Why do some people think Harry Potter is bad?

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:01 pm

sfhbballnut wrote:not at all, they're very good, written to all ages.

i personally dont like it but I can see how some people enjoy it.

The Weird One · Post by **The Weird One** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:17 pm

EvilPurpleMonkey wrote:
The Weird One wrote::shock: Walrus made a post
No shit sherlock.

Dig deeper Watson

dwightschrute · Post by **dwightschrute** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 3:23 pm

The Weird One wrote:
EvilPurpleMonkey wrote:
The Weird One wrote::shock: Walrus made a post
No shit sherlock.

Dig deeper Watson

haha that is a good one, havent heard that before.

mandalorian2298 · Post by **mandalorian2298** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:26 pm

s.xkitten wrote:OMG...they are of the opposite gender...they can breed!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

*Runs around screaming. Hits the wall. Topples over a chair*

(By a funny coincidence, my (above described) reaction is also a (probably accurate) description of a Crazy Lady-Wrestler breeding attempt :sick:

)

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 4:36 pm

thats the scary part...

Aegnor · Post by **Aegnor** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:19 pm

A witch!! May we burn her?

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:21 pm

to whom are you referring?

Aegnor · Post by **Aegnor** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:23 pm

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0071853/

The1exile · Post by **The1exile** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 5:43 pm

So Aegnor...

If she weighs more than a duck... she's a witch?

(I love the holy grail

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MeDeFe · Post by **MeDeFe** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 8:22 pm

And she turned me into a newt!

CrazyAnglican · Post by **CrazyAnglican** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:33 pm

MeDeFe wrote:And she turned me into a newt!

Well......I got better.

I like the Harry Potter Books. I teach English and reading, and I tend to read whatever is popular with the kids. Eragon was good too.

As for for book banning, whatever the reason, A moron, is a moron, is a moron. If it were up to me I'd have the Koran, the Holy Bible, and the God Delusion all on my desk and available.

vtmarik · Post by **vtmarik** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:07 am

The main reason everyone hates this book is because it deals with a young man who grows up hated and despised only to rise to be one of the greatest people in the world.

It's a youth-empowerment story, and that scares the grown-up status-quo upholders, so they invent some excuse about it being "evil".

Backglass · Post by **Backglass** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 8:13 am

vtmarik wrote:The main reason everyone hates this book is because it deals with a young man who grows up hated and despised only to rise to be one of the greatest people in the world.

It's a youth-empowerment story, and that scares the grown-up status-quo upholders, so they invent some excuse about it being "evil".

Yes. All adults hate children and don't want to see them succeed in life. How did you ever find us out? :lol:

I'm a real live grown-up and love the books. I think they are very well written and engaging. I can't wait for the final installment.

WalrusesRN · Post by **WalrusesRN** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 7:14 pm

vtmarik wrote:The main reason everyone hates this book is because it deals with a young man who grows up hated and despised only to rise to be one of the greatest people in the world.

It's a youth-empowerment story, and that scares the grown-up status-quo upholders, so they invent some excuse about it being "evil".

Somehow I doubt that, seeing how most critics haven't actually read the books themselves, or if they have, they don't like the book because of the story, not because they still think it's "evil"

thatnerdyboy · Post by **thatnerdyboy** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:09 am

As for for book banning, whatever the reason, A moron, is a moron, is a moron. If it were up to me I'd have the Koran, the Holy Bible, and the God Delusion all on my desk and available.

Once I saw this crazy evangelical who described the "boggart" scene in the third book as "very scary". It was obvious that she hadn't read the book, because that scene was about as "scary" as your basic kitten.

s.xkitten · Post by **s.xkitten** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:29 am

hey...i can be scary!

CrazyAnglican · Post by **CrazyAnglican** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 12:55 pm

CrazyAnglican wrote:As for for book banning, whatever the reason, A moron, is a moron, is a moron.

Hi, thanks for clapping, but that was undeserved. I was wrong to insinuate someone was a moron merely for disagreeing with me. I'm personally against the idea of banning any book, but that's my opinion. Sorry for being arrogant there. :oops: