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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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I've studied Macbeth, R+J, Midsummer Night's Dream, Twelth Night and some others I'm forgetting. I also had to see plays like Twelth Night, R+J and one of the King ones (possibly King Richard) which was about as interesting as watching a photo of a freshly painted wall, waiting for the paint in the photo to dry. Yes, that exciting. All it was was people talking about France and England. And it lasted about 3 or so hours... urgh. Afterwards, the teachers had to exlain what the fudge had happened.
I've read a few Shakespere plays. Much Ado about Nothing is funny on paper. Twelth Night is not. Its my favorite though, its so funny if you see it acted out.
Macbeth good. Romeo and Juliet is not. Although I possibly hate R&J so much because I was forced to study it at school and read into it loads of things which I don't think he meant.
Macbeth good. Romeo and Juliet is not. Although I possibly hate R&J so much because I was forced to study it at school and read into it loads of things which I don't think he meant.
I did Drama all through high school through my A levels. Now I'm doing media production, and all I've learnt is coming in handy as I have to do stuff in front of a camera, or help other people act.
Acting I quite enjoy - but not Shakespeare - And no, I ain't acted for a long, long time.
Edgy wrote:
I've never been interested in 'reading' plays.
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Don't do A level English then. Or A level drama, which sees you acting out Shakespeare as well... the ultimate insult.
I've never been interested in 'reading' plays.
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Don't do A level English then. Or A level drama, which sees you acting out Shakespeare as well... the ultimate insult.
Heh. I can imagine Bo Selecta highlighting on this with the David Beckham thing.
*giggles at thought*
I hate it when people (adults mainly) ask me if I like Harry Potter - and the just consider me a "Untrue Reader" for it.
*giggles at thought*
I hate it when people (adults mainly) ask me if I like Harry Potter - and the just consider me a "Untrue Reader" for it.
DébUK wrote:
> MoJoJoJo wrote:
>
> "Decent books like Shakespeare"
>
> You seem to have mistakingly stated that Shakespeare is good.
> Correct
> your mistake.
>
> Or that Shakespeare's plays are books. They are not. They are plays
They are books, for the pages of the play are binded together in such away that they resemble a book - remarkably well at that.
Not saying they are good though, I've never been interested in 'reading' plays.
> MoJoJoJo wrote:
>
> "Decent books like Shakespeare"
>
> You seem to have mistakingly stated that Shakespeare is good.
> Correct
> your mistake.
>
> Or that Shakespeare's plays are books. They are not. They are plays
They are books, for the pages of the play are binded together in such away that they resemble a book - remarkably well at that.
Not saying they are good though, I've never been interested in 'reading' plays.
Goatboy wrote:
> what you are people doing reading this for? Sure,
> there's some imagination there but the style?
And the ideas have been "borrowed" from a variety of sources. I kid you not, one author from America is trying to sue as their book about a young wizard called Larry Potter is awfully similar to Rowlings's.
> 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.
I hate anyone on the train reading Potter; when thet should be reading the Night's Dawn trilogy. Idiots. I was reading a book the other day (Altered Carbon) that had fancy dan words in, made you think and was adult enough to put naughty words in. Muggles my ass.
>
> 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.
Read: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever.
> Next time you see an adult reading one, walk over and
set fire to the book, challenging them to use their magic to dowse the flames.
> what you are people doing reading this for? Sure,
> there's some imagination there but the style?
And the ideas have been "borrowed" from a variety of sources. I kid you not, one author from America is trying to sue as their book about a young wizard called Larry Potter is awfully similar to Rowlings's.
> 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.
I hate anyone on the train reading Potter; when thet should be reading the Night's Dawn trilogy. Idiots. I was reading a book the other day (Altered Carbon) that had fancy dan words in, made you think and was adult enough to put naughty words in. Muggles my ass.
>
> 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.
Read: The Chronicles of Thomas Covenant, The Unbeliever.
> Next time you see an adult reading one, walk over and
set fire to the book, challenging them to use their magic to dowse the flames.
Lord of the Rings is too name heavy. But that's what you get when you write a book to showcase the languages you invented.
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