Aww. I love Harry Potter, mostly because I grew up with the books (yes, I am one of the crazies who cried on their 11th birthday when no owl appeared), but I see where you're coming from. I'll probably end up buying the book, but I do sort of wish she'd stop with the Harry Potter and write something else.
Actually, I wish she'd stop releasing things of very little interest and get on with a post-series encyclopedia. I neeeed to know what job Ron has, and who saved Draco's ass in the end, and what Lucius ended up doing. Fairy tales? Nu-uh.
She's just a "one note" author and I'm getting sick of that one note. I might respect her a bit more if she would write something totally unrelated to HP. A Gothic romance perhaps, IDK. Although, I do respect the fact that all proceeds from the book are to go to charity, that's cool.
I don't understand some of the fans who go UTTERLY UTTERLY CRAZY AND DEFENSIVE. I love the books. Not because they're the best books ever (they aren't), not because they're written brilliantly (they're not), not because JKR is amazing and the most talented person in the world (she isn't). I love them firstly because they're books, and secondly because I grew up with them, so they have a special place in my heart. But not to such an extent that I refuse to listen to other people's opinions of them.
On the other hand, I would totally consider defriending you because you haven't read any Terry Pratchett novels :P They really are good books. Really.
Yeah, I think sovietkiki would defriend me on those grounds as well. But I just haven't the time. Especially now!
TBH, I tried reading his first book and got bored with it very quickly. Then again, I was taking Greek at the time and probably couldn't devote 100% of my brain power to the think. I have every intention of reading them someday.
When you're 10, though, you have a lot less brain power to devote to the task. Although the first books is one of my favourites - because of the simplicity and lack of 4080937598 subplots getting in the way etc - I view the second and third books as ones I have to read through to get to OotP. Which I love.
Oooh. I thought you were still talking abot HP. Damn the lack of editing for non paid users.
I didn't really get hooked on Discworld until Mort, which, I think, is the fourth book. Rincewind is one of my favourite characters, but the wizards and witches are not.
Actually, I wish she'd stop releasing things of very little interest and get on with a post-series encyclopedia. I neeeed to know what job Ron has, and who saved Draco's ass in the end, and what Lucius ended up doing. Fairy tales? Nu-uh.
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On the other hand, I would totally consider defriending you because you haven't read any Terry Pratchett novels :P They really are good books. Really.
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TBH, I tried reading his first book and got bored with it very quickly. Then again, I was taking Greek at the time and probably couldn't devote 100% of my brain power to the think. I have every intention of reading them someday.
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I didn't really get hooked on Discworld until Mort, which, I think, is the fourth book. Rincewind is one of my favourite characters, but the wizards and witches are not.
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