Harry Potter

jchanic · Mar 16, 2014

I've read them all and seen all the movies. I frequently reread the series also. I've also read the Tales of Beedle the Bard, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The history of Quiddich book and the What's Your Story edition that has a (very) short story about James Potter and Sirius Black when they were teens. I also have a copy of a fan-produced edition of Advance Potions Making.

John

carrie's younger brother · Mar 16, 2014

jchanic said:
I've read them all and seen all the movies. I frequently reread the series also. I've also read the Tales of Beedle the Bard, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them, The history of Quiddich book and the What's Your Story edition that has a (very) short story about James Potter and Sirius Black when they were teens. I also have a copy of a fan-produced edition of Advance Potions Making.

John

So you like Harry Potter, huh? :chew:

AchtungBaby · Mar 16, 2014

So I take it you're a fan?

:biggrin2:

Grandpa · Mar 16, 2014

Here's what someone had to say about the Harry Potter series:

"Probably J.K. Rowling, author of the Harry Potter stories, is the current champ when it comes to back story. You could do worse than read these, noting how effortlessly each new book recaps what has gone before. (Also, the Harry Potter novels are just fun, pure story from beginning to end.)"

Bolding added. The critic who wrote that was Stephen King, in On Writing.

AnnaMarie · Mar 16, 2014

Spoiler is for Dark Tower series. Not a major spoiler, and spoils nothing with regard to reading Harry Potter.

King showed an immense amount of respect for Rowling in Wolves of the Calla. He wouldn't have done that if he didn't think highly of her writing.

mjs9153 · Mar 16, 2014

Thought they were well crafted stories and well worth the investment of time and treasure.. They sure take you out of the real world, at least for a while, and isn't that worth the effort?

danie · Mar 16, 2014

I began reading these aloud to my son a couple of years ago. We are on the sixth book now...moving slowly as he gets older and we have less time to sit down together! But when we do, it's great fun. After we would finish each book, we would watch the movie of it.

AchtungBaby · Mar 16, 2014

Most definitely. I've spent most of my Sunday completely thrown in the world of Harry Potter. I'm only taking a break now 'cause the size of Goblet made my fingers stiff. :biggrin2:

jchanic · Mar 16, 2014

I think you could say that I'm a fan!

John

AnnaMarie · Mar 16, 2014

danie said:
I began reading these aloud to my son a couple of years ago. We are on the sixth book now...moving slowly as he gets older and we have less time to sit down together! But when we do, it's great fun. After we would finish each book, we would watch the movie of it.

I started by reading these to my son, but by the second last book we were taking turns reading.

Bryan James · Mar 16, 2014

Re: Harry Potter et al.

Original? No.

Neato? Yes.

Five thumbs up the butt to anyone who says otherwise.

And for those that do, there am's some vampire books waiting in the wings.

skimom2 · Mar 17, 2014

The fourth and seventh books are my personal favorites. Order of the Phoenix (5) is a weird dichotomy--has the most frustrating word-wasting digressions, but also a crapton of information that you need later in the series. Six is filler--interesting in parts. Seven is epic.

I've read them all several times, but tend to skip1-3 now (unless I'm reading with my LilMan--we're on our second go-round reading the series aloud).

Good books are good books, whether written for kids or adults

Tery · Mar 17, 2014

Hmmm... it may be time to re-read these. Again.

goathunter · Mar 18, 2014

I didn't read the books until after I saw the Prisoner of Azkaban movie. I had taken my kids to see the movies as each was released, and I thought they were entertaining, but that's it. But shortly after Azkaban was released on DVD, my kids were watching all of the movies with subtitles on. I started watching and discovered via the subtitles that there was tons more going on than I had picked up just seeing them once in the theater as they were released. The subtitled versions were a revelation for me, so I started reading the books. Absolutely loved them. Loved the movies, too, even though they're their own thing (or because of that).

Hunter

kingricefan · Mar 18, 2014

Amazon has on their 'pre-sale' list the new Robert Galbraith (aka Rowling) novel. I really enjoyed the first one so I hope this one's just as good! She's can have an entirely new series going now!

Lina · Mar 19, 2014

Read all the books (honestly, listened to audio versions, but I guess that counts) and seen all the movies. I really like Harry Potter stories, I think they are great for children and for adults as well. Good stories, sending a message about true friendship and love.

jchanic · Mar 19, 2014

kingricefan said:
Amazon has on their 'pre-sale' list the new Robert Galbraith (aka Rowling) novel. I really enjoyed the first one so I hope this one's just as good! She's can have an entirely new series going now!

I already reserved a copy via Amazon.co.uk. I like to get the UK editions.

John

do1you9love? · Mar 19, 2014

I've read them all and my dad (70) read most of them first and gave them to me. Now my daughter is working her way through them. She's on book 4. She's been reading the book then watching the movie, but we are about to the point where she will need to stop watching the movies for a bit as they are getting progressively darker and more violent. I think I'll let her watch four, then read the rest of the books, then watch the movies by age 12.

fushingfeef · Mar 19, 2014

Re-reading now at the same time my daughter reads, and also watching the movies, so we can have deep discussions.

goathunter · Mar 19, 2014

I forgot to mention that I also really enjoyed The Cuckoo's Calling and look forward to the next one. I've not read The Casual Vacancy. Despite it being by Rowling, the synopsis I first read when it came out did nothing for me. I should probably give it a whirl someday....

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