Harry Potter

[nat]

i read two books  the sorcerer's stone and the goblet of fire. so i voted for number 4.

[NoelleNC]

For some reason I'm really happy to see, for once, a poll where most people aren't totally infatuated with HP. I love literature and I read all the time, but Harry Potter just does not appeal to me. I tried to read the first book and couldn't get through the first couple pages. It seemed corny. And I didn't like the movies at all either.

[rainforestspirit]

I'm one of those annoying people who only watches the movies and doesn't read the books. I love reading but as a grad student, I read WAY too much for class so the only extra reading I have time for is nonfiction and by that I mean emails and these boards. haha. And usually I don't even have time for that!

Anyways, I just saw the newest movie and it is my least fav - interesting to see no one voted for that book. So, I can't account for any of the books that are not yet movies but my fav is 3 or 4.

[me and my piano---tim]

I'm one of those annoying people who only watches the movies and doesn't read the books. I love reading but as a grad student, I read WAY too much for class so the only extra reading I have time for is nonfiction and by that I mean emails and these boards. haha. And usually I don't even have time for that!

Anyways, I just saw the newest movie and it is my least fav - interesting to see no one voted for that book. So, I can't account for any of the books that are not yet movies but my fav is 3 or 4.

The books are just so FUN... you have to read one of the last before the movies come out. You simply hawwf to.

[divasteph]

i finished them all a week or two ago
and the 7th was my favorite
the movies kinda suck once you read the books
they are superbly cast, however so much important stuff is left out - like hello - winky and spew - though both annoying a very reoccuring (racist/oppressive) theme and messege throughout the books and totally skipped
anywho
anyone else wanna chime in with extremely frustrating overlooked things in the books....
oh also rita skeeter - she is way more horrid in the books than in the movies

[Bar]

I read only the #2,3,4
and the #4 was the best.

[jessica73]

The books are for children.  Why do adults insist on reading them?

She's a bad author who tells cute stories with no depth and no creativity.

Do. Not. Understand.

Now the movies, on the other hand, are cute summer fantasy stories.  Very enjoyable.  But the books.... if you aren't 12, I can show you 100 books that are infinitly better in the same genre.  And if you want to read kids books that badly, I can even one-up you there.

I guess I should just be happy that people are READING.

Reading between the trolling lines: Grakthis beats it to Emma Watson. The book has no pics of Emma Watson, and thus fails horribly.

Narnia is for kids, yet they're read and enjoyed by people of all ages. Lord of the Rings? Same deal. But why am I bothering with this? Grak is on my ignore list for good reason, and I'm on his for good reason. XD

BV wrote he disliked the first move. Well, I kinda do too. That and the sencond one. The books are the weaker entries in the series, and this translates onto the screen as well. Plus, Columbus sucked at directing them. O:)

OT, I voted for 4. I LOVE Goblet of Fire. Read though it when it came out in a couple of days, then once I hit the end, started over right on the spot. That was just great, before Harry went into his emo teen stage in Book 5, and when the books started to get darker.

Although I do like 5 and 7 (not my daughter, you bitch!) a lot too.

[soupdujour]

Why isn't there an option for "I never read them because it's just a bunch of bullshit"?

[Jessica]

i never read them but i did see harry potter nekkkid. ;p hehehe

[ste_uel]

I remember reading 2 of them. but that's all!  :lol:

[liquidblue244]

Prinsoner Of Azkaban has always been a favorite of mine!

[Martin.]

I've only read the first four, and out of those I really like 'Goblet of Fire' best, closely followed by 'Chamber of Secrets'.

[PianoPlayer12]

The Deathly Hallows was my fav!! it was action packed the whole way through.

[NESSAussie]

The only one of these I've seen in full is Order of the Pheonix, which I was
very impressed with. The popularity and success of the books has made a
real difference to the resources available to creators of the films, and this
is likely to be matched only by Disney's efforts with the Narnia Chronicles

Peace

Aaron

[SadAsBlue]

I voted 6. I just loved it. However I kinda like to go back and read 1,2 and 3 because it was all before any of the serious dark mysterious stuff happened, idk those ones are fun.