DeathScepter Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Walsingham, I love you I really do................but not in that way. Anti Harry potter fan......
Blarghagh Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 What exactly does Harry Potter represent? If he represents anything at all? I think you're giving it too much credit, Wals.
Musopticon? Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 It's nice enough that it gets every dumb**** from here to Zooster to read instead of endlessly watch tv. Eh. I'm reading Conn Iggulden's Emperor:Gods of War Prety decent, but then again...he's Conn Iggulden ffs. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Hurlshort Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Harry Potter represents an entire generation that is suddenly interested in reading again, so I'm pretty pro-Potter.
Guest The Architect Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) I would read more, but people who go to the library over here get stoned, so I stay away from it. And by stoned, I don't mean get high on drugs. The only books I can get my hands on are TAFE books, and they're all about boring, bureaucratic business garbage, bureaucratic business garbage that I'm learning though, so yeah. Then again, I could just buy books on eBay, so technically there are no excuses. I'm pretty much just one of those dumb ****s from Zooster I guess. Harry Potter represents an entire generation that is suddenly interested in reading again, so I'm pretty pro-Potter. I think you mean "represents an entire generation that's only interested in reading Harry Potter". Edited July 11, 2007 by The Architect
Xard Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 I would read more, but people who go to the library over here get stoned, so I stay away from it. lol u aussies r such barbarians Harry Potter's are decent. But Rowling really should cut amount of the adverbs. And other stuff. How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG)
Musopticon? Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 And stop using "with gusto". I hate that phrase. Also, it's hard to read Potters once you realise how big archetypes the characters actually are. I mean, having read a childhood's worth of Enid Blyton, you come recognize some patterns. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Hurlshort Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Harry Potter represents an entire generation that is suddenly interested in reading again, so I'm pretty pro-Potter. I think you mean "represents an entire generation that's only interested in reading Harry Potter". Potter is a gateway drug. Sure, they may only read about Harry at first, but eventually they'll get the urge to read about other wizards. It might start off as an innocent Neil Gaiman book, but eventually they'll be full-blown readers. Seriously though, Rowlings has surpassed even CS Lewis and RL Stine in terms of getting young people to read. Whether you are a fan or not, I don't get how you can discount the importance she has had on young readers. The Potter books are by no means light reading, and children are challenging themselves to read these books even though they are usually many levels above their grade level reading. It's also great to see a book become such a major attraction. I had the same feeling about Dan Brown, I didn't think he was all that great of a writer, but tons of people were reading the Da Vinci code. Literature needs superstars like this, it helps every genre and every author.
Musopticon? Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 I agree. If Rowling has anything to be proud of, it's this revival. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Xard Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 And all the Harry/Malcolm fanfics Oh wait.... How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG)
Tale Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Harry Potter books got me back into reading in '06 after Stephen King's Hearts in Atlantis got me out of it in '99. Since then I've been back, baby! Amazon.com has pre-orders for the book at 17.00 with guaranteed (or it's FREE) release day delivery on standard shipping. Edit: Misplaced apostraphe. Edited July 11, 2007 by Tale "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Musopticon? Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 And all the Harry/Malcolm fanfics Oh wait.... Hagrid x Neville Keep your wits about you and stay with ReTakes and ReDeaths, at least you'll be sane. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Tale Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 I have a recording on my home computer of a Goku - Anne Frank fanfic being read over Teamspeak. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Xard Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 (edited) Actually I've only small samples of any HP fanfiction since I tend to despise fanfics in general (yikes, I guess that makes me like Robin Hobb). Even those carefully treaded journey's were enough to confirm my beliefs on their pure malice and plain wrongness Geez, Hagrid x Neville exists? Edited July 11, 2007 by Xard How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG)
Musopticon? Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Yes. Female majority on campus acquaints one with these things. Unfortunately. I like Hobb's ideas(FizChivalry x Fool/Amber, no thanks), just not her attitude. I've read her "blog" somewhat and she came across as a spiteful old hag everytime someone mentioned fanworks. Then again, I know I'd be angry if I saw what they do to my characters in Teh Internets. Jesus, and some of these people call themselves fans, ffs. kirottu said: I was raised by polar bears. I had to fight against blood thirsty wolves and rabid penguins to get my food. Those who were too weak to survive were sent to Sweden. It has made me the man I am today. A man who craves furry hentai. So let us go and embrace the rustling smells of unseen worlds
Walsingham Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Anne Frank fanfic? You mean like her developing special mutant powers and kicking the nazis? "It wasn't lies. It was just... bull****"." -Elwood Blues tarna's dead; processing... complete. Disappointed by Universe. RIP Hades/Sand/etc. Here's hoping your next alt has a harp.
Tale Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Anne Frank fanfic? You mean like her developing special mutant powers and kicking the nazis? No, but Goku does save her from Hitler. And they fall in love. It's so very sweet. "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Xard Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Goku from DB? How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG)
Tale Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Goku from DB? Is there another? "Show me a man who "plays fair" and I'll show you a very talented cheater."
Xard Posted July 11, 2007 Posted July 11, 2007 Well, the original Monkey King Son Goku... and stuff How can it be a no ob build. It has PROVEN effective. I dare you to show your builds and I will tear you apart in an arugment about how these builds will won them. - OverPowered Godzilla (OPG)
Krookie Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 I despise Harry Potter and everything it represents. What does it represent?
WITHTEETH Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 Animal Farm by George Orwell depressing little read. I had no idea what the book was about but after just a few pages i knew what was going to happen. I knew that was going to happen to boxer. Now was this book trying to resemble communism in the USSR? The Napoleon Character threw me off, was it rather to resemble his era? Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig
Pidesco Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 It is an allegory for the rise of Communism in the USSR. If i remember correctly, the main characters are Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin. "My hovercraft is full of eels!" - Hungarian tourist I am Dan Quayle of the Romans. I want to tattoo a map of the Netherlands on my nether lands. Heja Sverige!! Everyone should cuffawkle more. The wrench is your friend.
WITHTEETH Posted July 12, 2007 Posted July 12, 2007 It is an allegory for the rise of Communism in the USSR. If i remember correctly, the main characters are Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin. The plot is an allegory in which the pigs in a farm play the role of the Bolshevik revolutionaries and overthrow and oust the human owners of the farm, setting it up as a commune in which, at first, all animals are equal. Well the pigs names aren't those, but i can see it symbolically for sure. The disagreement trick that led up to the windmill was an interesting twist, that i did not expect. Always outnumbered, never out gunned! Unreal Tournament 2004 Handle:Enlight_2.0 Myspace Website! My rig
Guard Dog Posted July 13, 2007 Posted July 13, 2007 It is an allegory for the rise of Communism in the USSR. If i remember correctly, the main characters are Lenin, Trotsky and Stalin. The plot is an allegory in which the pigs in a farm play the role of the Bolshevik revolutionaries and overthrow and oust the human owners of the farm, setting it up as a commune in which, at first, all animals are equal. Well the pigs names aren't those, but i can see it symbolically for sure. The disagreement trick that led up to the windmill was an interesting twist, that i did not expect. IIRC the parallels were: Old Major: Lenin/Marx/Engle composite Snowball: Trotsky Napolean: Stalin Squealer: Pravda (I think) the newspaper The Crow (dont remember name): Russian Orthodox Church Boxer: Bolshevick party members Dogs: NKVD (secret police pre-KGB) Mr Jones: Czar Nicholas II Mr. Fredrick: The Germans The other neighbor (do not remeber name): The British. The donkey: Russian Jews Mollie: The russian nobility who flen the revolution. There are others but thats all I remember. It's been a few years since I read it last. "While it is true you learn with age, the down side is what you often learn is what a damn fool you were before" Thomas Sowell
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