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Harry Potter, Lord of the Rings, The Chronicles of Narnia or His Dark Materials?
Posted by czixanggb • 9/28/07 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: blockbusters, chronicles of narnia, harry potter, his dark materials, lord of the rings, Magic, novel-turned-movie hits
- Harry Potter by J.K. Rowling -
- Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien -
- The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis -
- His Dark Materials by Philip Pullman -
Rank them now according to your love of them from 1 to 4, 1 being your most-loved among the four, and put some side-comments to each number why you ranked it so, but this is optional
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here goes my ranking:
1. Harry Potter (the only book that steered me to reading other books)
2. His Dark Materials (not yet read the book though but i am loving every bit of info I have of it)
3. The Chronicles of Narnia (it has crystal-clear morals)
4. Lord of the Rings (i prefer magical movies with children, so that's why this is the 4th in my list)-
1. HP Books (Absolutely my favorite books of all time)
2. His Dark Materials (loved the amber spyglass!)
3. Lord of the Rings (Didn't like very much)
4. Chronicles of Narnia (Pretty bad)
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The Lord of the Rings is the best. -
forgotton star wars matey! -
well, in that case, you can add it up, but i'm certain it's on the top of your list, isn't it?
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1. Lord of the Rings, because my dad read me and my sisters 'The Hobbit' then i read the Lord of the Rings and was hooked.
2. Chronicles of Narnia, who wouldn't want a wardrobe like that?
3. Harry Potter, loved all the books but 1 and 2 in this list were more original.
4. His Dark Materials, well written just didn't really enjoy them. -
nice one, crpitt! i never had been read a book as thick as that or a story as long as that.
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1. Harry Potter (because it has lead to some very interest and completely insane conversations among my friends and I because so many of us have read them its a topic of conversation that invites many participants. (the fact that my MSN account is jdt@hogwartscastle.net is probably a dead giveaway)
2. Chronicles of Narnia - pure childhood nostalgia
3, Lord of the Rings - we're walking, we're waling.... not my favorite type of book in general.
Never read His Dark Materials so I can't rank it. -
I can't really rank them because I've never heard of His Dark Materials and I don't much care for Tolkein. I wish I liked his writing; I certainly like his imagination and his messaging and his ability to create a cogent other world and maintain consistency, but I find his writing terribly ponderous.
I'm a huge fan of C.S. Lewis, but I don't think the Chronicles of Narnia are his best work; I did enjoy reading them with my daughter. Same with Harry Potter--they were good books for us to read together, but I'm always surprised to see adults reading them alone. Had my daughter outgrown reading together in the middle of the series, I would have dropped out.-
As an adult who read Harry on my own, I'd say the draw was really that this was the kind of book I would have loved to have had AS a child.
The world within our world, the poor suffering Harry (what kid doesn't like a misunderstood protagonist)... Etc. -
I read Potter alone, but I can't wait until my kids are old enough to go through Potter and especially Narnia. -
Dane- I have the BEST image of you on a bus reading Harry Potter... NO ONE would dare make a comment... I love it.
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Heh, I read some of it un lunch breaks at work, which is close.
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That makes my day.
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"what kid doesn't like a misunderstood protagonist"
And add to that that you could BE the protagonist and not realize it yet. Strong stuff. -
1. Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
2. Harry Potter
I have yet to see the others listed. -
(@ Madamex) I certainly agree about your comment regarding Lord of the Rings. I have gotten hold of its first in the series but I almost immediately had rejected it, the narrative is not that enticing.
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They are all horrible.-
Aw, PointlessBanter... dude... you can do better than just a drive-by with a disparaging comment. At least share with us WHY you feel the way you do.
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I think somebody should do a guest post on his blog on the wonders of Harry Potter. It is Popular Culture
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Ah. Fair enough. (PS-- I GOT the Max Cady reference... good one!)
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wicked muggle! no not the tonka truck backhoe!
Erm had to google the Max Cady reference and then i got it
I just love them for childish squishy memories and no i have never dressed up
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i don't think so, if they were, then why are they all a hit?
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Britney Spears had a hit record.....
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i can't see any reason why harry potter sucks. that's not a very good comment
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Read the link.
Why don't you go read a real book that was written for adults? -
Harry Potter is actually written on a level comparable with many books written for adults.
And honestly, if a person is interested in writing, it's not a bad idea to check out books--any books and particularly those that have become hugely popular-- to get a good look at what they're about and why they might have such huge appeal. -
It is a children's book... Don't kid yourself. Who distributes it? Scholastic...
Just because it is on the level of the crap Dan Brown puts out does not make it a book for adults.
There is nothing more annoying than listening to an adult brag that they read it over the weekend. You should be able to read it over a weekend it is a book for pre-teen to teen kids.
Argh... I am not even going to get going on this or the Christian crap that is Narnia or the hack that Tolkien is...
I am going to go sit on my couch and read Bunnicula... Now there is some high brow literature.
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whatever. this is supposed to be a post about ranking the list, not ranting about it.
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I haven't read His Dark Materials. I love the others, now I probably prefer Lord of the Rings, but the Chronicles of Narnia were some of my favourite books as a kid and Harry Potter would have definitely been a favourite of mine if that series had been around when I was a kid. I'm looking forward to my own kids being old enough to read them. -
how old are you, Claire, by the way?
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I'm 24.
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anyone interested? LOL
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what about The Dark is Rising???? -
so ... are we talking movies or books?
books:
tolkien
rowling
cooper
lewis
haven't read the pullman, so i can't comment on those. -
Narnia first defineatly. -
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I haven't read the Dark is Rising either, although now I will definitely be looking it up, but I would definitely say:
The Chronicles of Narnia
Lord of the Rings
Harry Potter
I loved the story of HP, but I don't think the books are nearly as intricately and well written as the other two series.
Great question -- I love good book talk -
i understand and can relate that HP books are not really that intricately written as the other ones stated, but its narrative has its own magic of compelling and driving and grasping the readers for a read. if not, it wouldn't have gotten the world in such a phenomenal mania.
myconsolingasylum.blogspot.com -
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oh i think i have to add Beowulf and Stardust, although I don't know the latter is based from a novel. is it?
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LOTR is in a different category than the other three. With no disrespect intended to Lewis, who was brilliant, the other three are kids' books. Light juvenile reading all, with serious yet shallow undercurrents suited for tweens and teens. Nothing wrong with that. But LOTR is great literature, thoughtfully and intelligently crafted by a man who understood theology, literature, language and human nature extremely well. Of course, I might change my mind if I ever read Potter or Dark Materials. But I bet I'm right....
Wow, I should work for The New York Times book review!
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