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Re: Patriotism
at what? A degree in literature, creative writing, or library science? A career with the ACLU defending the presence of banned books of in the classroom?
BB, your sarcastic tone always made me think you were smart enough to be cynical. I'm sorry to have misjudged you and to learn that you really don't have much knowledge to contribute on a topic.
PS: TKaM is categorized as young adult literature! YWIA.
See, I feel like you just keep comparing HP to Twilight. IMO, you really can't compare the two. But my opinion aside, you have actually read Twilight. Therefore, you have every right to say you don't like it. But to say you don't like HP or to compare it to Twilight (or anything else for that matter) when you haven't even read it doesn't hold any ground with me. Read it, or try to, then give an opinion.
So, even though you've never picked up one of the books, you can't stand HP. All because (obviously) more than one person has recommended it as great reading (albeit enthusiastically).
Yeah, I can totally get behind that logic. /sarcasm
Cutting off your nose to spite your face is usually a poor plan. Who knows, maybe if you actually gave HP a try, you'd like the books. Oh, but that would ruin your rebellious, don't-tell-me-what-to-read, you-are-all-losers image, wouldn't it? Pity.
Thank you from the bottom of my lurking heart whoever on 6-9 recommended coming over here for this thread.
And you are awesome.
No, she's logical. Saying you don't like HP without ever having picked up a book is like my SD saying she doesn't like spinach without ever having tasted it. Guess what? She tasted it, & she LOVES it. If she had never tried it, always snubbed her nose at it, she'd have been missing out on something she loves. Would she have known she was missing out? No. Would her life be complete without it? Sure. But now, she gets to enjoy so many more dishes because she tried it & LIKED IT.
I think you're just afraid to like HP, because all the cool kids do.
& I agree with everyone else who said that HP books are not "tween". I started reading them when they first came out, & yes, I was in MS. But by the time the 5th book came out, I was later in HS & it was HEAVY. Anything after the first couple of books is NOT something I'd let my MS child read. No way.
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Twilight SUCKS in comparison to HP. Like, not even in the same galaxy, let alone the same ballpark.
In accordance with my earlier analogy, yes, there are people that don't like spinach. You may be dead-set that you don't like spinach, but if you never try it, you'll never know for sure. HeIl, my mom never bought me spinach as a kid, because she was convinced that I would hate it. I LOVE spinach. She never even gave me the opportunity to try it. How sad is that?
You are limiting yourself from so many possibilities (not just HP) by refusing to even look beyond your status quo. I was never a military/action reader, but my husband is - & there are several of his books that I've picked up & really enjoyed. I would have never picked those books for myself, but because I had easy access, I gave 'em the old college try. & surprised myself by really getting into them.
I'm a huge believer in "don't knock it 'til you try it". You, instead, seem fixated on knocking it before even considering trying it.
Hi, my name is MrsSeli and I'm in love with a woman named NastyAnnie.
And Brandi Bee, I think people are trying to tell you that just because you read "smart people books" doesn't make you smart. And judging something without reading it first makes absolutely no sense. I might look at a book and think I won't like it, but if someone (or many, many, many someones) told me it was amazing, I would read it and THEN pass judgement. I still might not like it, but then again I might love it!
Then again, I own a "Team Neville" t-shirt, so I am but another person to add to your pile of judgement.
ETA: oh sh!t, sorry. Neville is a character from Harry Potter.
Yeah, I'm another lurker who not only loves this thread but kind of want to make out with annie right now. Excellent posts.
I just knoooooooow I won't like those books. Because all the "cooooooolllll" kids like them. They're just stuuuuuuuupid. I'm too gooooooood to be mainstream.
Yep, sounds like middle school to me!
"I don't shop in the tween section, it's like trying to hump Justin Bieber, I read Stephen King in middle school because I now read REAL books about Roe v Wade or Mockingbird, reading adolescent books is adolescent," and laughing at a degree in literature/library science are a few of the ways you have tried to assert yourself here.
BrandiBee, something tells me you might benefit from some culture, pop or otherwise.
Oh, and pancakes aren't just for breakfast. Try them at dinner sometime...still awesome.
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Iowans for Voldemort resent you for that.
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Iowans for Voldemort resent you for that.
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Tardy to the Party but I just had to say I PPH this thread.
FYI: I teach creative writing at the college level. I am not a *HUGE* Harry Potter fan, but found it an interesting way to connect with my students. I don't find it to be hugely ground breaking or particularly well-written, but I find it to be charming and interesting and must've found it to be good enough to read the whole series.
I think Stephenie Meyer probably deserves much much more of your ire than JK Rowling (although "feet the size of baby dolphins" STILL irks me and if everyone was truly clambering in the book, people spent way too much time standing up in the movie).
I only share that to make you think "Huh, she's not a character-costume-wearing freak."
It's still a tremendous addition to pop-culture and worth knowing just the bare bones about. But I didn't really come here to talk to the OP.
I came here to say I am in love with any board that can cover literature and David Lynch in a thread titled "Patriotism". It makes m squeal with delight.
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Damn auto correct! I must have had a typo close to heather.
this is so perfect!
You are doing Kentucky no favors sister. Stop.Now.Please.
I stopped right here in this monstrosity of a thread. You can't judge it because you haven't read it. I can say Twilight sucks because I read it. For what it's worth HP has a lot of the same themes as TKAM like racism, friendship, family, love, and making assumptions about people/things you know nothing about. I usually like you Brandi but in this you are wrong. I don't care if you read it or not but not reading it means you shouldn't judge it.
BB -- Omg. Now I'm just laughing at "the bump people".
I can't help but notice you have over 4,700 posts and 2 years under your belt...
Indie... I think we need a whole new 8-page post about how you didn't want to like Radiohead. Seriously. Something's not right there.
I'm not even entirely sure! I mean.. "bump people"? It reads as whoever they are, they are lying in wait to argue about books.
And yes, I figured these people must have seniority of sorts!
I post on a few forums too. I'm an admin on one where we actually get along, right?
You used "bump people" in a derogatory way, insinuating that "we" twist words. Why would that be a trait of a "bump person"?
And don't all off-board users come from the bump anyway? So aren't they the same people? I don't get your remark.
I have seen both Radiohead & The Beasties. Both are great shows. The problem is now I think Radiohead only does an LA/Chicago/NYC circuit. But still, totally worth it if you're close to any of those cities (or not!).
I've never seen Coldplay, and I lurve them too.
To Indie: I don't think love for Coldplay and Radiohead has to be mutually exclusive.
Sooo read all those books when I was like 8.
ALSO I rented the move that just came out.
CUTE.