The books to film adaptation still wants to make me cry
Shouldve done so so much better
by Ach » Fri May 18, 2018 9:09 pm
by LMAO » Sat May 19, 2018 3:22 am
Angelito wrote:Btw, what do you guys think of the Cursed Child?
by Pudpop » Sat May 19, 2018 6:26 am
I don't get this opinion. The film's were great. Sure they were hit and miss at some points, but when you're adapting books with as much detail as these you're bound to make mistakes along the way.Ach wrote:The books to film adaptation still wants to make me cry
Shouldve done so so much better
by Pudpop » Sat May 19, 2018 6:27 am
If you find yourself getting frustrated with reading it too slowly like with other books, I've heard that the audio books for the series are fantastic. I haven't listened to them myself but I've heard enough that i can still recommend themVa-Va-Voom wrote:Anyway, always wanted to delve into the Harry Potter saga and this thread has piqued my interest again.
Maybe after I finish my current book.
by LegendaryKeown » Sat May 19, 2018 3:04 pm
by Ach » Sat May 19, 2018 4:05 pm
by Va-Va-Voom » Sat May 19, 2018 4:36 pm
by Angelito » Sat May 19, 2018 5:16 pm
Pudpop wrote:Yeah the type of book really matters. For example I struggle to get through Lord of the RingsVa-Va-Voom wrote:Pudpop wrote:You don't seem to make spelling errors in your posts so with my completely unprofessional guess I'd wager you aren't dyslexic. How often do you read? In general practice will help you read faster as well.Va-Va-Voom wrote:Genuinely think I'm slightly dyslexic because I love to read but I'm slow af.
It's very frustrating.
I'm generally working on a book at any given time. Practice isn't the issue; I read a lot, I just don't get through them quickly.
I read Ang's post and I think that's it, the context is what matters.
Just started Absalom, Absalom! recently and I don't think I've ever taken so long to get through 50 pages.
Though I do like to savour books so reading slowly isn't all bad.
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LMAO wrote:Angelito wrote:Btw, what do you guys think of the Cursed Child?
Never bothered with it. Can't get into plays for some reason, even classics like Macbeth and Death of a Saleman. Also, the synopsis seems like it's poorly written fanfic.
Wish Rowling would write wizard-focused novels centered around the Americas, sub-Saharan Africa, India, and East Asia—even the Middle East with djinn/genies interacting with students at a wizarding school would be cool.
LegendaryKeown wrote:Do people actually like Deathly Hallows (The book)? Loved the rest but the last one just dragged on and on and on and that camping thing had to be the saddest chapters I've seen written in literary history. Made Jane Austen look exciting in some of them which could be summed up as
Ron: I'm hungry
Harry: There's no food
Ron: My mom makes food
Hermione: Why do I make food?
On Hallows itself, I remember when that online leaked version came out. I read three chapters and thought this couldn't be real. It sadly was.
by LegendaryKeown » Sat May 19, 2018 5:49 pm
by LegendaryKeown » Sat May 19, 2018 5:50 pm
by Pudpop » Sat May 19, 2018 6:12 pm
LegendaryKeown wrote:I disagree on the rapid thing. It became rapid towards the end because Rowling spent two thirds of the book on three people who did absolutely nothing except get captured.
Until Harry and co break into Gringott's, they
a) Camp
b) Almost get killed
c) Camp again
d) Overhear gossip
e) Ron Leaves
f) Overhear Gossip
g) Camp
h) Almost get killed AGAIN
i) Ron Returns
j) THEY ACTUALLY DESTROY ONE HORCRUX
k) Actually get captured
Then we get the whole book in the last few chapters. We should have seen Neville's point of view instead of that boring camping garbage we got for nearly a quarter of the book
by LegendaryKeown » Sat May 19, 2018 6:17 pm
Pudpop wrote:LegendaryKeown wrote:I disagree on the rapid thing. It became rapid towards the end because Rowling spent two thirds of the book on three people who did absolutely nothing except get captured.
Until Harry and co break into Gringott's, they
a) Camp
b) Almost get killed
c) Camp again
d) Overhear gossip
e) Ron Leaves
f) Overhear Gossip
g) Camp
h) Almost get killed AGAIN
i) Ron Returns
j) THEY ACTUALLY DESTROY ONE HORCRUX
k) Actually get captured
Then we get the whole book in the last few chapters. We should have seen Neville's point of view instead of that boring camping garbage we got for nearly a quarter of the book
You've missed the point of the camping mate. I get why you might call it boring but if Rowling leaves out that part the story suffers immensely imo. An action packed final book where it goes from battle to battle fighting for horcruxes wouldn't have been true to the story in the other books.
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by Angelito » Sat May 19, 2018 6:26 pm
LegendaryKeown wrote:Then we get the whole book in the last few chapters. We should have seen Neville's point of view instead of that boring camping garbage we got for nearly a quarter of the book
LegendaryKeown wrote:Other than that, some of the stuff that Rowling makes up just for the 7th book is ridiculous. The wand thing, for one, which was never mentioned before. How many times has Harry been disarmed? Surely he shouldn't have owned his own wand at some point too.
by LegendaryKeown » Sat May 19, 2018 6:32 pm
Angelito wrote:LegendaryKeown wrote:Then we get the whole book in the last few chapters. We should have seen Neville's point of view instead of that boring camping garbage we got for nearly a quarter of the book
As Pud said, the initial chapters set the tone and helped the eventual battle if anything. It's just that the whole deal with 7 horcruxes were too much, but that's not the fault of the final book.
The entire HP books are told from Harry's point-of-view. You can't flip to Neville's point-of-view all of a sudden.LegendaryKeown wrote:Other than that, some of the stuff that Rowling makes up just for the 7th book is ridiculous. The wand thing, for one, which was never mentioned before. How many times has Harry been disarmed? Surely he shouldn't have owned his own wand at some point too.
Harry wasn't disarmed after he disarmed Draco at Malfoy Manor. While I get what you mean, the nuances of the Elder Wand was constructed to help Harry eventually, you also have to consider that the books were told from Harry's POV, so we discover the magical world as Harry discovers it. Dumbledore was very secretive, so he suppressed any information about the Elder Wand. it's only after Voldemort actively starts pursuing it, we start knowing about the Hallows.
Dumbledore's original plan was for Snape to kill Dumbledore in privacy. That would have made Snape the master of the Elder Wand. Draco came and wrecked everything.
by Angelito » Sat May 19, 2018 8:06 pm
Other than that, we have Snape throwing the sword in the pool. Snape of all people should know how utterly ridiculous Harry is and that he could kill himself going for the sword. In the end, he did manage to almost do exactly that, luckily Ron arrived on time, or else Harry was a goner.
Then Hermione turns into Wonder Woman who cooks when Harry is the only one of the trio who actually knows how to cook, considering he was cooking at 11 for the Dursleys. And Hermione knows everything in this book. I mean, sure, she's a know it all, but in this book, she shows knoweledge of
1) Magical Law and Inheritance down to minute details
2) Quidditch, because she knows about the Snitch's touch thing
3) Healing spells, all manner of protection spells, etc, etc.
4) Spells to cook
5) Detection spells when they enter Black Manor
6) General knowledge on Wizarding neighbourhoods, etc
7) A vast geographical knowledge considering the enormous range of places they visit in their camping trip.
Granted, Hermione is smart, but this book turns her into Dumbledore++ at times.
I also found the whole Deathly Hallows thing very, very annoying. Suddenly brought in for the express purpose of helping Harry.
Many reasons I really didn't like the book, and one of them is actually what you and Pudpop point out. She followed the school year format when it's not a school year, they dropped out. She had too much to cover for one book already, and then nothing happens for half the book, so we get a long, drawn out battle where they also manage to destroy a few Horcruxes.