how times have you read any of the harry potter book

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Re: how times have you read any of the harry potter book

#61 Post by Asthaloth »

Xil wrote:Far better than JK's next thriller; 'Harry Potter & The Mystery of the Seven Relatively Identical Books'


As (Primarily) Childrens books I was never expecting anything as thought provoking as an interstellar war between the Xeelee and the Photino birds, nor was I expecting a mythos that doesnt rely on "We alter there memory, Lawlz", I was however, that the books wouldn't magically (see what I did there) reach it's climax at the end of the school year. Seven years in a row.

Dumbledore: "Wait... It's the end of the school year, quickly, everyone, to your exams!"


I do however, forget my point.
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Setekh wrote:
Xil wrote:Far better than JK's next thriller; 'Harry Potter & The Mystery of the Seven Relatively Identical Books'


As (Primarily) Childrens books I was never expecting anything as thought provoking as an interstellar war between the Xeelee and the Photino birds, nor was I expecting a mythos that doesnt rely on "We alter there memory, Lawlz", I was however, that the books wouldn't magically (see what I did there) reach it's climax at the end of the school year. Seven years in a row.

Dumbledore: "Wait... It's the end of the school year, quickly, everyone, to your exams!"


I do however, forget my point.


They're not children's books!!11

they are sophisticated masterpieces.

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Xil wrote:
Setekh wrote:
Xil wrote:Far better than JK's next thriller; 'Harry Potter & The Mystery of the Seven Relatively Identical Books'


As (Primarily) Childrens books I was never expecting anything as thought provoking as an interstellar war between the Xeelee and the Photino birds, nor was I expecting a mythos that doesnt rely on "We alter there memory, Lawlz", I was however, that the books wouldn't magically (see what I did there) reach it's climax at the end of the school year. Seven years in a row.

Dumbledore: "Wait... It's the end of the school year, quickly, everyone, to your exams!"


I do however, forget my point.


They're not children's books!!11

they are sophisticated masterpieces.

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I wouldn't exactly call them sophisticated or masterpieces, but I do think they are going to eventually go down as classics. Seeing with the series popularity and all......
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Re: how times have you read any of the harry potter book

#64 Post by Asthaloth »

Just because they sell well doesn't make them Classics.

Although I imagine it will do in this case.
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#65 Post by Kenjiro »

How does something become a Classic, then?

I've read each book at least 5 times, haven't really kept count but it's probably a lot more
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By being so freakishly awesome and with such freakishly brilliant plot hooks that you are left weeping at the end of the book because it's over.

Okay, that's a little exaggerated, but Harry potter doesn't fulfill the requirements.
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Setekh wrote:By being so freakishly awesome and with such freakishly brilliant plot hooks that you are left weeping at the end of the book because it's over.



Perhaps, but nobody knows about it if it doesn't sell, so it can't be a 'classic' per se. Though you can call anything you like a classic.

Of course Selling well =/= classic. DAN BROWN.
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#68 Post by Asthaloth »

Igg wrote:Of course Selling well =/= classic. DAN BROWN.


The one book I read (Da vinci code) read like an internet conspiracy forum strung together by horrible plot hooks and characters that make me want to stab things.

Stupid book.
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Igg wrote:
Setekh wrote:By being so freakishly awesome and with such freakishly brilliant plot hooks that you are left weeping at the end of the book because it's over.



Perhaps, but nobody knows about it if it doesn't sell, so it can't be a 'classic' per se. Though you can call anything you like a classic.

Of course Selling well =/= classic. DAN BROWN.


The Da vinci code is not a classic. It was controversial but not a classic.
I personally did not enjoy the da vinci as much as angels and demons. Now that was a good book but still, not a classic.
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#70 Post by Amelia Cheese »

I've read them all twice. I'm not that keen, really. But they're ok.
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Igg wrote:
Setekh wrote:By being so freakishly awesome and with such freakishly brilliant plot hooks that you are left weeping at the end of the book because it's over.



Perhaps, but nobody knows about it if it doesn't sell, so it can't be a 'classic' per se. Though you can call anything you like a classic.

Of course Selling well =/= classic. DAN BROWN.



Point well made. I've seen better characterization on the backs of cereal boxes.
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Fiddelysquat wrote:
Igg wrote:
Setekh wrote:By being so freakishly awesome and with such freakishly brilliant plot hooks that you are left weeping at the end of the book because it's over.



Perhaps, but nobody knows about it if it doesn't sell, so it can't be a 'classic' per se. Though you can call anything you like a classic.

Of course Selling well =/= classic. DAN BROWN.



Point well made. I've seen better characterization on the backs of cereal boxes.


I've seen better characterization on this forum! My goodness! There's this one character, she likes to pee her pants in fury! It's hillarious!
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thelilbear wrote:it's impossible for me to keep track, as I don't actually sit down and reread the book from cover to cover each time. After the second time, I'll just pick it up, open it to a random point or a point I like, depending on my mood. But all in all, I've read each of them many, many times.


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#74 Post by Katherine »

I can finally read DH starting anywhere I want! Yay!


I was reading CoS yesterday, MSNing and listening to music at the same time and I kept IMing lyrics or words from the book. It was funny. :lol:
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#75 Post by ginny-ROX »

me over 30 times each btw book 7 has come out now and yes i have read that over 30 times again
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