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Old 03-11-2011, 05:00 AM

I still like Harry Potter and how it unfolded. Ain't changin' my mind (though i do really like the Chrestomanci Quartet).

Anyway, gute Nacht everyone!

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Old 03-11-2011, 05:15 AM


Ah, I'm a bit of a Harry Potter nut.
I'm even knitting a Slytherin scarf. I started so long ago and haven't finished. xD -lazy-
I'll get there, I will. Hopefully by the end of spring break.
Ahhh, now I want to re-read the series. But there are other good books I have yet to read. I'm so conflicted. Blarrgggg.

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Old 03-11-2011, 07:59 AM

I was 11 when I started reading Harry Potter, and I felt like I was growing up with the characters. I liked that the writing also evolved.

I'll probably re-read the series. I'm reading a book right now called The Moon is a Harsh Mistress, but after I finish this, I probably won't be able to use the library that much. So I'll be reading my own books...

I updated my Challenge Post. Now I have everything set for 2011. I did terrible last year. :gonk:

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Old 03-11-2011, 12:45 PM

O I still like HP,just find it a shame that kids who want to read the whole series (eleven year olds) won't be able to because it grows up very quickly.They'll have to stop at the third/fourth books before being able to read the rest because it gets darkafter that.It kind of loses it's magic.....T.T

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Old 03-11-2011, 02:57 PM

Well, I know plenty of younger children who have read the series all the way through and loved it to pieces. While individual scenes might contain some scary elements, I think that your average 11 year old could handle it all and understand that it's fiction. Of course they won't fully grasp the plot's intricacies, but they wouldn't be able to do that with the first novel either. :yes:

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Old 03-11-2011, 10:29 PM

If they don't fully comprehend it, they could always read it again when they're a bit more mature. I've done that with several books (not HP) and I think its fun.
Plus even if they don't understand some things, the Harry Potter books losing their magic would be impossible. <3

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Old 03-11-2011, 10:42 PM

When I was a kid I read His Dark Materials without fully understanding the references to organised religion but it didn't stop me enjoying them. If I read them now I'd certainly look at them differently but I wouldn't want to go back and stop myself from reading them.

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Old 03-11-2011, 10:44 PM

I still have to read that! I bought the second book, but can't exactly start there. :sweat:

Someday I'll buy them all. Some day...

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Old 03-11-2011, 10:49 PM

I guess it would be up to parental discretion to decide when their kids are ready for Harry Potter, but I think most children can handle it pretty well, even if they don't understand all the plot. I was seven when I started reading the books, and one through four were out at the time. The fourth book confused me a bit, but it wasn't the dark aspects that did- it was more the beginning what with Frank and all that, then the end when all the info about Mad-Eye and Crouch came to light. I didn't fully understand the twists, but that was it. Then I believe I was ten for the fifth book, twelve for the sixth, and fourteen for the last. Those I understood just fine.

Granted, the deaths that happened in four through seven did upset me quite a bit, (oh goodness for the fifth and sixth books, I would come downstairs screeching and sobbing that so-and-so had died and I would cry to my mom for like half an hour. The things my mother said about J.K. Rowling for that!) but it wasn't as though there were the only books that ever upset me, and it wasn't like death or war or suffering were new concepts the books introduced me to. So maybe some parental guidance and/or comforting is needed, but think kids who are old enough to read Harry Potter are already old enough to be aware of mortality and death, even if they can't quite comprehend all of the darker aspects of the books.

Kat- I bought those in a single volume, I really need to get to them one day! Maybe they'll be my Spring Break reading.

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Old 03-12-2011, 12:24 AM

Romeo & Juliet was one of the books I read when I was too young to really understand it and then read it again when I was old enough to comprehend it.

About Harry Potter, I cried a lot when Serious was killed because I liked him, and then...what happened in the sixth book (not gonna say the name just in case someone hasn't read it) that was just so sad and awful. I think we tied black ribbons around our wrists in mourning [me and some friends]. I cried almost all the way through the seventh book...

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Old 03-12-2011, 06:12 PM


I never understood Romeo and Juliet until grade ten. I had an amazing English teacher.
Understanding Shakespeare isn't so hard for me anymore. Difficult to a point, but I can understand for the most part.
I'm more than grateful to her and her amazing teaching skills. (x

I sobbed during most of the deaths in Harry Potter too. I read through my tears though and finished the six and seventh in a little more than a night each. Mostly continuous reading, except the seventh. I went to a book release thing and was too tired to finish it all. I did get more than half way done though. (x It was pretty darn good even though I wasn't too fond of the ending.

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Old 03-12-2011, 08:35 PM

I finished my rereading on Friday... Luckily, I didn't cry nearly as badly as I did the first time through, back when it was released. I personally loved Harry Potter(the books) from the day that little boy was left on his Aunt's doorstep to the bitter end. I also love the little epilogue, although it seemed a little too frivolous to match the rest of the story. xD

Anybody here listen to WRock? >.>

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Old 03-12-2011, 08:40 PM


I don't really listen to Wizard Rock.
I do listen to the Harry Potter soundtracks when doing school work though.
I sort of feel like Hermione in the library. It's a fun way to study. (:

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Old 03-13-2011, 06:22 AM

The epilogue of HP was nice and rather predictable. I sort of wish it was different, but at the same time, I like how she ended it. How anyone could name a child Albus Severus though is beyond me. I don't care, yeah they were both awesome, but for a name? Ick.

I also had a lovely English teacher that challenged me. One of my favorite books is Pride & Prejudice which I first read because she said I wouldn't understand it. For that reason alone, I was determined that I would understand it. :lol:

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Old 03-13-2011, 06:43 AM


I heard she wasn't going to make the ending open ended so that there wouldn't be the possibility of continuing the series, but that ended/epilogue was quite open-ended. Maybe I heard wrong. =/
I did enjoy it a bit but agree with the name choice. I was like whuuuu.. t? o-O. But people name their kids odd things all the time so... I just accepted it. xP

Ahhh. A sort of... reverse challenge? Saying you can't to get you to do it? Yeah... probably not wording that right. I'm sort of half asleep right now. ^-^;;

I haven't read Pride and Prejudice yet. I have a lot of books I need to read. I'm probably going to use this and this site as lists of books to read when I can't find one.

The book I'm reading now, The Red Hourglass, is absolutely amazing though. It's about killer insects, arachnids, and creatures in general. It's technical but also very poetic and flows amazingly well. I thought it would be more dry and humorless than it is. The humor is dry and a tad on the morbid side, but it's just... I can't help but gush. I love it. (x

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Old 03-13-2011, 07:57 AM

I could see all kinds of paths she could go down from the way she ended HP. Not with the adults, but with the children.

Kind of reverse psychology, yeah. Only she really didn't think I could do it. I proved her wrong. ><;

Its a very good book. It got me interested in classic literature. Sort of got it though my head that old dusty books can be all kinds of amazing. :heart:

I'm reading a book called The Moon is a Harsh Mistress Its an old sci-fi novel. Its rather weird and I'm not all that into it, but it sort of has my attention, so I want to finish it...

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Old 03-13-2011, 08:10 AM


Ah. Great Expectations, even though I haven't finished it, has peaked my interest in classic literature.
When I read Romeo and Juliet I didn't have an interest, but now I am interested and happy I can understand it fairly well.
I really should read some... finish Great Expectations... stop being so lazy. So many goals, so little time.

What is the sci-fi novel about?

I started reading this series call Tomorrow When the War Began but never finished it because the school year ended and I couldn't remember the series or authors name (darn school work was plugging up my brain). An internet friend was telling me about a book that was made into a movie and I remember this was that series. I'm probably going to start up with it again. It's really quite good if I remember correctly. I'll probably see the movie after I've read the books again. (: Anddd.... I'm really ramble-y 'cause it's late and my brain is fuzzy mold right now.

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Old 03-13-2011, 08:20 AM

Haven't read the 7th book yet but the scariest bit in Harry Potter so far is the bit in the cave in book five, the way that was described, scaryyyyyyy

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Old 03-13-2011, 08:30 AM

cookie:: Its about...well that's the thing, its kind of confusing to me. They're on the moon, like a colony. And they want to start a revolution. And they sort of speak in Russian (I think) but its all in English. And they're all polygamists (like family units) but some of them aren't. :headdesk: And there's this supercomputer who "works" for the "bad" guys, but he's good. He has like a human type intelligence. His name is Mike, and also Michelle, depending on if he's using his male or female personality. My explanation just confused me a lot more. :drool:

East:: The sixth and seventh books are scarier. The end of the sixth is really scary. Or at least to me it was.

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Old 03-13-2011, 06:46 PM


Sounds sort of like a slightly cheesy sci-fi movie I've seen Kitami. xP
Cheese is good when you're in the mood.

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Old 03-14-2011, 04:42 PM

Cora should chat in this thread more often....seems she only pops in on a rare occation xP

Cora was supposed to start her challenge in october....but due to.......really bad circumstances...has not read a book since october.....BUT she bought a kindle!

I think I'll make a new booklist later today?

Any sugestions?

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Old 03-14-2011, 04:52 PM


What genres/themes do you like to read Cora?

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Old 03-14-2011, 06:46 PM

I'm dreadful at recommendations but if you have a Kindle you should definitely take advantage of some the free ebooks available. ^^

I was looking at ereaders last night. So tempting!

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Old 03-14-2011, 11:11 PM

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What genres/themes do you like to read Cora?
Cora reads most genre's as long as the book is well written.

Her favorites though are fantasy (of course) ....and she's a total sucker for a good love story o.0

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I'm dreadful at recommendations but if you have a Kindle you should definitely take advantage of some the free ebooks available. ^^

I was looking at ereaders last night. So tempting!
I would highy recomend it. I dragged my feet forever but then finally broke down and I super love it. Its easily portable, lightweight.....not harsh on the eyes.

And she already downloaded like 20 of them o.0

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Old 03-14-2011, 11:34 PM


Have you heard of Outlander by Diana Gabaldon? I started reading the second one at some point, not realizing it was the second. It's a bit long winded but they're decent, for a romance novel. I didn't get to anything really romance focused before I realized it wasn't the first. xP

This list has a fair number of authors I've read before. I think you'll be able to find a fantasy book amongst their works that you'll like. (:

 


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