harry potter deliveries

[Keef]

Snobbery comment wasn't directed at you inparticular Mockney, at least you've read one of them, so have some prior knowledge on which to base your arguements.

For the record, I can't stand J K Rowling, because she's ripped off The Worst Witch in a bad way, and that is a book I did like as a kid, and the author is probably not very well off!

[*Bob*]

You've got to admire the publisher's pure zeal. I love the way they released a version with a 'grown-up cover'.. and people bought it.

Hook, line and sinker.

[mockney piers]

That's fine Keef, I probably am being a it of a snob.

As it goes I did give the dark materials stuff a go, so I'm probably a hypocrite as well as a snob ;)

For the record, it was at best Ok. There certainly seemed to be more ideas bouncing around in them, but they ended up just getting tedious no matter how partial I may be to anti-religious propaganda (Flying Spaghetti Monster not included).

[Fear 'n boozin]

haven't bothered reading this as it only seems to be a select few, but I've seen enough to say I agree with *bob*/jah/mockers on the 'it's crap' front (fair representation guys?). What bugs me is that my two housemates (28 and 30) are both reading it, and the girlfriend of one of them has bought round the bloody films (and is also reading it). There's no effing escaping him!!

When I first saw this I thought it said he died. I smiled. Even that's been taken away from me by bothering to read it properly.

[*Bob*]

It's a perfectly good book for children - or adults who prefer a 'simple read', bless.

Personally, I'm not much of 'a reader' (as Bill Hicks would say). I prefer films and music. My fave groups are 'Aqua' and 'Steps', and my fave film is 'The Goonies'.

[SeanMacGabhann]

The HP books are escapist fun, if not very well written

I have read the first 5 and agree with Keef that 3 and 4 are worth the entrance money alone but 5 has basically scarred me for life - I know everyone says 6 was much better but I just couldn't face it - and 7 obviously rounds everything up but now I feel almost as I do about the Star Wars films - ie loved episodes 4-6, but by the time they messed it up with 1-3 I could barely be bothered - Serenity does it soooo much better

But I would rather adults read HP than Dan Brown

[capt_birdseye]

There are people out there buying a novel by Jordan! Stab them. There are people who really enjoy Wilbur Smith. Stab them too. Dan Brown? Barbara Taylor Bradford? Jeffrey F*cking Archer?

[SeanMacGabhann]

To be fair, no-one has ever read a novel written by Jordan

[capt_birdseye]

Hmmmmm at least 25 registered users of amazon have. OK, undoubtedly ghost-written but still, it's got her name on it.

[SeanMacGabhann]

but you see what I meant...

Now people who buy a Jordan book either think a) she did write it or b) know she didn't but bought it anyway

I can't decide which is worse

Put's the whole Harry Potter - is-it-any-good debate into perspective

But I did see at least 2 couples on Sunday having lunch in a pub where one half was curled up reading the book and the partner was left staring into space. It's not exactly sharing the papers is it?

[capt_birdseye]

I think Harry Potter takes most of the stick because it's primarily a book for children. Despite what people may say there's definitely a lot of snobbery attached to reading books and I guess that I'm as guilty of it as the next person by deriding the authors I mentioned above.

Personally I have given up being irked by what other people read, otherwise I'm sure I'd go into cold sweats every time I saw someone holding a copy of the Daily Mail.

[Jah Lush]

So if grown-ups reading childrens books is a little infantile surely anyone reading Jordan's book is a total moron. Answers on a postcard please.