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Ok, I tried to read it last night, I really did. I got as far as him with some giant, taking him round a shop to choose a wand or something.
Christ almighty, what you are people doing reading this for? Sure, there's some imagination there but the style?
"Harry picked up his hat and tried it on, he moved it about and it fit just fine"
??????????
That's the sound of Rainman writing a story, I bet the editors put the punctuation in whilst Rowling just muuuuhed into a dictaphone with no pauses for breath
"and then the wizard said i dont like you but then harry ran down the path and he ran into a bush and it hurt him and he said owee and then wizard said there there thats ok and harry cried but used magic to make himself feel better and then they went to hogwarts" etc etc.
Read decent books unless you are a child. Or a retarded adult.
Decent books like Catch-22, Bukowski, Edward Bunker, Shakespeare.
It makes me furious that grown-ups read this drivel and think it makes them clever
I'm amazed more of you dont fall down a lot when walking.
Harry Potter? I'd like to throw them into the sea and send adults to Borders with a list of adult authors.
"Oh come on, it's just fun"
Yes, badly written fun. Try Phillip Pullman for fantasy writings, or try reading Dashiel Hammett, Elmore Leonard, ANYTHING but a poorly written children's book.
Next time you see an adult reading one, walk over and say "Has mummy or daddy left you here alone?"
"...what?"
"Would you like me to help you find them?"
"....what??"
Then knock the book from their hands, push them to the floor and walk away muttering "####ing retard"
Christ almighty, what you are people doing reading this for? Sure, there's some imagination there but the style?
"Harry picked up his hat and tried it on, he moved it about and it fit just fine"
??????????
That's the sound of Rainman writing a story, I bet the editors put the punctuation in whilst Rowling just muuuuhed into a dictaphone with no pauses for breath
"and then the wizard said i dont like you but then harry ran down the path and he ran into a bush and it hurt him and he said owee and then wizard said there there thats ok and harry cried but used magic to make himself feel better and then they went to hogwarts" etc etc.
Read decent books unless you are a child. Or a retarded adult.
Decent books like Catch-22, Bukowski, Edward Bunker, Shakespeare.
It makes me furious that grown-ups read this drivel and think it makes them clever
I'm amazed more of you dont fall down a lot when walking.
Harry Potter? I'd like to throw them into the sea and send adults to Borders with a list of adult authors.
"Oh come on, it's just fun"
Yes, badly written fun. Try Phillip Pullman for fantasy writings, or try reading Dashiel Hammett, Elmore Leonard, ANYTHING but a poorly written children's book.
Next time you see an adult reading one, walk over and say "Has mummy or daddy left you here alone?"
"...what?"
"Would you like me to help you find them?"
"....what??"
Then knock the book from their hands, push them to the floor and walk away muttering "####ing retard"
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Wow such loathing just screamed out of the screen at me. It's just a couple of books, really nothing to get upset about, and before you yell at me yes, I have read all the Harry Potter books but they are not the only things I will read through the summer.
After spending eight months of the year trying to absorb books called things like PC handbook, Data Communications, Systems Methods, Oracle whatever they are an easy read. They are something to pick up and read cover to cover in several hours without having to think, imagine or become involved. They are the equivalence to the masses as watching dross on TV.
I thought that they encouraged children to read again (wasn't that reported after the release of the first one again?). The children will grow to read other things, this is probably what is happening with the adults as well. Leave them be - even reading Harry Potter is better then spending 8 hours in front of the TV.
After spending eight months of the year trying to absorb books called things like PC handbook, Data Communications, Systems Methods, Oracle whatever they are an easy read. They are something to pick up and read cover to cover in several hours without having to think, imagine or become involved. They are the equivalence to the masses as watching dross on TV.
I thought that they encouraged children to read again (wasn't that reported after the release of the first one again?). The children will grow to read other things, this is probably what is happening with the adults as well. Leave them be - even reading Harry Potter is better then spending 8 hours in front of the TV.
Goatboy, have you seen the random fools on the tube reading Potter?
It's madness, I tell you. Smartly buffed people in suits clutching their copies with plebian expressions on their gormless faces.
Old women propping themselves against the handrail perusing Potter with rapt admiration in their bespectled eyes.
It's pathetic, because there are hundreds of better written fantasy books out there.
I refuse on principal to ever read one. People say to me, "You don't know what you're missing."
Rather like when people say to me, "Washing lepers on my gap year was so fulfilling and and rewarding."
My reply? "I wouldn't read Potter if you paid me. It's moronic drivel and, even though I've never read Potter, in this one isolated incident I will stick to my guns and refuse to see any other semblance of view."
Harsh, perhaps, but I don't care. I hate Potter with a vengeance.
It's madness, I tell you. Smartly buffed people in suits clutching their copies with plebian expressions on their gormless faces.
Old women propping themselves against the handrail perusing Potter with rapt admiration in their bespectled eyes.
It's pathetic, because there are hundreds of better written fantasy books out there.
I refuse on principal to ever read one. People say to me, "You don't know what you're missing."
Rather like when people say to me, "Washing lepers on my gap year was so fulfilling and and rewarding."
My reply? "I wouldn't read Potter if you paid me. It's moronic drivel and, even though I've never read Potter, in this one isolated incident I will stick to my guns and refuse to see any other semblance of view."
Harsh, perhaps, but I don't care. I hate Potter with a vengeance.
It's rather tedious aswell, each book follows the same concept: -
Harry goes back to school
Something happens at school
His ginger friend collapses or something like that
Harry saves the day
Harry goes back home
Harry goes back to school
Something happens at school
His ginger friend collapses or something like that
Harry saves the day
Harry goes back home
Yay! Someone else who does'nt have much interest in reading the books.
I don't see the big deal about it all really..
I don't see the big deal about it all really..
Ok, I tried to read it last night, I really did. I got as far as him with some giant, taking him round a shop to choose a wand or something.
Christ almighty, what you are people doing reading this for? Sure, there's some imagination there but the style?
"Harry picked up his hat and tried it on, he moved it about and it fit just fine"
??????????
That's the sound of Rainman writing a story, I bet the editors put the punctuation in whilst Rowling just muuuuhed into a dictaphone with no pauses for breath
"and then the wizard said i dont like you but then harry ran down the path and he ran into a bush and it hurt him and he said owee and then wizard said there there thats ok and harry cried but used magic to make himself feel better and then they went to hogwarts" etc etc.
Read decent books unless you are a child. Or a retarded adult.
Decent books like Catch-22, Bukowski, Edward Bunker, Shakespeare.
It makes me furious that grown-ups read this drivel and think it makes them clever
I'm amazed more of you dont fall down a lot when walking.
Harry Potter? I'd like to throw them into the sea and send adults to Borders with a list of adult authors.
"Oh come on, it's just fun"
Yes, badly written fun. Try Phillip Pullman for fantasy writings, or try reading Dashiel Hammett, Elmore Leonard, ANYTHING but a poorly written children's book.
Next time you see an adult reading one, walk over and say "Has mummy or daddy left you here alone?"
"...what?"
"Would you like me to help you find them?"
"....what??"
Then knock the book from their hands, push them to the floor and walk away muttering "####ing retard"
Christ almighty, what you are people doing reading this for? Sure, there's some imagination there but the style?
"Harry picked up his hat and tried it on, he moved it about and it fit just fine"
??????????
That's the sound of Rainman writing a story, I bet the editors put the punctuation in whilst Rowling just muuuuhed into a dictaphone with no pauses for breath
"and then the wizard said i dont like you but then harry ran down the path and he ran into a bush and it hurt him and he said owee and then wizard said there there thats ok and harry cried but used magic to make himself feel better and then they went to hogwarts" etc etc.
Read decent books unless you are a child. Or a retarded adult.
Decent books like Catch-22, Bukowski, Edward Bunker, Shakespeare.
It makes me furious that grown-ups read this drivel and think it makes them clever
I'm amazed more of you dont fall down a lot when walking.
Harry Potter? I'd like to throw them into the sea and send adults to Borders with a list of adult authors.
"Oh come on, it's just fun"
Yes, badly written fun. Try Phillip Pullman for fantasy writings, or try reading Dashiel Hammett, Elmore Leonard, ANYTHING but a poorly written children's book.
Next time you see an adult reading one, walk over and say "Has mummy or daddy left you here alone?"
"...what?"
"Would you like me to help you find them?"
"....what??"
Then knock the book from their hands, push them to the floor and walk away muttering "####ing retard"
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