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tibor75;886127; said:
Harry dies, but is brought back to life at the end. Yep, the ending of this "amazing" story is ripped right from "Dallas"

:roll1: Great literature indeed...
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Well, Harry has to live in order for the author to continue to make money on future ventures such as amusement park rides, video games, whatever. Nobody will care to enjoy these if he is dead.

I read the first two books. I have a nephew who had a tough time with the reading thing, but who would read these over and again. So I got him hardcovers and he gave me the papers. . .

Anyway, and I may have not read far enough into the series, but why is this author considered creative? They fly on brooms, have owl pets, use wands, and the Irish redheads are poor with big families. Um. . . ??? Every stereotype from fantasy imaginable?? The hero always wins and the girl is smart. Whatever. . . (And I was a huge D&D nerd who loves all fantasy, even this. . .)

I thought that rather than being creative, these books were so un-creative as to tap into the expectations of the public. Again, I only read so far, so maybe the stories have developed quite a bit. . .
 
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kinch;886138; said:
Well, Harry has to live in order for the author to continue to make money on future ventures such as amusement park rides, video games, whatever. Nobody will care to enjoy these if he is dead.

I read the first two books. I have a nephew who had a tough time with the reading thing, but who would read these over and again. So I got him hardcovers and he gave me the papers. . .

Anyway, and I may have not read far enough into the series, but why is this author considered creative? They fly on brooms, have owl pets, use wands, and the Irish redheads are poor with big families. Um. . . ??? Every stereotype from fantasy imaginable?? The hero always wins and the girl is smart. Whatever. . . (And I was a huge D&D nerd who loves all fantasy, even this. . .)

I thought that rather than being creative, these books were so un-creative as to tap into the expectations of the public. Again, I only read so far, so maybe the stories have developed quite a bit. . .
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I have not read the books mostly because I do not like to read science fiction/fantasy. When I lived in west MI there was a big uproar about the books because they talked about witches and wizards (West MI is very conservative). I figure anything that gets kids to read is fine by me.
 
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BuckBackHome;886207; said:
I figure anything that gets kids to read is fine by me.
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Thats my whole thing, if it gets a kid to read it can't be all bad.

And if someone is really that worried about the witches etc...simple don't let your kid read the book,or better yet, let them read the book and then talk to them about it. after all you are the parent....do some parenting
 
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kinch;886138; said:
Well, Harry has to live in order for the author to continue to make money on future ventures such as amusement park rides, video games, whatever. Nobody will care to enjoy these if he is dead.

I read the first two books. I have a nephew who had a tough time with the reading thing, but who would read these over and again. So I got him hardcovers and he gave me the papers. . .

Anyway, and I may have not read far enough into the series, but why is this author considered creative? They fly on brooms, have owl pets, use wands, and the Irish redheads are poor with big families. Um. . . ??? Every stereotype from fantasy imaginable?? The hero always wins and the girl is smart. Whatever. . . (And I was a huge D&D nerd who loves all fantasy, even this. . .)

I thought that rather than being creative, these books were so un-creative as to tap into the expectations of the public. Again, I only read so far, so maybe the stories have developed quite a bit. . .
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Actually, defeating stereotypes and bigotry is a big part of the underlying current of the books. There is a constant struggle between Pure Bloods (all wizard families), Mudbloods (wizard families corrupted by Muggle blood) and Muggle born wizards/witches that plays a major role in this series.

Oddly, Voldemort is a Mudblood (His father was a muggle) that hates all non-Purebloods.
 
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I have finally finshed it.

If you aren't "into it" but are interested in how it played out(closet potter fan), send me a PM.

I'll openly admit, that having finished it, I'm a bit disappointed in the ending and the amount stuff left unfinished.
 
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scooter1369;886481; said:
I have finally finshed it.

If you aren't "into it" but are interested in how it played out(closet potter fan), send me a PM.

I'll openly admit, that having finished it, I'm a bit disappointed in the ending and the amount stuff left unfinished.
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did it end with all of them sitting in a diner eating onion rings while Journey played on the Juke Box? :paranoid:
 
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scooter1369;886255; said:
Actually, defeating stereotypes and bigotry is a big part of the underlying current of the books. There is a constant struggle between Pure Bloods (all wizard families), Mudbloods (wizard families corrupted by Muggle blood) and Muggle born wizards/witches that plays a major role in this series.

Oddly, Voldemort is a Mudblood (His father was a muggle) that hates all non-Purebloods.
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Not quite, Mudbloods are muggle born, Voldemort, and Harry, are half-bloods.
 
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