Harry Potter VENT Alright, I'm sorry but.... POLL

I used to think the way you do - thought it was a kids book, what's the big deal, etc. Then I read the first book - it took me at least 2 months to get through the first 3 or 4 chapters - I finished the rest of the book in a day. That was 4 years ago and I've been hooked ever since

I'm not obsessed as to be going to any parties for it - but FFIL's g/f pre-ordered the book for Kevin, and i will be stealing it from him (he needs to study for classes - he has no time to read )

It's weird, because I don't like Star Wars or Lord of the Rings also (I still blame Kevin for wasting over 2 1/2 hours of my life making me watch the first LOTR) - but there's just something about HP that really just makes me want to keep reading.

I just came back from a Potter Party, so you know which category I'm in. I totally didn't want to read HP, didn't see the appeal, but then a friend of mine told me they were good, I took her word and read. The beginning of the first book, I was like, this is cute, but it's a kid's book, whatever..but as the books go on they get darker, more complicated, etc. By Book 3 I was hooked and I was so into how dark it really is. When i read the alter books, I actually can't believe children are reading this. They're going to have nightmares! Or they won't understand. The movies are a lot of fun, but so far they really haven't gone into the true depth of the sotry, which is where I believe the meaning lies. I can go on and on about the movie for Book 3 and how they never explain Padfoot, Prongs, Moony and Wormtail, or explain why Harry's Partonus is a Stag, but we'd be here all night, and you'd have NO clue what I was talking about . Honestly they're not just children's books. They have incredible depth and detail, and are much more intriguing than many of the adult books I've read.

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Posted by wc0143

Never read any books, never seen any movies ... have absolutely no interest whatsoever.

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Same here.