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  • dappled
    11 years ago | pl

    Picked one up in a bookstore once. Same with Twiglet. I don't think it's aimed at me.

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    • Shackleford96
      11 years ago | pl

      But, but, but, it's Harry Potter though?!

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      • dappled
        11 years ago | pl

        I really didn't like the feel of it (to the point of cringing). I know everyone loves it so I'm not going to openly criticise it. It's just not for me.

        The "His Dark Materials" trilogy, though? That's another story.

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        • dom180
          11 years ago | pl

          His Dark Materials is just brilliant. I've grown up on Harry Potter and can't help but love it, but I think I like HDM even more. I was honestly disappointed with the film version of Northern Lights though :/ While a film doesn't usually do a great book justice, I hoped for more :(

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        • VioletTrees
          11 years ago | pl

          Try the UK audiobooks, as read by Stephen Fry (the US ones are read by somebody else who is not very good). It starts out pretty whimsical and frivolous, but the books grow up really well. Also, STEPHEN FRY.

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          • dappled
            11 years ago | pl

            I could probably cope with Stephen Fry reading them. I can imagine that kind of thing is right up his street. Although I saw half of one of the films and I really disliked it quite strongly. :/

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            • VioletTrees
              11 years ago | pl

              I love the books, and I hate the movies. They took the books, sucked out their soul, and replaced it with tired tropes.

              My main problem with the movies, though, is that I don't sympathise with movie Harry. He's just generally kind of a shittier person than book Harry, and it shows, especially in the later movies. In the 6th movie in particular, he comes across as arrogant and smarmy. I just can't get through it without wanting to punch him in his smug little face.

              I don't understand why Dumbledore is so serious, either. I swear, he spends the whole sixth movie going ]-: "I'M SO SERIOUS YOU GUYS." Ugh.

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        • Shackleford96
          11 years ago | pl

          Well, you are definitely entitled to your opinion... :P

          I've never heard of the "His Dark Materials" trilogy. Maybe I'll check it out one day.

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        • theaverageatheist
          11 years ago | pl

          I love them!! :D

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          • dappled
            11 years ago | pl

            They're just amazing, aren't they? A talking bear, parallel universes, aliens, a love story, a female lead, the supernatural, some history, self-sacrifice, a barely concealed judgement of the church, the alethiometer, the knife, and the spyglass being little metaphors? And that's not even to mention the main theme and astonishing denouement.

            Plus I'm slightly in love with Serafina Pekkala. ;)

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            • theaverageatheist
              11 years ago | pl

              I started reading the first one at too joung a age (like 12 I think) so I gave up, then I re read it and loved it, so I read the others!!

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