue sky?
Go on, make him go there! His comment about "impeaching" Big Ben comment deserves a good can of whoop-a@@.
"And there's nothing more tedious and torturous than being trapped inside the world of some author's failed or deficient imagination."
That's true. Sometimes, though, it is not the author's imagination or writing skills that are deficient, but his moral sense.
"We were an experiment, but he clearly has no more interest in us at this point."
I used to think that, till He got right up in my face. Guess He gave up on my ever getting it on my own.
Being overworked. And stuck at the office late. With a lack of sleep. And a bad habit of being a smarta**. All the while hoping to start a good fight on FR so that I'll have something to amuse myself with for the next 10 minutes.
Oh, and a profound and snobbish dislike of those stupid Harry Potter books. Coupled with a deep respect for a great thinker like the former Joseph Cardinal Ratzinger.
Basically, you should pay no attention to my comments. I think I'll sign off now.
BTW, by default I'm on your side on this issue. I'm against anyone who argues in favor of HP -- for whatever reason.
Good point. It's even more horrifying when both are deficient! Think of the Marquis de Sade.
I'm settlin' down to watch you two argue on what makes a children's book good: Tastes Great! More Filling!
Oh yeah? Well, I know Timmy's mom. She was a friend of mine. And she's one evil bitch.
LOL! My personal favorite is "The Sound and the Fury" but I understand that some parents take issue with Caddy's promiscuity. Oh and also the ambiguous references to incest.
My three year old was just trying to fly off the couch like Superman. Somebody might consider that bad, too, I suppose. Sometimes I think these people who complain about Harry Potter books are such --- muggles. lol.
For children's books (and even for adult books), they are wonderfully well-written and well-crafted. In fact, I think that J.K Rowlings has really reshaped the whole young adult book market. When I was growing up, the most popular children's books were the Baby Sitter's Club series. (Talk about bad children's literature). Instead of only having that type of garbage to read, today's eight and nine year olds get to read books with well-developed characters and suspenseful plotlines.. all because of the Harry Potter phenomenon.
I must say there are mythological references, but any decent fantasy book has had some mythological research put into it.
How old are you?
Oh aren't you cute... Sometimes I think people who wait in line at bookstores until midnight to get the new Harry Pothead book are such --- half literate fools. lol.
Aha! I also think it silly for peple to wait in long lines for books or movies. Patience. On a similar subject, there is a used book sale every year in my area. People have slept in line waiting for two days just to get a cheap book. Got decent books just waiting on the day of the sale like everyone else.
Alright. We can have a conversation. ;D
I guess you never read any classics. You must never have read any books by Robert Louis Stevenson or even Louisa May Alcott.
I guess kids now just read pabulum, so the Potter books compare more or less equally to what passes for juvenile literature today.
I grew up reading actual literature, so I see the Potter books differently - as shallow, two dimensional comic book style tripe with not a hint of any morality, upliftment, real mystery, empathetic characters, believable three dimensional (or even two) characters, or anything else that makes real literature literature.
To say that the Potter books have well developed characters is like saying that Britney Spears intelligence has an impact on world affairs.
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