Hakeem

D4rk 3lf, "A Painted House" is written by John Grisham and is narrated through a 7 year old boy, if you like the atmosphere is the 1950's and the cotton picking season then this is what you want to read. Anyway it's great and you should bring it anyway. Shadeslayer thank you alot! I'm now about to finish "A Painted House" and then I'm headig for the bookshop to get them, thank you really alot! And what about Robin Hob's and George RR Martin's? Are they really good? and tell me the titles of some books cuz I'm kinda goin for book shopping (lol!). THANKS ALL!

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Creative_Insanity

I'm not a huge Harry fan. Sure, JK Rowling is a good writer, and the books are entertaining, but some things about the books just bother me so much!

Like, the way magic comes into play. It makes no sense! She has her characters use it when it's convenient, but when there's some great fix the characters are in, sometimes magic suddenly isn't an option. This doesn't make sense to me. Why are there magical solutions for some things, but not for others (when it would make sense that there would be)?

And the way that Dumbledore always explains everything to Harry at the end. It's like a mystery novel, where Sherlock Holmes explains everything to Dr. Watson. Okay, so it's entertaining to see everything come together, but it still bothers me. *shakes head*

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ynke75

Hi Everyone.

I loved the HP books. As well as The Lord of the Rings. I read those about 18 years ago. The HP series is the "ring" series of today. That's only my opinion but I think the rave is comparable. As far as the next book, I heard it was coming out sometime next year, and one of the main characters die. My guess is it's Dumbledore. Anyway, happy reading whatever it is that tickles your fancy!!

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Hakeem

Hey Ynke75, thanks for posting.

Creative Insanity, I don't think I quite agree with you, I mean the whole plot in the HP books is that this boy is still discovering the magical world and unshadowing more details about his parents' mysterious murder. Also the whole theme about the plot is the magic, yet you can't solve everything with magic. Open at jkrowling.com if you're interested, you can find some stuff there.

Anyway, that is what you think, and that is what I think. Thanks for posting.

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A_MacLaren

If you're in America, it's a bit of bad luck, I'm afraid. Only the first book of the Malazan Book of the Fallen series is out there, and it's probably a bit obscure. Also, it's got the most god-awful cover art you've ever seen. Don't be put off, because it's awesome.
The first book is called 'Gardens of the Moon'. If you can't find it, it's available on www.amazon.com.
If you're outside of America, and in the UK or Australia (don't know about the rest of the world) you're in luck; the first five books are released. It's a ten-book cycle, if you're interested.

Creative_Insanity

Yeah, whatever. It's just the whole "a pinch of witch's hair, a teaspoon of toad guts" that just bothers me. The idea that if you combine random, disgusting ingredients, you would create some special potion. But that's just my personal quibble. Don't get me wrong, I like HP. I think they're really fun and entertaining. I just don't worship them as the best of fantasy like some people.

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Shadeslayer

I feel I quite agree with you, Creative Insanity. The concept of the HP books isn't really the main priority for us to think, its just something to entertain us and gives us a little mystery to read. I love Jk and the books, and find it amazing that she could rise from a woman with welfare to an incredibly rich millionaire....Its so utterly unbelieving that kids will find her books amazing, when there are ton of way better fantasy books out there waiting to read with more patience, thought and with a taster of realism in it.

Well, I think that way at least, but to me, if Harry Potter was to be compared to JRR Tolkien or Lynn Abby (She wrote Sanctuary), then it would go into a sack of "DOOM" Biggest downfall. However, it is a good, creavitive unique plot that I do enjoy and have fun with. Exciting in a way indeed.

Oh, Hakeem. I recommend these few books while your at the bookstore:

A Song of Ice and Fire By George RR Martin

and:

The Farseer Trilogy by Robin Hobb (You'll find this enjoyable!)

Oh, and thank you! A_Maclaren! You have certainly made my day, in fact, I'm about to order the book right now. Are you sure he's better than Hobbs? If he is, I'd go insane from the ability already read by Lady Hobb. *Uggh* I'm so unbelivably ecstatic!
Thanks so much!

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A_MacLaren

Man, I really hope that they live up to your expectations. I think he's better than Hobb, but that's just me. If you don't like it, don't blame me!
But you will, so it's okay.

Hakeem

Hey all!

Shadeslayer, you’re definitely right, if the JK Rowling’s were compared to JRR Tolkien’s or to Lynn Abby’s they would not just go into a sack of "DOOM" Biggest downfall, but will be at the bottom of that sack! You see, the previous writers, not Jo, are this sophisticated writers whom considered to be the God’s of writing after Shakespeare and Homer for an example, but Jo is not, you got to consider that the HP series is her first novel ever written, she didn’t write anything prior to that, (The “Bunny” story that she wrote being as a 7 year old girl and the main character in it is a Bunny! Well,, what ya can say? Every writer has his things…).

I read in post I don’t know where, I think it’s called “The Harry Potter mania”, Lily (The person who posted it as I remember) got the whole thing right, people read the series because the series are those portals that transport you to another world, making you forget about reality and problems and the real life itself! Even though the reader knows that magic is all bullshit and does not exist in the way Jo described it, still he haves an “escape” in reading them. But if you go to JRR Tolkien, well… no words needed to be said here, he is absolutely magnificent!

I finished A Painted House 2 days ago, I strongly recommend it. I now need a break from reading; I mean my eyes are gonna pop out any minute! And I got the Lord of the Rings, all of them, but I didn’t get the books you said, I was in hurry and my friend kept saying: ‘Whatca readin Lord of the Rings for?? Whatca readin Lord of the Rings for?? Whatca readin Lord of the Rings for??...’, then I got out of the whole mall! Anyway, you guys like Edgar Allan Poe?

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