tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post8913327945365611121..comments2024-02-13T01:25:33.947-05:00Comments on The Gods Are Bored: Harry Potter SmackdownAnne Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15478513906953607043noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-26981310010139828132007-08-02T23:02:00.000-04:002007-08-02T23:02:00.000-04:00Sir Gawain (you know, of Grene Knicht fame?)Sir Gawain (you know, of Grene Knicht fame?)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-53623710699958323762007-07-30T23:40:00.000-04:002007-07-30T23:40:00.000-04:00Yes! King Arthur is much dreamier and the tragic e...Yes! King Arthur is much dreamier and the tragic ending still rends me every time.<BR/>I think Harry is basically Nancy Drew with a magic wand. The books are mysteries in format as far as I can tell.Lunahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13097060425174328825noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-68071912190101391122007-07-30T15:56:00.000-04:002007-07-30T15:56:00.000-04:00Awesome list. A refreshing change from the overloa...Awesome list. A refreshing change from the overload of HP fandom.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-89629670982724080762007-07-30T06:50:00.000-04:002007-07-30T06:50:00.000-04:00My husband and I were talking about the HP craze l...My husband and I were talking about the HP craze last night on the way to our local B&N. I am a magickal urban fantasy novelist, and he is a trad fantasy fan/reader. Yet we have not read HP and have no desire to. We did see one movie, and it just didn't click for us. We decided that we have no interest in reading HP because we like to read novels (and I like to write them) with adults as the main characters, rather than kids. Still, I rarely tell anyone I haven't read HP because people look at you like you are insane. On the other hand, I'm a Witch, so I'm used to getting that look for just about everything I say (grin).Laura Stampshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09787962821365250964noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-73327717083053384382007-07-30T03:34:00.000-04:002007-07-30T03:34:00.000-04:00I would have included the kids from The Narnian Ch...I would have included the kids from The Narnian Chronicles too. But still it's a great list.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-31163783816010913392007-07-29T17:48:00.000-04:002007-07-29T17:48:00.000-04:00Eloise.I am just saying.And that chick from the Se...Eloise.<BR/><BR/>I am just saying.<BR/><BR/>And that chick from the Secret Garden.Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09291488568404382739noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-75540134445250812442007-07-29T15:41:00.000-04:002007-07-29T15:41:00.000-04:00You left out Robin, Batgirl, Superboy, Supergirl, ...You left out Robin, Batgirl, Superboy, Supergirl, Aqualad, Kid Flash, the Teen Titans, and acting Ensign Wesley Crusher.<BR/><BR/>;)Elvis Drinkmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00386074541959236295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-85064348602466376382007-07-29T08:01:00.000-04:002007-07-29T08:01:00.000-04:00I've never read a Harry Potter, and I'm sure I nev...I've never read a Harry Potter, and I'm sure I never will. Saw one of the movies, yuk.<BR/><BR/>Huckleberry Finn was enjoyable, more real than all the fiction in HP.<BR/><BR/>I don't get into fantasy as an escape like many do, I just smack reality head on.BBChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15323188240580782454noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-48380706292554657442007-07-28T23:58:00.000-04:002007-07-28T23:58:00.000-04:00I'm not even sure JK Rowling is a great storytelle...I'm not even sure JK Rowling is a great storyteller.<BR/>I'm sorry-I know many people have enjoyed her books, but the one I heard read to me was-how shall I put it? ah yes-<I>pedestrian</I> of writing.<BR/><BR/>It's just not to my taste, I guess.<BR/><BR/>Love,<BR/>Terri in JoburgAquila ka Hecatehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725237187718174157noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12171673.post-75628605646290064222007-07-28T18:41:00.000-04:002007-07-28T18:41:00.000-04:00I love the world of Harry Potter I do. But, I hav...I love the world of Harry Potter I do. But, I have said for a long time that Ms. Rowling is not so much a great writer as she is a great storyteller.<BR/><BR/>And while I agree with many that HP will go into the annals of childhood classics I also agree that there are certainly many books and characters that are more thoroughly developed.<BR/><BR/>Mama KellyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com