tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post5257271148645702808..comments2024-01-08T14:21:37.465-08:00Comments on Infinite Art Tournament: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (the second one)Michael5000http://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-58741197052523246612009-04-24T13:42:00.000-07:002009-04-24T13:42:00.000-07:00chance's comment was the best thing i've seen in q...chance's comment was the best thing i've seen in quite some time. well done, sir.dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06769697352301199658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-26294249573540426672009-04-23T19:14:00.000-07:002009-04-23T19:14:00.000-07:00Hey, get locked up in prison for a good chunk of t...Hey, get locked up in prison for a good chunk of time, I'll bet we can write The Great American Novel.<br /><br />To be honest: Don Quixote is comprehensible only with good notes, and then......meh. I did the Spanish translation--rather a lot like emptying Lake Erie with a teaspoon--and then thought, "Oh, I am sure I'll see its genius if I read a good English translation," and... I think it's like _Moby Dick._ You read it so you'll have been there, but it does not add anything to your life, does not lead to deeper reflection, and just plain ...is a missed connection for a host of reasons. _Look Homeward, Angel_ now, is another matter. (In other words, not every novel touches the human condition in terms that work for us, mired in Time and Place as we are.)<br />But I digress.Elainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13195458656221202202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-80750684401598589152009-04-23T13:50:00.000-07:002009-04-23T13:50:00.000-07:00I'm not a Harry Potter fan (haven't read all yet),...I'm not a Harry Potter fan (haven't read all yet), but i found the third book better than the second. The second was, i don't know, simpler. No pressure, you must not read it if you don't want.<br />Now, dork comment: You may joke all you want about Don Quixote's trilogy but there are actually 3 books (at least, maybe there are more, i don't know). Apparently the first book was such a best-seller that a guy called Avellaneda wrote and published a fake 2nd part before Cervantes published his 2nd part. And people think the publishing world nowadays is a battlefield.MJhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16352086947246077176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-24504577611819059672009-04-22T21:19:00.000-07:002009-04-22T21:19:00.000-07:00Oh, and I do sometimes wonder if i m probly the ki...<B>Oh, and I do sometimes wonder if i m probly the kind 2 h8 whateva is popular. I wouldn't like to think so, but I imagine I have some tendencies in that direction.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-44506901157565245562009-04-22T21:17:00.000-07:002009-04-22T21:17:00.000-07:00@Reb: I think I'll be fairer to subsequent books i...<B>@Reb: I think I'll be fairer to subsequent books if I come at 'em fresh.<br /><br />@Yank: I've been screwed. My stupid translation only includes the first two books!<br /><br />"The third is quite dark if I remember right" = : D<br /><br />@Calico: Any time, amiga.<br /><br />@Nichim: "Abridged version"?!? Nichim! You wound me!<br /><br />Mrs.5000 didn't expect me to start liking it until Book 2, but I've been digging it right out of the gates. <br /><br />@Kadonk: You cannot believe I don't like Harry Potter more? Believe it, baby! But that's not to say I don't like it at all. I've called it "engaging," praised the plotting, and GUSHED about aspects of the writing style. But I see flaws in there too, and I calls 'em as I sees 'em.<br /><br />I'd be surprised to hear an argument that the Earthsea books aren't more dignified than HP. It's an open question, though, whether that makes them "better." It's been too long since I read them to really weigh in with my opinion on that just now.<br /><br />As for Tolkein, there are lots of junior high kids who are MAD for him, and plenty who aren't. As for the Hobbit, I've already weighed in on that -- I consider it an important but very flawed book, with a beginning that's not much good for adults and an ending that's not much good for kids. I suppose it would be best to start it at age 10 and read about seven pages a month.<br /><br />Are the kids in HP realistic? Well, I conceded that their distrust of adults is at least not completely unrealistic. Their daring-do is, I think, pretty over-the-top, but hell, it's a fantasy series. You might be right. <br /><br />Finally -- I actually feel kind of bad about not adding your writer to my list. But dude -- the list is HUGE. If I starting adding to it, it would turn into an infinite loop. But I promise that if I find myself jonesing for some non-list fantasy, I'll come back here and try him out. K? K. And thanks for the nice long comment!<br /><br />@Chance: Here's something you probably haven't been told in a while: you are a brat. <br /><br />I like that.</B>Michael5000https://www.blogger.com/profile/10148584819327475239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-10111297734967575302009-04-22T16:10:00.000-07:002009-04-22T16:10:00.000-07:00How dar u say harry potter is lame u r probly the ...How dar u say harry potter is lame u r probly the kind 2 h8 whateva is popular just bcuz it is popular. i bet u only like books that no one has heard of by some like philosopher lol. just becuz its popular dose not make it bad lol. harry potter 4eva and u r probly just jealous rowling is the greatest writer who eva lived shes like shaekspere. & bsides u spelled her name rowland in the last part wich shows what u know about harry potter wich is NOTHING lol.Chancehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00226145896576592193noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-33408964621411978202009-04-22T13:47:00.000-07:002009-04-22T13:47:00.000-07:00http://www.amazon.com/Tigana-Guy-Gavriel-Kay/dp/04...http://www.amazon.com/Tigana-Guy-Gavriel-Kay/dp/0451457765<br /><br />If you don't like him, then I can just write it off as us having entirely different tastes when it comes to authors...Kritkrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326794443218496730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-15471875532501890722009-04-22T13:43:00.000-07:002009-04-22T13:43:00.000-07:00I cannot believe you don't like Harry Potter more....I cannot believe you don't like Harry Potter more. I am having a really hard time accepting this. I am trying very, very hard not to yell at you until you get into book 3, which is when they start getting really good. <br /><br />I also think you aren't being entirely fair to the series. I realize you consider the Earthsea books a 'more dignified' trilogy for adolescents, but I just don't get it. At all. Just like I don't think Lord of the Rings is for most kids. The Hobbit, sure. But the rest are just a little too mature for the kids I know.<br /><br />I think J.K. does a fantastic job portraying children in a pretty realistic manner. Maybe it's because I grew up in an inner-city urban area, but most of the kids I knew didn't have much self control or faith in adults.<br /><br />I refuse to believe that a fantasy junkie doesn't like HP.<br /><br />And PS - I still think that Guy Gavriel Kay should have been included in your fantasy list of must reads. What's up with that?Kritkrathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00326794443218496730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-72190172363571983982009-04-22T07:52:00.000-07:002009-04-22T07:52:00.000-07:00Don Quixote may not be a trilogy, but it is a duol...Don Quixote may not be a trilogy, but it is a duology or whatever you call a book in a set of two. The introduction to the second book is the best part. Don't read any fool abridged version.Nichimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07359298496725231902noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-63444083598582534962009-04-22T04:25:00.000-07:002009-04-22T04:25:00.000-07:00Don Quixote! It’s the warm and enchanting tale of ...Don Quixote! It’s the warm and enchanting tale of a minor Spanish aristocrat who discovers that he is actually a powerful wizard, and is whisked away to a school of magic to develop his talents! Or something like that.<br /><br />HA HA HA - thanks for the laugh.The Calico Cathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06319271181930512880noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-28801119706729783502009-04-22T03:52:00.000-07:002009-04-22T03:52:00.000-07:00Some one must have mislead you. Don Quixote is no...Some one must have mislead you. Don Quixote is not about a Spanish aristocrate who finds out he is a wizard.<br /><br />It is actually about a spanish aristocrate who finds out that the ring that his uncle has left him after disappearing is actually evil and he must set off on a quest to destroy it. A little know fact about Don Quixote is that it is a trilogy<br /><br />Don Quixote and the Fellowiship of the Mentally Insane.<br /><br />Don Quixote The Two Windmills<br /><br />and <br /><br />Don Quixote Return of Sanity.<br /><br />The third is quite dark if I remember right.Yankee in Englandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12801047649293188238noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10779294.post-37386754367040245082009-04-22T01:24:00.000-07:002009-04-22T01:24:00.000-07:00Gah no! You must keep reading. Or not. I'm afra...Gah no! You must keep reading. Or not. I'm afraid that constant pressure from the Pro-Potter camp is going to turn you off from the book, but really... keep going. <br /><br />And seriously... I think it's a bit unrealistic to expect child/teenaged characters to show any kind of impulse control or emotional maturity.Rebelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12835352917180439099noreply@blogger.com