Any 'Potter fans? (mostly books)

[Poppy98]

If so, how did you get into the series?

 

[Outdated]

I loved them. I bought the series for one of my nieces and naturally I had to read them first and make sure they were suitable for the child.

I never had any interest in the movies at all and I've never watched a whole one, this is quite normal for me if I've already read the books. If the movie differs to how I imagined things then it's all wrong and disturbing. I loved the books though, they really surprised me. It's almost like she wrote adult stories and then went back and edited them for children afterwards.

 

[velociraptor]

Started reading the books to my daughter and then she got into them and I enjoyed them with her. I like the movies but I love the books more. I know Rowling's views aren't popular, but don't really care. I'm an ex-Mormon and have no love for that church, but I still enjoy the Ender Wiggins novels as well (Card). Sometimes you have to separate the art from the artist.

 

[Jumpinbare]

I had to read them just because of all the controversy I was hearing about them. I don't normally get manipulated that way, but I like s good fantasy story -- loved Tolkien's stuff -- so I dove in to the Potter series.

Yes, it had witches. Yes, Harry defied authority. But it also had a solid good vs evil theme with characters making self-sacrifices for the greater good.

 

[Kitsuna]

Me! I got into the books way back when they first came out - my 5th grade reading teacher read Sorcerer’s Stone aloud to our class if we had spare time at the end and I eventually asked my parents to get me my own copy.

I haven’t read the books in ages (I think after Deathly Hallows came out) but I still consider myself a fan. I don’t agree with Rowling’s views either, but I really didn’t agree with people trying to cancel the series along with her also. The witchcraft controversy always gotten an eye roll from me too.

 

[JayLapointe]

I came to the Potter world in a round about way. I had seen the first movie when it came out and thought it was alright but never got into or really followed it at all. Then I ended up playing Hogworts Legacy, the videogame, and I thought they did such a great job on it, and introducing the lore that I then went and watched all the movies. Really enjoyed it all. I can't see reading the books though just because there are too many other things I want to read first.

 

[Poppy98]

Ender Wiggins novels as well (Card)

I want to read those! My library doesn't have a copy available atm.

 

[Poppy98]

It's almost like she wrote adult stories and then went back and edited them for children afterwards.

oddly that's what I thought about My Little Pony:FIM.

They reminded me a lot of Tolkein. I expected them to be vapid with high-pitched voices, but was pleasantly suprised.

I have a couple of criticisms for some of the early episodes, but they had very good storytelling and considering that the music was created about weekly, I thought that it wasn't too bad either. I also liked how some of the storylines interweaved nicely.

 

[Poppy98]

I never had any interest in the movies at all and I've never watched a whole one, this is quite normal for me if I've already read the books.

The first movie is the best of the movies (which is ironic given the acting ability of new-to-acting 10-year-olds).
The books are obviously better than the movies, though.

The only movies that are potentially better than the books are The Princess Diaries (first one only), A Little Princess, and idk about Matilda...both were pretty good.

 

[TBRS1]

I was teaching high school and I also had two young children (of an appropriate age) when the books came out.

I enjoyed them - they are well written - and that gave me an appropriate way to relate to young people.

It was nice.

However, we have groups of people here who regarded the books as "demonic," so that was weird. A grade school teacher nearly lost her job for reading it to her class.