OK how did you think of it? I felt it was the best book I have ever read! :)

BOOOO!!! :nape:

I thought it was the biggest piece of over hyped **** ever...nah, I haven't read any HP and I don't intend to:p.

Hmm I know many people like that :crazyboy:

Yeah i thought it was a great book, I really hate all the films and Merchandise though. The books are good.

Yeah thats what i think. the cartoon version of him is crap. i like the films though but i prefer any book than a film :)

I would get a metal baseball bat and beat the crap outta Harry Potter...that is if he existed:p.

EDIT: Muhahaha...I found a site which has anti HP flash games...the "Stab Harry Potter's Face" one is my favourite(H).

http://www.underwaterdog.co.uk/htdocs/games.htm

HARRY POTTER > EVIL!!
BURN ALL TEH HARRY POTHEAD BOOKS IN TEH WORLD

GOGOGOGOGO!
BURN!

sorry about the caps. i really just hate harry potter.

When I run out of toilet paper, I'll buy the harry potter book to wipe my arse with.

thats expensive toilet paper

thank god some people still have sense.....My girl dragged me into the last Harry Potter movie but never again!!

Harry Potter sucks.I read the first book only 'cuz my friend gave it to me for my b'day. .I hated it and I hated the movies.I totally agree with you Vazza.Harry potter,you suck.:kader: :kader: :f***:

All you who think Harry Potter is crap: GET A LIFE!

Originally posted by X-Ter
All you who think Harry Potter is crap: GET A LIFE!
I love pissing off Harry potter fans:rockman: (H) :hump: :D .
And I still think he's crap.

All you who think Harry Potter is crap: GET A LIFE!
Are you, Harry, and that little troll he hangs out with gonna beat us up?

Wait a second WE need to get a life? I thought you were the one reading about trolls, fairies and magic with a retarded preteen as the main attraction.......:kader:

Originally posted by KingPaulV
thank god some people still have sense.....My girl dragged me into the last Harry Potter movie but never again!!

How old is she? :|:p

Originally posted by Vagegast
How old is she? :|:p

She is 20....she can be...................special sometimes :kader: :crazyboy:

I told her no more Harry Potter for me thought...it is a good thing we sat by the back I just cuddled and went to sleep most of the movie!!(H)

(H) Hahaha, special huh ;)

hp = most hyped **** ever..

Originally posted by KingPaulV
Wait a second WE need to get a life? I thought you were the one reading about trolls, fairies and magic with a retarded preteen as the main attraction.......:kader:

If I read about Trolls it doesn't mean I believe in them and all the other stuff you mentioned :rolleyes: .

It improves your English as well :crazyboy:

Originally posted by X-Ter
It improves your English as well :crazyboy:

If you think of it that way, so does every english language book:rolleyes: :p

I am reading it at the moment. I guess my interest in it comes more from an interest in Harry Potter as a media/ cultural phenomenon (like Beckham). I don't thinkthere is anything particularly special about the books, and especially not the movie, but as a phenomenon I think it is interesting.

Originally posted by Vazza
I would get a metal baseball bat and beat the crap outta Harry Potter...that is if he existed:p.

EDIT: Muhahaha...I found a site which has anti HP flash games...the "Stab Harry Potter's Face" one is my favourite(H).

http://www.underwaterdog.co.uk/htdocs/games.htm
OMG i was in stiches for 20 mins!!

Harry Potter :sleep: Lord of the Rings :sleep: T3 :sleep:

(H)

Oh geez. You "muggle" things shall fall under the wrath of the... dark.. errrr... the wrath of Skip_e! I was telling everyone that SIRIUS BLACK DIES on my MSN name, and he got all upset. :confused:

Rob is back! :D:D:D

-C

Yep...

well as I explained to Mr Deutschland...that 90% of the people that bag it havent read it...99% of those people dont read it, because they are 13-18 (High school aged), usually boys, and are just way too cool for the books. I mean as if someone as grown up as a high school student would read a childrens book...which I might add someone that I believe may be attempting a Ph D (Rhiz???) is reading...

I know 2 honours students at Uni, 1 masters student, 1 Ph D student (apart from Rhiz), and countless under grads that love the books...But of course, High School ppl wont like it, becos its written for children...And its about made up stuff...Like as if Wizards etc would ever REALLY excist...And why would you read a book if it isnt real :S...

Point: HP5 has sold faster than any other book in history (as far as I know).

Point: It is 700+ pages...When was the last time that a 700+ page book was written purely for 12 and unders?

Point: It isnt meant to be A-Grade literature...It's meant to be something that is fun to read, easy to read, and can enjoyed by ALL ages...

Point: Having wizards etc, doesnt mean that it is 100% fake...It is based on a world JUST like ours...Rowling has done a great job, at fitting the wizard world into ours, and the book is really much more of an adventure book, than a fantasy book...If you're complaining about fantasy, read Lord of the Rings...

Now, for all of you HP baggers...seriously grow up a tad, and find something better to do why HP is no good (and be more original than turning that argument around, and telling me to do something better then defending HP ;))....Look past the marketing. Dont just jump on the highschool "Its cool to not like Harry Potter" bandwagon...Seriously, that group is just as bad as the people who market the books...Im not a huge fan of the movies (they're not bad as far as book to movie conversions go, they stay fairly faithful), but the books are still great fun to read...

hmm, think im spent for now...If anyone has any specific enquiries, then Ill be at the usual place...

Originally posted by Alex
Point: HP5 has sold faster than any other book in history (as far as I know).

Point: It is 700+ pages...When was the last time that a 700+ page book was written purely for 12 and unders?

Point: It isnt meant to be A-Grade literature...It's meant to be something that is fun to read, easy to read, and can enjoyed by ALL ages...


Rebuttal for point no. 1: Yes, you're right, the world IS in great need for doorstops.

Rebuttal for point no. 2: Since now.

Rebuttal for point no. 3: It's not fun. It's annoying.. :kader:

Originally posted by Alex
Yep...

well as I explained to Mr Deutschland...that 90% of the people that bag it havent read it...99% of those people dont read it, because they are 13-18 (High school aged), usually boys, and are just way too cool for the books. I mean as if someone as grown up as a high school student would read a childrens book...which I might add someone that I believe may be attempting a Ph D (Rhiz???) is reading...

I know 2 honours students at Uni, 1 masters student, 1 Ph D student (apart from Rhiz), and countless under grads that love the books...But of course, High School ppl wont like it, becos its written for children...And its about made up stuff...Like as if Wizards etc would ever REALLY excist...And why would you read a book if it isnt real :S...

Point: HP5 has sold faster than any other book in history (as far as I know).

Point: It is 700+ pages...When was the last time that a 700+ page book was written purely for 12 and unders?

Point: It isnt meant to be A-Grade literature...It's meant to be something that is fun to read, easy to read, and can enjoyed by ALL ages...

Point: Having wizards etc, doesnt mean that it is 100% fake...It is based on a world JUST like ours...Rowling has done a great job, at fitting the wizard world into ours, and the book is really much more of an adventure book, than a fantasy book...If you're complaining about fantasy, read Lord of the Rings...

Now, for all of you HP baggers...seriously grow up a tad, and find something better to do why HP is no good (and be more original than turning that argument around, and telling me to do something better then defending HP ;))....Look past the marketing. Dont just jump on the highschool "Its cool to not like Harry Potter" bandwagon...Seriously, that group is just as bad as the people who market the books...Im not a huge fan of the movies (they're not bad as far as book to movie conversions go, they stay fairly faithful), but the books are still great fun to read...

hmm, think im spent for now...If anyone has any specific enquiries, then Ill be at the usual place...

It's amzing how people can write so much :confused: and thanks for that ;)

Eh......What's you point there Alex. So since other so called "smart" people whom I might add I dont know read the book therefore the book is great piece of literary work?:confused:

Frankly wether you read the book or not has nothing to do with "is it children's literature or not?" and more with "Are you interested in the subject matter?". I am not......in the slightest way, my girl is so she reads it.....end of the debate.

I wouldn't have read it in Middle School, Not High School, not now

Originally posted by Deutschland
Rebuttal for point no. 3: It's not fun. It's annoying.. :kader:

How is Harry Potter annoying? :|

Deutshland just wondering have you ever read a harry potter book?

its too bad hermione dies in the end

Originally posted by Tom Green
its too bad hermione dies in the end
Is she the girl ? :confused: :$

Originally posted by Alex
Point: Having wizards etc, doesnt mean that it is 100% fake...It is based on a world JUST like ours...Rowling has done a great job, at fitting the wizard world into ours, and the book is really much more of an adventure book, than a fantasy book...If you're complaining about fantasy, read Lord of the Rings...


I have to agree with this. I have not completed the new book yet, as it is my end-of-the-day reading material... but I think that there are some corrolaries with everyday life and certain messages Rowling is trying to get across... like the meddling of bureaucratic ministries in the procedures of education, seeking to standardise learning and stifle creativity etc... well, just picked that up from a chapter I read last night.

Sorry, can't help reading between the lines. I also like Rowling because she is such an unlikely success. Here she is, a solo mother, richer than the Queen, and she is so cynical of the whole marketing hype.

Originally posted by Tom Green
its too bad hermione dies in the end
No, Hermione lives. SIRIUS BLACK dies, sadly, on Pae 710, from.. (stretching my HP knowledge here) from the "Adava Kervada" curse, from belltrix lestrange, his cousin, who is a death bringer for lord V-min, and its in the department of mysteries, in a dark room, but yah Dumbeldor saves them ALL! YEAH!

Sirius Black doen't die from an Avada kedabra curse... He falls down from somewhere :rolleyes: .

xactly! a bottom less pit!
and for the love of gos stop ****ing telling everyone youre being a dickhead by ruining the book for many people!
:kader: :kader:
EDIT and also he dosen't die on page 710 so SHUT UP!

Originally posted by KingPaulV
Eh......What's you point there Alex. So since other so called "smart" people whom I might add I dont know read the book therefore the book is great piece of literary work?:confused:

Frankly wether you read the book or not has nothing to do with "is it children's literature or not?" and more with "Are you interested in the subject matter?". I am not......in the slightest way, my girl is so she reads it.....end of the debate.

I wouldn't have read it in Middle School, Not High School, not now
haha you obviously read my post really well "Therefore is great piece of literary work"...read my post, thats exactly what I said it is not....

Ive got nothing against people not liking it...But when people bag it, and havent read it, or have just read small parts, its just following the latest fad (ie. HP bagging)...

Again, if you just arent interested in the subject matter, then juts dont talk about the books...Here or anywhere else. If you're not interested, and have never read them, then your opinion isnt exactly an informed one...

Originally posted by captain-beckham
xactly! a bottom less pit!
and for the love of gos stop ****ing telling everyone youre being a dickhead by ruining the book for many people!
:kader: :kader:
EDIT and also he dosen't die on page 710 so SHUT UP!
Its not a bottom-less pit...We dont know what it is, but the fact that they heard voices behind it, suggests that its ont a bottom-less pit...Just some weird deathy place :p

Originally posted by KingPaulV
Eh......What's you point there Alex. So since other so called "smart" people whom I might add I dont know read the book therefore the book is great piece of literary work?:confused:

Frankly wether you read the book or not has nothing to do with "is it children's literature or not?" and more with "Are you interested in the subject matter?". I am not......in the slightest way, my girl is so she reads it.....end of the debate.

I wouldn't have read it in Middle School, Not High School, not now
Just thought I should explain why I made the points I did...

I made them (telling of ppl i knew who had read the book etc), simply because they were countering the most popular anti-Harry arguments...

They are:
-It's a childrens book
-It's so poorly written
-It's about a "stupid 11 year old wizard"
-It's full of trolls, witches, wizards etc

Now as for you, saying you just dont like that subject matter...Really, unless you read the books, its quite hard to decide that. The way the book's are written allow things to fit into our world much more than the movies do. The Harry Potter books are really much closer to our world than something like Lord of the Rings, yet you're not going around to different forums bagging out those books...and thats simply because they are seen as "cool", HP is seen as a chlidrens book...Its the latest fad, not to like Harry Potter, but to not like it...Its like one of those all girl/boy groups, that everyone hates, but they seem to sell more CD's than anyone else :)

Alex, u rule!:rockman:

(dont get me wrong, i am not a HP fan, but i 110% agree with what Alex says;) )

Right, right....well Alex I read your post perfectly......read mine again. I read the second Harry Potter book because my girlfriend cajoled me into them telling it was good.....I read it and I consider it utter tripe as britons would say..........end of story. I'm not interested in the subject matter.


Also, I never said they were poorly written, neither did I say they were children's books and honestly what kind of fad is one that spreads inside an internet forum??:confused: not a very popular one I would say

Originally posted by KingPaulV
Right, right....well Alex I read your post perfectly......read mine again. I read the second Harry Potter book because my girlfriend cajoled me into them telling it was good.....I read it and I consider it utter tripe as britons would say..........end of story. I'm not interested in the subject matter.


Also, I never said they were poorly written, neither did I say they were children's books and honestly what kind of fad is one that spreads inside an internet forum??:confused: not a very popular one I would say
No, you said your GF dragged u to the last HP movie...NOT the book ;)

I never accused you of saying they were poorly written (altho your post about the intelligent people reading it did seem to have those implications), I was simply giving reasons for saying what I said, and if you read my posts, I said i gave those reasons because they are the commonly used excuses...

As for the fad, it spreads on the Internet forum, because people often act as they do in real life...and if its cool to do something in real life, they assume itll impress ppl equally on a forum ;)

I both read and watched the movie.....so I think that at this point I am able to form an intelligent opinion...

Originally posted by KingPaulV
I both read and watched the movie.....so I think that at this point I am able to form an intelligent opinion...
Yep, and I havent denied that you can..Ive just said that if you dont like the book, and your reason is the genre...Then just dont post about it simple...If I posted about everything I didnt like Id have a hell of a lot more posts...

As a side note tho, maybe if you start with the 1st book of a series in the future ;)

If I had developed any interest for the series after reading the second book I assure you that I would have picked up the first one....

This is a "free" forum isisn't it?. I believe I am entitled to post about evething I do like and dont like if that were my choice.

Whether I do it or not is my alternative :)

Most of the members who have posted on this thread don't like Harry Potter, but if it wasn't a good book it would not have sold so many pre-order copies. In fact Amazon have never had so many pre-orders ever. A whole truck was destroyed or whatever it was and everyone was trying to steal a copy. So it must be a good book.

END OF STORY

I finished it within a week. I, personally, love the series and am all for anything getting younger kids to read. I dislike the movies, though.

Originally posted by Alex
Yep, and I havent denied that you can..Ive just said that if you dont like the book, and your reason is the genre...Then just dont post about it simple...


Yup i agree with Alex. I read the books and i enjoy them very much, when i first read the books i thought it was going to be some stupid childrens book but man was the plot thick...i still have not read the 5th yet i hope tonight i will be able to buy it at Walmart.

The films arent the best in the world but i still DL them if i have time...mostly for the music at the start...

I neve saw the films coz i knew they would be ****.

I have read all the books and they r good so you can **** off coz im allowd my own opinion :)

the movies i see skip a lot a the book and turn out unbearable to watch. Ahmed sorry 1 dude in this thread ruined the death for you

Nah im hoping that deutschland is just lying and that black didnt die, because im only up to page 450... :(

Originally posted by X-Ter
Most of the members who have posted on this thread don't like Harry Potter, but if it wasn't a good book it would not have sold so many pre-order copies. In fact Amazon have never had so many pre-orders ever. A whole truck was destroyed or whatever it was and everyone was trying to steal a copy. So it must be a good book.

END OF STORY This argument is pretty lame. Do you know how successful Avril Lavigne is? Do you listen to her music? ;)

Originally posted by captain-beckham
the movies i see skip a lot a the book and turn out unbearable to watch. Ahmed sorry 1 dude in this thread ruined the death for you

nah rob said he was just trying to piss Alex off lol.

I read it in 4 days. I started the day it came out :)

I read it in 5, but i was ill for 2 of those days and was bored so i read it mainly then.

I ordered the book yesterday from bn.com so ill tell you how i like the first few chapters when i get it monday...btw i think i know who dies just from putting together some clues, and i must say it did sort of strike a cord with me...:(