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     Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
And before Harry Potter there was. . . http://www.waterstones.com/waterstonesweb/navigate.do?pPageID=200000681 | ||
| Ramsey Campbell (Ramsey) Username: Ramsey Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
"And before Harry Potter there was. . ." A great deal. | ||
| Griff (Griff) Username: Griff Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 195.93.21.74 |
 Do you like PG Wodehouse, Ramsey? | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.147.51.96 |
We've just watched Prisoner of Azkaban tonight; a version that strayed a bit from the book but which is actually something of a kid's movie classic, I reckon. We've been having a bit of a marathon of the series this week; the first is quite sweet, the second a little more oomphy, but this one is just such a rich film - not necessarily dramatically but for capturing a world and making you swallow it whole while you watch. It's lovely - like being given a trolley dash round Thorntons. (I wasn't crazy on the last Potter book, btw, but the rest of them had lots to recommend them.) | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.164.143.204 |
The thing is, some folk really come down on HP even though there really is so much worse out there. All you can think they must have a problem with is her success. | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
I read the first Potter book, Tony, just to see what the fuss was about. I thought it was funny in places and could see why kids liked it. I couldn't quite figure out the appeal to adults, though. I haven't read any more than the first. But again, it's cool. JK never planned on world domination. | ||
| Mark_lynch (Mark_lynch) Username: Mark_lynch Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 212.74.96.200 |
Actually, I'd love it if Ramsey's done or does one of the postcards. | ||
| Tony (Tony) Username: Tony Registered: 03-2008 Posted From: 86.164.143.204 |
They improve. The later ones are pretty affecting, and imaginative. Azkaban is stunning, plot-wise. |