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A certain... lack of grace?
Topic Started: Mar 2 2008, 02:55 PM (3,900 Views)
Ianna
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I liked it...no loved it.

And it's not like she wrote an Eragon.


"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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...Even the epilogue? :huh:
流口水的婊子和猴子的笨儿子。
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Ianna
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I ignore the epilogue.

You know how I feel about it.

"You belong in Gryffindor,
where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
set Gryffindors apart."


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It's a mistep, Bowles. ;) The book was doomed to obscurity anyway.



Meh, Harry Potter is Good. But it's nowhere near great. But that's where it stands in popular culture; it was at the right place at the right time.
....And the mid series Wangst was so very frustrating.

Shame of the Super Son
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*shrug* I never personally found much wrong with the mid-series angst. There's a frigging dark lord out there and people are refusing to believe you and are calling you a psychopath. What's HP supposed to do, skip around singing Disney pop songs?

If you want wangst, read something like Twilight. A bloodthirsty vampire pulls a Peter Parker and leave his girlfriend cuz he wants to keep her safe and then for half a book you hear 'woe is me' and 'I'm so numb to this meaningless world.'

@ Lucy's Sig: Jeffree Star's hotter.

流口水的婊子和猴子的笨儿子。
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I hate the Twilight series....

And yes, Disney brightens the mood.

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where dwell the brave at heart,
Their daring, nerve and chivalry
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The Books were simply structured like that: Go to school, deal with some sadistic teachers, go all angsty, Have the principle support your wild plots, face the Dark lord, get all angsty again.

Cardinal rule: Never extend angst over several chapters. At the end of day, the guy and his problems are fictional; people don't relate.
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I have a friend who is this ~alpha male~ and he keeps banging on about how today's generation is full of wimps and emos. Wangst like HP and Twilight could be thriving because of that. Or the other way round.

Personally I think it's better to wangst than have lots of ~pent up aggression~
Nothing to see here, move along.
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Mar 18 2008, 06:14 AM
The Books were simply structured like that: Go to school, deal with some sadistic teachers, go all angsty, Have the principle support your wild plots, face the Dark lord, get all angsty again.

Cardinal rule: Never extend angst over several chapters. At the end of day, the guy and his problems are fictional; people don't relate.

That's why I don't enjoy the books as much as I could. Whine, whine, whine, sulk, sulk, sulk, angst, angst, angst, all the bloody time.
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Alpha Male? Heh.


Good stories have counterpoints. A bit of Humor, black or otherwise.
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Apollo
Mar 19 2008, 02:58 AM


Cardinal rule: Never extend angst over several chapters. At the end of day, the guy and his problems are fictional; people don't relate.

I know the books are fictional & stuff, but ppl do relate to them. Esp. with the deaths. There was this family who derived solace from the books after losing their close relatives in the World Trade Centre attack. I know a couple more ppl who related in the same way with the books. Me too, when my Grandpa died & my friend whose lovebird died. Ppl who feel nostalgic often too like the books as they sort of remind them of their childhood days -homeworks, exams, friendships, first crushes etcetc. I know it sounds mushy and all, but it is the truth. Many do relate with books- fictional or otherwise.
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nathanielandbartimaeus
Mar 29 2008, 02:34 PM
Ppl who feel nostalgic often too like the books as they sort of remind them of their childhood days -homeworks, exams, friendships, first crushes etcetc.

Damn, your childhood is more exciting than mine if it involves magic and fighting off dark wizards...
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Crap, and just when I was beggining to get a sense of privledge...
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Mar 29 2008, 04:05 PM
Damn, your childhood is more exciting than mine if it involves magic and fighting off dark wizards...

True, Sent.
And sorry Apollo :D .
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nathanielandbartimaeus
Mar 30 2008, 01:45 PM
Sentynel
Mar 29 2008, 04:05 PM
Damn, your childhood is more exciting than mine if it involves magic and fighting off dark wizards...

True, Sent.

...actually, thinking about it, a fairly large amount of my childhood has involved magic and fighting off dark wizards. I play far too many RPGs.. >>
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