| | Comment from (2008-04-19) |
| I didn't even know of the series until the movie "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (in UK), "Harry Potter and the Sourcer's Stone" (in US) came out to the theaters in the United Sates. I was just like the people who wanted the books and the movies banned because of the magic that is used in the books and in the movies; only of what I heard from other people, having not read the books or watched the movies. I started volunteering at my local public library in the summer of 2003 and during my four and one-half years volunteering at my local public library, I kept hearing kids talking about the book series and kept thinking that I need to read the books, but I don't do well reading books that have a large amount of pages; I was hesitant (sp?) to start reading; mostly because of "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" having the most pages in one book in the series (over 800 pages). Several months after the book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" was published, I decided to pick up the book "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (in UK), "Harry Potter and the Sourcer's Stone" (in US) and start reading. I went to the public library that I volunteered at and checked out the book. I was still weary of the book "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" because of the amount of pages the book has. After reading "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (in UK), "Harry Potter and the Sourcer's Stone" (in US), I got hooked. After I got done reading the book, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (in UK), "Harry Potter and the Sourcer's Stone" (in US), I read the book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets." After I got done reading the book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," and watching the movies, "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (in UK), "Harry Potter and the Sourcer's Stone" (in US) and "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets," I waited until the movie "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" came out to the theaters in the United States to read the book, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban." When the movie, "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" came out to DVD in the United States, I went to the public library where I volunteered at and checked out the DVD and watched the movie. I waited until the movie "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" came out to the theaters in the United States to read the book, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire." When the movie, "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" came out to DVD in the United States, I went to the public library where I volunteered at and checked out the DVD and watched the movie. I waited until the movie "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" came out to the theaters in the United States to read the book, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix." When the movie, "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix" came out to DVD in the United States, I went to my Netflix account and rented the DVD and watched the movie. Now I am waiting for the movie, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" to make its way to the theaters in the United States so that I can start reading the book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince." When the DVD for the movie "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" comes out in the United States, I will rent from my Netflix account and watch the movie. After I am done reading the book, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" and watching the movie, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" on DVD, renting from my Netflix account, I will be reading the book, "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" but only when the movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" come out to the theaters in the United States. When the DVD for the movie "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows" comes out in the United States, I will rent from my Netflix account and watch the movie. Overall I would highly recommend this book series to anyone who is over the age of twelve. I am not telling parent(s)/legal guardian(s) that if they have a child who is under the age of twelve, that their child cannot read this book series. I am mearly suggesting to parent(s)/leagle guardian(s) to be aware that this book series is probably not approiate for kids under twelve to read. |
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| | Comment from (2005-08-05) |
| Harry Potter is a good series. But it is getting harder and harder to say who the series are written for.
The first two are aimed at a young audience, mostly because of the writing style (reminiscent a bit of Dahl at times, oddly enough), but the world created is so simple yet so enjoyable that it is easy to get drawn in and just read it in one sitting.
The third one is different, much darker, it seems to be aimed more for the teenager. (it's also my favourite so far) Harry is growing up, and luckily so are his surroundings and the story. It avoids the trap of trying to keep everything the same just for the sake of being able to keep writing the success formula.
Book four continues for the same age, but increases hugely in size. Luckily, the content is still enchanting, the world still interesting and enjoyable.
But then arrives book 5, with a dreadful Harry and lousy relation descriptions. The story seems to get at a standstill, very little development and even the school isn't interesting to read about anymore.
Luckily, book 6 is better. It's still a standstill in the story though, there is just so little actually happening. But at least the characters are enjoyable again. The biggest complaint would be then that this story is too concentrated on Harry and the few things that happen to him, mainly because it just feels too much like filling. But the ending more than makes up for it all!
And now we wait for book 7, no idea really what will happen or who will survive. But I know one thing, I will be there in the bookstore when it is finally released, and I won't stop reading until it is all done!
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| | Comment from (2003-05-10) |
| I wanted to see what all the hype was about Harry Potter, so I read the books before seeing the movie. The series definitely changes as it progresses. As the series goes along, the books get longer, better, there are more adult themes, and the characters become more detailed and well-rounded. All the books are fun, quick reads. Some of the plots are rather heavy-handed but there are enough twists to keep them exciting. There are some plot holes, making it look like not everything was really well thought out, but most of these are the smaller details that help fill in the story. There is definitely a stark contrast comparing this series to George R.R. Martin's series. Harry Potter is much more simplistic in many ways, especially plotting and character development. These limitations don't prevent it from being enjoyable though. Through 4 books - 8/10 |
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| | Comment from (2003-03-11) |
| The first two books in the series are above average for children's books. So far, all the other ones have been absolutely wonderful. In each new book the characters and the whole world get explored a little bit more. Oh, and it DOES NOT SUPPORT SATANISM, sheeshe! |
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| | Comment from (2003-03-08) |
| Nice series, and it's interesting to find a character that grows up with his readers. |
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