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Old 14-05-2010, 09:04 PM #1
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Which do people prefer?. I love them both but think Harry Potter just about takes it for me
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I know it is tough, I had to think about it alot, the final decision was made because, I could watch Harry Potter over and over but I have to be in the right frame of mind for LOTRs
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I know it is tough, I had to think about it alot, the final decision was made because, I could watch Harry Potter over and over but I have to be in the right frame of mind for LOTRs
I'm looking at it in terms of the influence they've had too. I mean, fantasy novels became a force after Tolkien because he created such a rich and diverse world in his novels, forming new languages as well. They were important and influential in the development of literature. Having said that, Harry Potter is just such great fun and has so many fully developed characters, rather than individuals who are prisoners of the narrative which is often the case in Tolkien's world - but yeah, he's all about mythology, whereas Potter is more immediate to our times. It's difficult.
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I'm looking at it in terms of the influence they've had too. I mean, fantasy novels became a force after Tolkien because he created such a rich and diverse world in his novels, forming new languages as well. They were important and influential in the development of literature. Having said that, Harry Potter is just such great fun and has so many fully developed characters, rather than individuals who are prisoners of the narrative which is often the case in Tolkien's world - but yeah, he's all about mythology, whereas Potter is more immediate to our times. It's difficult.
Yeah, I mean, there's no doubt LOTRs is fantastic and it's obvious the amount of work Tolkien put into it. But I have to say I just enjoy Harry Potter a teeny tiny bit more
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Yeah, I mean, there's no doubt LOTRs is fantastic and it's obvious the amount of work Tolkien put into it. But I have to say I just enjoy Harry Potter a teeny tiny bit more
They're great page turners and I love watching them, but I also have to applaud the scope of Tolkien's universe. She's a good writer too actually.
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Lord of The Rings is old and isnt compared to Harry Potter as much as it use to be.

Twilight is usually compared to it more now.

Either way Harry Potter OWNs the rest of them.
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Lord of the rings is amazing Paddy, it's not that old!

Isn't there a new one coming out too, the hobbit? or did I imagine that?
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Yeah, I thought that might be the case. Have they read any of the books?
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No, well my son has only just started learning to read so he hasn't read any books yet

My daughter loves reading but she saw the films before she got into books
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My daughter loves reading but she saw the films before she got into books
Yeah, I'm sure if I were their age now I would have watched the flicks first. Just how it goes nowadays, right?
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