Harry Potter sucks

[pyan]

Yes, but most have more than five books in them.

Suggestions for the George W. Bush Memorial Library?

[Lenny]

Presidenting For Dummies.

[Lith]

They named a planet after Xena, if I remember right. You can also buy stars to name after yourself. I'd much rather have something named after Rowling than Xena. And I don't think she'll be gone in twenty years. 100 maybe, but it's too soon to tell, and you can never tell what people will latch onto.

[j. d. worthington]

Originally Posted by Lith

And I don't think she'll be gone in twenty years. 100 maybe, but it's too soon to tell, and you can never tell what people will latch onto.

Ummm... care to lay any wagers on that front? I'm sorry, but she just doesn't have the substance to last. She's the modern version of Bulwer ... except he did occasionally have substance (not often, but sometimes).

I'm not saying she'll be entirely forgotten in that span of time... but I'm quite willing to lay odds that she'll only be remembered by those quite knowledgeable about children's fantasy, or a relatively small number who view her books with nostalgia. She's got nowhere near the abilities or "meat" of Eddison, Dunsany, Mirrlees, Cabell, Garner, or even Chant... and the number of people (even die-hard fantasy fans) who actually read them -- as opposed to knowing the names -- is remarkably small.....

[Joel007]

Originally Posted by pyanfaruk

Suggestions for the George W. Bush Memorial Library?

Important cultural landmarks in the Middle east

[j. d. worthington]

How about The Lorax, by Dr. Seuss?....

[Culhwch]

Dumb and Dumber: The Book of the Film.

[pyan]

" My Greatest Achievements" by G.W.Bush.
H/b, 10pp, very rare.

[Joel007]

"Why I am misunderestimated" -GWB's rebuttal to the jokes regarding his IQ.

[monomaniac101]

I happen to enjoy Harry Potter very much. But, of course, everyone is entitled to their own opinions, so I hold absolutely nothing against people who don't like the series. I like the series because I can relate to the characters and I love to put my brain to work, so working out the finale is fun for me. And I think it's overall good writing.

Although I'm very upset with the person the links were about, only because of the blog post on the Amazon site. For one thing, I am a Christian, and found the post EXTREMELY offensive (and Abraham nearly killed his son to show his loyalty to God. God didn't even let him do it.) And only Christian extremists do the things he accuses us of, not all of us. God is not a creature. We are not dumb. We are faithful.

^That was me attempting to politely correct the post, so if my anger showed through, I apologize.

I was about to consider reading his books before I read that.

But that's about it of my ranting. Please don't flame my religion (not that I think you would, but I don't know people on here that well yet) or my opinion. Thank you!

Peace out, peoples!

[The Ace]

"S'OK, we all slag each other off a bit, but we don't get personal, the guy who started this thread was a spammer. Welcome aboard by the way.

[monomaniac101]

Thank you very much! I'm relieved I've gotten off to a good start.

And though the guy was a spammer, I did enjoy reading other people's opinion on the series. It was very interesting.

[pyan]

You from upstate New York, MM? Anywhere near Elmira?

[monomaniac101]

I've been through Elmira before, but I don't really live near there. A few hours away. It's really beautiful out there, with all the hills (unless I'm mistaken, I hope I'm not :P).

Nice to meet another New Yorker!

[pyan]

Sorry, I'm in Southampton, in England. British, dontchaknow!

It was just my cousin lived in Horseheads, and I wondered if it was anywhere near where you are.