Revelation
Having avoided Harry Potter like the plague since he first appeared I am now listening to the first book read by Stephen Fry, given as a Christmas present to the smallest person with whom I live.

It really has been revelatory. How can such a stinking pile of shite have done so well? Slow moving, badly written, turgid crap. Enid Fucking Blyton wrote better school stories and a bit of tedious magic doesn't improve things. For children I suppose it's barely acceptable but how can any self-respecting adult be seen reading such this bollocks?

Oh Christ. It's on again. Hours of the fucking stuff to go. I've already told him there are no more books in the series, though, because if the rest of this crap comes in the door I'm going to have to live in the car for the next few years.

"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" is the only book I have ever encountered which could be improved by a rewrite from Dan Brown.
(ubergeekian, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 16:37, 9 replies)

Harry Potter
That's not fair. I agree that it is not brilliantly written but the story and the characters are great and that more than makes up for it. I think the books are excellent and they have also done a lot towards getting kids who are not interested in reading to read. My nephew for one!

My issue is with the later books which are just far too long. They would have benefitted from significant editing. They should be 20-25% shorter.
(Al987, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 17:00, closed)

About 60% of the final book
is the main characters, hiding in a tent - if that really could have been cut.
( monster munch person, man, woman... camera... TV?, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 17:53, closed)

If folk are told something is brilliant, and enough money is chucked into the promotion, they'll believe it's brilliant.
Regardless of whether or not it actually is brilliant.
( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 17:21, closed)

Enid Blyton was much better. For the latent racism LOLs
You can stick your wizards up your arse though. JK Rowling = massive talentless and over-marketed twat.
( Fucking hell Jeff I am not a robot, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 21:22, closed)

Nice tits though

( shinyshinyscalp less a man, more a way of life, Mon 9 Jan 2012, 12:12, closed)

I feel sorry for you
and wish you were a nicer person.
( sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 1:24, closed)

If you wish to assess people
based on their assessment of hyped schlock, then good luck with that. Give us a call back when you've read some adult books, will you?
(ubergeekian, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 14:46, closed)

If you want to get so worked up
over popular kids books then good luck with that. Have you tried anger management, flower arranging or knitting, something to calm your disposition?
( sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Tue 10 Jan 2012, 0:37, closed)

A Stephen Fry audiobook? Where can I get this?
(Avnas dosh!, Thu 12 Jan 2012, 7:40, closed)