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Glassary
Rivendell
Apr 17 2014, 11:56pm
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Don't forget J.K. Rowlings Harry Potter series
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HP has a fervent fan base and in turn has obviously spun off very successful movies and even a theme
park..
Hate to even mention it but there is also Twilight which has wildly fanatical fans. To me
this is Voldemort of series and should not ever be named.
I saw a window decal the other day on a van of "twilight parent" with the face of a main character.
Needless to say I was a bit stunned and horrified.
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Kelvarhin
Half-elven
Apr 18 2014, 7:08am
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No sparkly vampires here thank you, the sparkles get stuck in my teeth and they're a sod to get out with my claws 
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Bombadil
Half-elven
Apr 18 2014, 12:57pm
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H. P. Lovecraft has a Huge FanBase...
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Hopefully Guerlimo DelToro getzzz
to FINALLY make..
"At the Mountains of Madness"
then Lovecraft will be BACK
inStyle.
Check this site out...
www.dagonbytes.com FREE Site!
Edgar Alan Poe's complete works, and too many
"Other-OtherWolrdly" Authors to list.
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Bombadil
Half-elven
Apr 18 2014, 1:05pm
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Sorry Bomby avoids HP like the Plague?
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BoyWizard, come on...Cute Kids...
"The Hardy Boys & Nancy Drew"
SAVE the World?
Multiple Times!...
Naw...,toBomby
she cut & pasted everyone ideas into
What it izzz..
Bombyzz Not
Buying it.
Bomby a Died in Wool
Anti-Potter Club member.
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arithmancer
Grey Havens
Apr 19 2014, 2:09am
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..are episodic in exactly the way you describe. I felt a Nancy Drewish vibe myself, and almost gave up on them. But the last five are not.
I mean the books. 
But of course tastes vary, we're here because we all agree about Tolkien, anyway! 
(My username is HP in origin...  )
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Kim
Valinor
Apr 19 2014, 2:56am
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That's why it sounds so familiar!
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(My username is HP in origin... )
I could never quite put my finger on it. 
"Jagatud rõõm on topelt rõõm - a shared joy is a double joy". ~Estonian saying
“As such, you will address His Majesty as His Majesty, the Lord of Silver Fountains, the King of Carven Stone, the King Beneath the Mountain, the Lion of Erebor, the High King of the Dwarves, the True Treasure of Erebor, the Face that Launched 10,000 Sighs, or Thorin the Majestic..."
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Kim
Valinor
Apr 19 2014, 3:03am
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I have a different take on it, Bomby
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I love the HP books and to me, they pull together some old story elements in a new, fresh way. I love all the characters and world within our world. And they really seemed to have inspired a lot of kids to read.
And I like the Hardy Boys and Nancy Drew too.
"Jagatud rõõm on topelt rõõm - a shared joy is a double joy". ~Estonian saying
“As such, you will address His Majesty as His Majesty, the Lord of Silver Fountains, the King of Carven Stone, the King Beneath the Mountain, the Lion of Erebor, the High King of the Dwarves, the True Treasure of Erebor, the Face that Launched 10,000 Sighs, or Thorin the Majestic..."
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Elarie
Grey Havens
Apr 19 2014, 8:46pm
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It was the first book that got me hooked on the series
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and tt's the only book I've ever read as an adult that actually made me feel 10 years old again. All of the magical things that Harry was discovering were exactly the sort of things that we would have loved as kids - castles, secret tunnels, flying, friendly ghosts, magic wands, etc. and the humor had me laughing out loud as well. The plots were totally secondary - I think I described it to one of my friends as, "kids discover bad guy, grown-ups don't believe them, kids beat bad guy", but compared to secret passwords, talking pictures and owl-mail, the plot didn't seem very important to me compared to the fun of being swept off to Hogwarts.
Hop to it, Radagast, we've got dark powers to sleigh.
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arithmancer
Grey Havens
Apr 19 2014, 10:03pm
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..the study of the magical properties of numbers. I work in a quantitative field so it seemed a good name to pick.
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Magpie
Immortal
Apr 20 2014, 12:37am
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I started reading the series mostly through my kids
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I think one of my kids borrowed the first book from a friend for vacation and I read it when he finished. Then I think I bought the second book for them for vacation. Maybe the next few, even.
But by book 4 or 5, I was reading them for myself. When the last one came out, my good friend (who works as an English teacher and has written for publication herself in some small ways) and I carved out the weekend to read the book together via email correspondence.
It was such a wonderfully meaningful experience (maybe one of the top 5 in my life) that I copied out all of our emails, formatted them up all nice, and sent them to her in pdf form. And I shared what I wrote with at least two people from this forum privately.
I don't think Rowling is perfect nor is HP. My son (now 30 but has read all the books) is pretty meh about them and his criticisms aren't off the mark. But I forgive Rowling's imperfections and I love the books in spite of them.
I could see someone reading them and deciding they weren't to their taste. But I can't really accept anyone deciding they weren't worthwhile books without reading them. Read them or read them not. That is a choice. But reading them not... is just a choice.. not a good assessment of the books' qualities or lack thereof.
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