On harry potter.
Loathed by many on here I see.
Im guessing you were all adults when the books first hit the shops.
I remember reading the first when I was 11 up till the last one came out when I was sixteen.
I loved them, I thoroughly enjoyed them. I read each of the last three books within a day of them being released.
It was exciting and as a writer shes good at setting scenes so you felt like you were in this fictional universe.
Its trashy yes, and poorly written. A book for people who don't like books. I can't think of a more embarrassing guilty pleasure to be frank.
(shezam slouching towards nirvana., Sat 7 Jan 2012, 23:50, 6 replies)

Oh my!

( Herb Alpert's Taxi Driver I have very beautiful lips, Sat 7 Jan 2012, 23:55, closed)

Err, cyclic deja vu ?
(Bitter and Twisted, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 0:50, closed)

I was an adult
loved them none the less ! Come on its wizzards, magic, spells, monsters, baddies, flying cars and goblins - whats not to like??????
( sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 1:05, closed)

I too was 11 when the first one came out, but it never was my cup of tea.

( The Mock TurtIe ™ --- Thinks you are a cunt, on, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 1:28, closed)

fair enough !
nice to see someone who doesn't like them not act like a complete cunt for once :)
( sutit only the crumbliest, flakiest posts, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 1:42, closed)

I was 9 when the first one came out.
I liked the first three. They read like the old Enid Blyton novels.

Then her writing became less engaging and more cinematic when she got her movie deal. I liked them less.

I have read them all, and they're not bad. I just don't think they're worthy of wholesale adoration.
(Sivvus trolley collision in the fruit aisle led to a jam, Sun 8 Jan 2012, 10:11, closed)