Re: Harry Potter and the Death of Literature

Book recommendation.

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[Pentazoid111]

I see that Invader's zim's , Batman: TAS, Ren and stimpy, and Rocko's Modern life are listed as your favorite tv shows, despite all of those shows being aired on children's networks. I guess by your logic, you must be into "childish humor" since you watch tv shows that were primarily targeted at children, rather than a "clever and adult " show like Family guy.

[XOmniverse]

@Pentazoid111 Man, I must've really hit a nerve with you.

[gje313]

right... I'm sure you're an advocate of Terry Pratchett too. The fantasy you extol is nothing more than book-fiction's version of the graphic novel. Cute little elves, mages, clerics, evil demons and orcs or goblins, all cycled over and over and over ad nauseum. Its BS and you know it, and there's a part of you that doesn't want to grow up, cut your hair, and be a man But, hey, you want to 35 and still be 12 mentally, it's a free world in that manner. Now get back to your elf brown study

[XOmniverse]

Look, if you want to continue to make an idiot of yourself, go ahead. I'm done with your trolling though, so you'll be talking to yourself.

[gje313]

fantasy = i don't want grow up mentally

get over it, fantasy is for kids. stop living like a kid inside and grow up

[XOmniverse]

You're the one making a blanket statement about a large and diverse genre. That seems more childlike to me than defending the work of an author who doesn't write childlike, escapist literature.

[manmanmanIAM]

I love harry potter and it IS good literature. and just cause it's a children's book doesn't mean it SUCKS! Who says its for 12 year olds??? EVERYONE can relate to harry potter! Perhaps you're not intelligent or open-minded enough to understand the level of depth that Harry Potter has!!! Has that ever occured to you?!

[selphiexfairy]

"Critics who treat 'adult' as a term of approval, instead of as a merely descriptive term, cannot be adult themselves...When I was ten, I read fairy tales in secret and would have been ashamed if I had been found doing so. Now that I am fifty I read them openly. When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up."

— C.S. Lewis

(:

[crimsonninja]

@XOmniverse

Its because deep down he knowns that Harry Potter sucks.

[annie10103]

@ambereyes93

You're entitled to your own opinion, just remember that other people are too.... :)

[ambereyes93]

@annie10103

Haha. I still hold that HP isn't great literature ;) But believe what you will.

[annie10103]

@ambereyes93

You are probably the first person who I have conversed with about harry potter, that has actually accepted that I have my own opinions. So seriously this time, thanks :-)

[ambereyes93]

@annie10103

Your choice, dear :)

[annie10103]

@ambereyes93

Thank you for your advice, but I am not willing to read a random book which I won't enjoy, and which probably has very little imagination to it.

But thanks anyway... :]

[ambereyes93]

@annie10103

I don't deny she worked very hard at her books. And it's not about someone who can do better - it's about someone who knows better. You think half those judges at ballet performances can turn a single pirouette? But if you want someone who can actually do better, look up Ursula le Guin. She's a far superior writer to Rowling, and has, on more than one occasion, criticised Harry Potter.

[annie10103]

@ambereyes93

JK wend to grammar school and planned all the plots for the seven books for five years before she even published the first book. I would LOVE to see your feeble attempt at writing better material than her.

[annie10103]

The first couple of books are aimed at children, because that's what JK wanted. The last few books are darker, and more adult. This is because JK wanted the readers to grow older with the books.

[spartadc]

ALL HAIL DUMBLEDORE!!!!!!!