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Why do people feel guilty about reading Harry Potter? I don't!
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I think since the HP movies started coming out at the same time as the FotR release, some people thought that the two would be competing for fantasy fans. I don't think this has happened. It really shouldn't seem like a competition, but I suppose sometimes it can feel as though some enjoy comparing one to the other, which really shouldn't be done at all. They're two separate fantasy books and should be able to be enjoyed as such. But, because of all this 'competing' at the box offices and book sales, it can be easy for Tolkien fans to feel as though they'd be seen as traitors if they had a HP book in hand or were standing in line to see one of its movies. I finally finished Order of the Pheonix after 3 days of reading it.
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Try "Great Expectations" if you haven't already. Long, but still good.
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Sorry, Tinuviel, but I got far less out of the book when I finished it. I had to read it for English class and hated every minute of it. Just wasn't my thing I guess, or maybe I just didn't like the thought of
having to read it. I may go back some day when I have the time and take a second glance at it, just to see if I like it better without fear of failing an exam on the plot and characters.
Has anyone read the "Left Behind" series? I've heard they're excellent, but haven't gotten around to reading them yet. I'm also working on "The Sword and the Miracle" by Melvyn Bragg on my own time. I'd never heard of him before I found the book on a dusty shelf in my favorite bookshop, but the book looked intriguing so I took it off the shelf and bought it. Any fans of Bragg here? I've just started the book, but it seems quite good so far.