I finally bought my first Harry Potter. Talk me out of it.

[Bossy Monkey]

I mean, I need to start reading another series like I need any number of additional holes in my head. Gimme spoilers (preferably made-up ones, since I really will be reading this) or persuade me that it can never hold a candle to the Earthsea series. Or some damn thing. (Seriously, I'm very much looking forward to it-- I hope.)

[MrCoffee]

1. SPOILER

You're screwn. HP = crack. Highly addictive.

[yellowdogintexas]

25. yep, you are right. nt

[bluesbassman]

2. Welcome Brother!

When you get to the Prisoner of Azkaban we'll teach you the secret handshake.:)

[graywarrior]

3. Be ready to do NOTHING until you read the final book

AND, be ready to talk about each chapter to people whose eyes will glaze over until you seek other Potter fanatics in book stores, on line, in forums....wherever, to keep your sanity.

[Debi]

4. Be careful ...

It might be best to take some vacation time :7

I found myself rereading earlier books prior to a new one coming and rereading books when the movie was about to come out.

Yep...I'll be reading the 6th book sometime in June in preparation for the movie!

Enjoy!

[tigereye]

14. that's what we do, too! You appreciate them even more!

[Debi]

17. I'm pretty sure I'll go on a HP spree

and reread the whole lot of them when movie(s) #7 come out!

[tigereye]

20. what's really fun is being able to see later plot twists play out books earlier

I find myself going - wow - that's what that was leading to.

[jobycom]

5. Too much sex for my taste. I was troubled by the various teen pregnancies.

And I do not condone dog fighting in any form, so that of course was a problem, too.

[XemaSab]

8. And the twincest between Ron's brothers

Just nasty. x(

[jobycom]

9. Actually I found that moving, until the dragged Dobbie into it.

Cheapened it, somehow.

[SoxFan]

24. Sweey Jayzus on a trailer hitch, you're fucked up!

:wow: :rofl:

[DarkTirade]

19. I dunno if it really counts as dog fighting when the dogs have horns. And three heads.

And spit acid.

[Bucky]

6. Don't even bother... turns out there's no such thing as magic

In the final chapter of the final book it turns out that Harry is an autistic child and the whole series was just taking place in a snow globe. And THEN he wakes up in bed next to Bob Newhart!

[Bossy Monkey]

7. OK... back to John D. MacDonald

And don't go telling me that Travis McGee was really 5'4 with inner ear issues that prevented him ever living on a boat.

[blaze]

11. St Elsewhere!

My favorite ending to a series ever!!! :hi:

[cherish44]

10. After reading you will have an uncontrollable urge to practice witchcraft and worship satan

That's what Pastor BillyJoeJackJimmyBob at Abiding Turd Baptistyerian Church in Pigtit, Arkansas says.

[Debi]

18. Was that before or after he got caught having sex with his crack dealer?

Love the Harry Potter haters!

[Lucian]

12. I just finally bought "LOTR" today.

I have never read the book, and I avoided it like the plague when the movies came out.

I'm in the mood for a great adventure. :)

[tigereye]

15. those were wonderful to re-read after having not read them since high school

Also great read aloud.

[tigereye]

13. she fooled me at the end of every book - and I have a BA in English Lit

and read all the time.


That's some serious plotting there. No, they aren't great literature, but we enjoyed them immensely, and I suspect you will, too.

[FloridaJudy]

16. Dumbledore is gay.

And you're going to hell for reading the series.

Meet me at the third lava pit on the right. I have rootbeer. :beer:

[Release The Hounds]

21. Harry Potter sucks. Don't bother.

[Bossy Monkey]

22. Thanks all! I have begun Pottering. See you in six months to a year.:) n/t

[mvd]

29. Hope you enjoy as much as I did!

The ending of the series isn't perfect, but it sure is better than the end of the Twilight series IMO. After you get so immersed in the books, you want an end that lives up to the hype. I will say that one battle in book seven does, and it might not be the one you expect.

[SoxFan]

23. You will go through these faster than you realize.

I've finished every book in a span of 3 or 4 days.

[mvd]

26. At least you don't have to wait for the next book

Those waits were difficult. :-)

[dembotoz]

27. heard a few people have read them--best seller??? probably not

[BlueIris]

28. Well, the first book is good. So is the second. After that, they take a major nose dive.

Because of how big the drop-off in quality is after Book 2, I've actually entertained the theory that Ms. Rowling stole the idea for the series from someone else. Not saying there's any evidence of this, (yet) but I wouldn't be surprised if that were the case.

If I were you, I'd think twice about wasting your time with a series that starts out wonderfully and then just crashes and burns.