hrmmm... maybe my interspersing them with LeCarre and Eco wasn't such a good idea after all...
;-) I mostly didn't like the feeling, when I was reading the Potter books (especially after the first), that I had "read this all before" somewhere... Trying to slog my way through A Game of Thrones right now...I saw the Pullman books at my neighbor's house, might have to try them. will (still) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Will Swain" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 9:02 AM Subject: RE: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump! > Not the only one William. I've read all of them, excepting the newest one, > and I was completely underwhelmed by them. > > Mind you, I was reading the Phillip Pullman His Dark Materials trilogy at > the same time, which is fiction ostensibly for young adults but very > appealing to adults too, and THAT is good literature, IMHO. > > will (too) > > -----Original Message----- > From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 24 June 2003 16:43 > To: CF-Community > Subject: Re: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump! > > > I sometimes think I must be the only adult in the world that does not like > the Harry Potter books... > > ...sigh... > > will > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Nick McClure" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "CF-Community" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 1:54 PM > Subject: RE: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump! > > > > From what I understand, it is very well written, and reads well for most > > ages, even adults. > > > > I know a number of adults that like the books. > > > > > -----Original Message----- > > > From: Harkins,Patrick [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Sent: Monday, June 23, 2003 4:44 PM > > > To: CF-Community > > > Subject: RE: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump! > > > > > > It's a kid's book with a world that is very well-imagined, from what I > > > gather - not having read it yet! Probably the most fully imagined since > > > Lord > > > of the Rings though this is probably the worst place to say that! > > > On a less subjective note, I heard that Harry Potter was on the adult's > > > bestseller list for so long that it became an embarassment and that is > > > what > > > prompted them to create the children's books lists! > > > Patrick > > > > > > >-----Original Message----- > > > >From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >Subject: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump! > > > > > > > >http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/06/23/potter.amazon.ap/index.html > > > > > > > >Ok wtf is the big deal about this book? I thought it was just > > > >a kids thing? I mean thats a shit load of books lol. > > > > > > > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Signup for the Fusion Authority news alert and keep up with the latest news in ColdFusion and related topics. http://www.fusionauthority.com/signup.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
