Coincidentally, I'm reading A Clash of Kings (sequel to Game of Thrones).
They are pretty good, and generally engrossing, but they don't light me up
like some books do. Worthy read so far, but not on my top 10 list.
-- Ben Doom
Programmer & General Lackey
Moonbow Software, Inc
: -----Original Message-----
: From: William Bowen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
: Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2003 12:23 PM
: To: CF-Community
: Subject: Re: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump!
:
:
: 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.
: > > >
: > > >
: > >
: >
: >
:
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