[HPforGrownups] Worth it???

[Kellie and Lady J]

No: HPFGUIDX 153555


Janie
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Hello peoples,

Really now, I am very curious. Some of you seem to have based your
lives around Harry Potter. I am sure I am not meaning to be rude or
trying to bash anyone, just curious, what is it about these books that
have enthralled you?
Granted, they're well written, and fun, but are they really that worth
while??? I mean, contemplating the personalities of each character and
their motives and all that, worth it?
I am an intelligent person and a very good reader [one of the only
things I'm really good at], but I just don't think they're that
amazing. I read the first, second, and latest one that came out, and
quite frankly, lost interest.
Am I the only one out there?
Thanks and all the best!
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Kellie here
Well, first I will say that not everyone is going to like a book.  I have 
friend's who don't understand why I love the Harry Potter books.  It is a 
matter of personal preference.  Some enjoy the Potter books and others 
don't.  It is all if it catches your interest or not.  Some try it, and 
decide it just isn't for them and others come to it, reluctantly truly 
expecting to hate it and they can't put it down. (I have friends like this)

As for me, I find the world that J. K. creates interesting.  I think that 
she is an excellent writer and clever too.  She is able to hold my attention 
and completely throw me off when I think I understand something.  I love her 
play on words and how names are often derived from something.

I enjoy the hidden meanings in the books, many of which I didn't think about 
until seeing them on this list.  I am now going through and rereading the 
books now, so that I can read them from a different perspective.

And as for speculating about a characters personality and the reason for 
certain things they have done.  I can only speak for myself, but I get so 
wrapped up in a story that I feel like I am there.  I am part of the story 
that J. K. has written down on the pages.  They aren't words for me anymore. 
I listen to audio books, and I hear the words, but they are in a way half 
heard.  It is hard to explain.  I hear them but it goes above that with  me. 
It turns into pictures in my mind and I am transported to their world.  A 
world where magic exists, where you can wave a wand to clean the dishes, 
apperate to get somewhere quickly, turn into a cat, and where dragons and 
hippogriphs fly.

Though, I know that it is all a book, it is fun to get so wrapped up that 
you wonder, why is a person like this? , what would they do and speculate 
what a person is going to do in the next book.  Fictional characters they 
might be, but they still have a personality unique to them.  Snape is just a 
sarcastic person, the twins  love to play tricks, Hermione (sorry on the 
spelling, I haven't seen it spelled out so am not sure how it is spelled 
smiles* is smart and the one who tries to think before acting rashly.  And 
because of that, we can wonder or think about how they would act and why. 
Or, knowing each personality, wonder why they made the decision they did.

On another site I was on, Harry Potter came up and some individuals couldn't 
understand how a person could get so wrapped up and get upset when a 
particular character died or whatever.  Their attitude was that it was just 
a book.  I explained that when you are an avid reader of a series, you 
really get into the books.  When a character in the book, that you liked or 
could identify with, dies it can make you frustrated and mad.  I cried in 
book 6 and I am finally going to reread HBP for the second time.  I have 
reread the previous books many times already, but I haven't been able to 
bring myself to go at book 6 again. smiles

I am truly captivated by her books and think she is an awesome writer.  I 
love fantasy books, but not usually ones that are an alternate of our 
reality, but this one I love.  It is one of my favorite series, though it 
still doesn't top Terry Goodkind for me. smiles I am eagerly awaiting book 
seven, and it is hard to wait. smiles

Kellie who says it is unusual for her to write such a long post.