Does anyone else besides me hate Harry Potter? Showing 2,151-2,200 of 3,118

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me?

[Rachel]

Okay my turn,
So she doesn't like the book. Calling those that read it idiots, well I feel that was uncalled for. I read the first few, liked them and didn't read the rest. Though my daughter has/had (many books ruined in a flood). I can not honestly say why I stopped reading them. I may now add them back to my list.

We all have different likes and dislikes.. someone went OT and brought in video games/outside.. well not all kids like or enjoy sports. or music or video games, we each have our own likes and dislikes.

I say lets look at this picture and see that if we all liked and did the same thing, it would be a very boring life..

I am off now. to read parts of each the books I am reading at once.

[AnnieB]

Harry Potter is about confronting fears and the real kind of friendship. Whoever doesn't like HP must hate friends...

[Will]

Because that's a logical conclusion.

[Tami]

It's alright if you don't like Harry Potter but calling people who do complete idiots makes you look immature.

[Will]

Almost as immature as saying that not liking Harry Potter must mean you hate friends!

[Gina]

wow.. i can't believe it... i don't have any idea that some people hate Harry Potter...

[Sarah]

Right. Here's my comeback.
You're calling a lot of people idiots - including me - Harry Potter is amazing. If you don't like it, then, fine, however it's not reasonable to be calling people who have a NICE opinion of something idiots. Harry Potter is a really good book - full of mystery and everything a good book needs.

[Nat]

I use to have the biggest crush on Fred and George. :D

[Dylan]

I found the books could have open our eyes onto issues that been going on going the past 70-80 years. I like the end of the book, but she could have drag it on and make a real solid point. It takes a person to think a lot to find any use for this book in the outside world. It is an easy read and I find it to be a nice alliterative world to escape in. I could be more detailed about this, but I have no time to waste hours of re-skimming the books.

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Will wrote: "Because that's a logical conclusion."

i agree.

[Nolan]

Anne wrote: "Twilight will be dead in 5 years. Harry Potter will never die. Harry Potter will always be in our hearts. ♥♥ ♥♥"

It will die at some point, every book does.

[Arti]

Natalie wrote: "I use to have the biggest crush on Fred and George. :D"

xP

[Emma]

Nolan wrote: "Anne wrote: "Twilight will be dead in 5 years. Harry Potter will never die. Harry Potter will always be in our hearts. ♥♥ ♥♥"

It will die at some point, every book does."

I don't know some books and stories have been around for decades, even centuries.

[Will]

Even Millennia.

[AnnieB]

Natalie wrote: "I use to have the biggest crush on Fred and George. :D"

i had a crush on Cedric before i even knew what Twilight was...

[Arti]

Anne wrote: "Natalie wrote: "I use to have the biggest crush on Fred and George. :D"

i had a crush on Cedric before i even knew what Twilight was..."

xD

[Mary Christabelle]

Dan wrote: "Such vicous hatred of a work of fiction seems like a waste of effort. I would be interested to read why the person who created this topic hates the Harry Potter books so much. Did they stop at So..."

Yeah... I'm wondering too... If they hate the book so much, why don't they just leave us alone... They hate it and yet they intend to cling to it by spending time talking about it or talking about how they hate it... Yeah I think they just hate something that's really popular to make them superior.. ;)

[Mary Christabelle]

Anne wrote: "Nolan wrote: "Anne wrote:I wrote...What you said about her mom, was inconsiderate and just proves that you are a mindless fool that will someday take advice for granted and then bad things will com..."

(And im 12, so we are about the same age! And ya, when i was nine, everyone thought that they were going to get a letter form Hogwarts.....)

WOW... I didn't realized there are lots of young goodread members here!!! I'm really amazed... And I'm impressed how they stood their grounds...

[Mary Christabelle]

Romita05 wrote: "Kayla wrote: "The stupid book has no point at all! Only complete idiots would read Harry Potter!"

Do you mean J.K Rowling became a billionaire because Idiots decided to read her books?
Advice : R..."

I totally agree!!! REREAD IT! REREAD IT! YOU'LL LOVE IT!

[Mary Christabelle]

Anne wrote: "Twilight will be dead in 5 years. Harry Potter will never die. Harry Potter will always be in our hearts. ♥♥ ♥♥"

Well, I hope none of them would die... For me, both are great literature and interesting reads... Although I totally loved Harry Potter books, I won't compare it to twilight... They have different genre.. Different world and different kinds of charm...

[Mary Christabelle]

Will wrote: "Almost as immature as saying that not liking Harry Potter must mean you hate friends!"

Will wrote: "Almost as immature as saying that not liking Harry Potter must mean you hate friends!"

Point taken... I love harry potter but it's rude to judge people for who they are just because they don't like the plot are style of our books... All of those who loves harry, if you really like HP books, let's show what we learned from the books..the values and morals... So let's be nice everyone... Don't be a MALFOY... Try to be a Harry...
PS...Sorry if I offended those who loves Malfoy... But I know you get my point...ryt? ;)

[Mary Christabelle]

Anne wrote: "Kimberly LoVe wrote: "Anne wrote: "Harry Potter is about confronting fears and the real kind of friendship. Whoever doesn't like HP must hate friends..."

Actually, I dislike HP very much so and lo..."


(I was joking. I bet you have many AMAZING friends. I am sorry if i offended you... )

THAT'S MY GIRL! You go girl!

[Wechselbalg]

You may want to check out Stephen King's opinion on Harry Potter. The man knows quite a lot. ;)

Harry Potter has plot, a good one for that matter. It's also about growing up, the characters are incredibly well written (and it's really not that easy to come up with such vivid and believable characters); the books are teaching us lessons, showing us the value of high morals - I could go on like this for longer, but I don't want to bore you.
Besides, I'm sure it has been said often enough already.

I used to be a kid who hated anything 'mainstreamish' (I know, that's no word ;D ) but at some point I found out that sometimes there's a reason why many people like a certain thing...

So, Harry Potter is a lot, but stupid or pointless is certainly not in the list.

(ps: sorry for any mistakes in my comment. English isn't my first language)

[Arti]

Mary Christabelle wrote: "Anne wrote: "Nolan wrote: "Anne wrote:I wrote...What you said about her mom, was inconsiderate and just proves that you are a mindless fool that will someday take advice for granted and then bad th..."

((im 12 too!))

[AnnieB]

Wechselbalg wrote: "You may want to check out Stephen King's opinion on Harry Potter. The man knows quite a lot. ;)

Harry Potter has plot, a good one for that matter. It's also about growing up, the characters are in..."

No. You did really good with your English!

[AnnieB]

Mary Christabelle wrote: "Will wrote: "Almost as immature as saying that not liking Harry Potter must mean you hate friends!"

Will wrote: "Almost as immature as saying that not liking Harry Potter must mean you hate friend..."

ALL RIGHT! I AGREE! Lets all forget rude things we have said (and typed) and all focus on the greatness of Harry Potter! ♥♥♥♥

[Scott]

Old-Barbarossa wrote: "So somebody hates Harry Potter…
The character?
The books?
If the character, well we can’t all like everyone. But he’s from the same mould that gave us a whole host of flawed heroes that tried to..."

I agree that the Potter books are derivative. Hopefully, some people have been encouraged to read some of the classics that you mentioned, rather than just reading another derivative like the whole present genre of vampires with raging hormones.

[Arti]

Anne wrote: "GO 12 YEAR OLDS! WE DOMINATE!"

WHOO!!!!!!

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love the comment above

[Arti]

Anne wrote: "PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!lets just be here to discuss the greatness of HP...which makes no sense because the title of this discussion is "Why do you hate HP"...lets like books whether they be Hp (amazing..."

agreed again

[Wechselbalg]

Anne wrote: "Wechselbalg wrote: "You may want to..."

Many thanks, Anne!
And I love your comment about why we are here; I'll drink (I'm a little allergic to grape juice, so I'll just go with red tea) to that, too. =)

[Gina]

why would some hate such a nice work of JK Rowling? For me, Harry Potter is an awesome book! Full of adventures and dedication to friends.. ;)

[Madelene]

it is alright to hate it but you shouldn't call us(the people who absolutely loves the book) idiots

[Mary Christabelle]

Madelene wrote: "it is alright to hate it but you shouldn't call us(the people who absolutely loves the book) idiots"

YEAH... ABSOLUTELY! DON'T CALL US IDIOTS PEOPLE!!! HAHAHA... Let's all be happy!

[Wechselbalg]

(*Kenna Bear*) wrote: "Anne wrote: "PLEASE READ!!!!!!!!lets just be here to discuss the greatness of HP...which makes no sense because the title of this discussion is "Why do you hate HP"...lets like books whether they b..."

As far as I understood it she didn't mean to insult anybody or anything - quite the contrary. =) And she said Grape-juice. While wine is made of grapes, too, it's a whole different process. So no need to worry.
...weren't we just discussing a book? How did I end up talking about grapes?^^
And I agree, too. Everybody has their own taste in books and that's good. =)

[Stephen Mcintosh]

I guess I give it a three star...

[Joshua]

its ok i dgive it a two ore a three.

[Joshua]

i hate the second book.
but hermine is beast.

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im going to quit this group. i got in trouble with my teacher because i was in groups that dont discuss books. so, bye everyone! if you want to contact me, you can message me.

[Arti]

Joshua wrote: "i hate the second book.
but hermine is beast."

??

[Nat]

Hermine sounds like a drug...or something. Hermione right? XD

[Wechselbalg]

lol
Hermione's name in the German translation is actually 'Hermine', but I guess it was just a little typo in this thread. ;)

Joshua, do you mean, she is the best, or a beast?
I like her *most of the time*, because she's a smart main character instead of the typical beauty, which is pretty cool. ...but she can be quite annoying.^^

[Kris]

sigh....
give me 10 GOOD resons why you people like harry poter?
AND I MEAN GOOD!!

[AnnieB]

Kris wrote: "sigh....
give me 10 GOOD resons why you people like harry poter?
AND I MEAN GOOD!!"

1. You can relate to the characters
2. JK Rowling wrights with amazing detail
3. It makes your imagination EXPLODE with curiosity
4. It inspired me to wanna be an author
5. It teaches you about the importance of friendship
6. Makes you sad when MAIN CHARACTERS die. lov it.
7. The Movies Stick to the Book
8. There are 7 books. The plot goes on for a long time
9. There is always some sort of action
10. There is mystery action suspense and romance
11. You cant stop reading them
12. It teaches people about confronting fears
13. You really believe in it
14. The plot is AMAZING
15. It gets you attached
16. Overall Harry Potter Rocks
17. Encourages kids to read
18. Is Good for all Ages
19. Makes you feel like your in the story
20. It has a surprising ending

would anyone like to add to the list?

[Arti]

Wechselbalg wrote: "lol
Hermione's name in the German translation is actually 'Hermine', but I guess it was just a little typo in this thread. ;)

Joshua, do you mean, she is the best, or a beast?
I like her *most of..."

annoying is in her personality just like it's in mine :)

[Atlantic Gem]

Yes, yes it is. But that's what we love about her,right?

[Kris]

Anne wrote: "Kris wrote: "sigh....
give me 10 GOOD resons why you people like harry poter?
AND I MEAN GOOD!!"

1. You can relate to the characters
2. JK Rowling wrights with amazing detail
3. It makes your imag..."

I SAID GOOD!!!1

[Nat]

Kris wrote: "Anne wrote: "Kris wrote: "sigh....
give me 10 GOOD resons why you people like harry poter?
AND I MEAN GOOD!!"

1. You can relate to the characters
2. JK Rowling wrights with amazing detail
3...."

Her reasons were good...I can add a few more.
The writing and prose is very easy and it flows good
The strength that the characters show after a loved one dies is encouraging.
The villain is actually as bad as it gets when it comes to creating a perfect race, and bringing on the next WW3
And the plot twists actually start in book 1
So I really don't see why Anne's reasons weren't good. I thought they were.