Earth-Angel Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 I've enjoyed the Potter books I have read so far, and am keen to read the ones I haven't. Some people prefer to read TV Times, Heat, OK, The Sun etc. it's a personal choice I guess like everything else in life
invisible_r Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 but i must say, sue, i have enjoyed the games , :: although the last gameboy game was way too easy!
Earth-Angel Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 I worked on that one... :: They are easy, but they're fun when you're collecting the wizard cards And Crookshanks actually having subtitles to match his audio - that was my doing The new game (without giving too much away) is going to be 100 times better and look alot more atmospheric!
invisible_r Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 you worked on the gameboy games? wow! no, i've really enjoyed them because they are the style of game that i really like, i thought they got progressively easier or maybe i got better? i'm guessing that the pc/console games are better than the gameboy ones
Earth-Angel Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 I worked on the last gameboy one as well as the PC and consoles. Now I'm leading the PSP team and working with the consoles too.
invisible_r Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 you have such a cool job! i would be such a zombie if i did what you do , lol
KatieS Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 Hm... The games are okay, I guess. I don't really know, though. I don't play many video games. Even if I wanted to, though, I wouldn't be able to get to the game. People are very obsessive over video games... We have one or two of the games. One for something and one for something else. It's slightly obvious I don't play these often, now isn't it? I played one for a couple days after I got it. Then some one else wanted to play it, so I let them. Haven't seen it since.
_jr_ Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 you worked on the gameboy games? wow! no, i've really enjoyed them because they are the style of game that i really like, i thought they got progressively easier or maybe i got better? i'm guessing that the pc/console games are better than the gameboy ones This from the one who stopped reading children's books long ago.
Elvish Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Posted July 18, 2005 This from the one who stopped reading children's books long ago. I was reading "adult" books by the time I was 10 or 11 years old, so I suppose reading "children's" books now that I'm an adult is acceptable. J.K. Rowling has created a whole new world that could exist within ours (sort of). I've found that her works allow me to regain that sense of blissful intoxication when reading that I haven't experienced since I was a child. Her series makes me feel like I'm reading Tolkien or C.S. Lewis or Madeline L'Engle for the first time again. (By the way, I've re-read all those authors as an adult, too!)
Earth-Angel Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 I could re-read The Chronicles of Narnia 100 times over and never get bored and I first read them at 7. Amazing stories where you can immerse yourself in a world of fantasy and imagination are only a good thing to me.
Elvish Posted July 18, 2005 Author Report Posted July 18, 2005 I could re-read The Chronicles of Narnia 100 times over and never get bored and I first read them at 7. Amazing stories where you can immerse yourself in a world of fantasy and imagination are only a good thing to me. Me too! On both counts. . . I really enjoy fantasy and sci fi. Pretty unusual for a female, probably.
Earth-Angel Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 And childhood favourites like "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and all the other Roald Dahl classics! The Twits! Matilda! The Witches
invisible_r Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 This from the one who stopped reading children's books long ago. well, i am a child at heart! plus i don't think i ever got into fantasy to be honest. i read hobbit when i was 8 or so and hated it. my fave children;s book is "little women" must have read it over 20 times when i was little
Batman Posted July 18, 2005 Report Posted July 18, 2005 My favorite one is The Prisoner of Azkaban. That one was really good.
Elvish Posted July 19, 2005 Author Report Posted July 19, 2005 My favorite one is The Prisoner of Azkaban. That one was really good. That one is my favorite movie of the series. My favorite book so far is Goblet of Fire.
Levis Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 My favourite was Prisoner of Azkaban too. But her 5th book wasn't so good...it just dragged. Too much hype. I'm not raising my expectations for this one either. But on my list of top three books (of all time) is Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass which is an absolute masterpiece.
edna Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 When I was 8 I read "The Adventures of Tom Sawyer" and I decided he was my hero... one year later I wanted to be Huckleberry Finn... Those were my favourite books as a child.
Levis Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 I don't know about you but as a kid I grew up on a staple of Enid Blyton's...I found and still find it pretty amazing that she wrote more than 600 books
invisible_r Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 of course , secret seven!!! i loved them!
Earth-Angel Posted July 19, 2005 Report Posted July 19, 2005 Enid Blyton books are fantastic! I also used to read The Hardy Boys, Nancy Drew mysteries and Famous Five. Alice in Wonderland was incredible too...talk about sucking you in to a fantasy world! Lord of the Flies, now that's a book I've read a number of times over, along with Charlotte's web.
katie_sane Posted July 20, 2005 Report Posted July 20, 2005 I am an avid Harry Potter fan. I think that people who want to dismiss the books should acutally read them first so they know what they're talking about. I am studying early childhood. We are taught to treat children as capable and resourceful individuals. Themes such as death in the Harry Potter books are a good thing because children need to learn about these things. Death is a very, very real part of life and the sooner children are introduced to the concept the better. I read a lot (lots of adult books as well), and the Harry Potter books are some of the best I've come across. I understand that fantasy isn't everyone's bag, but you cannot deny that Harry Potter is a modern classic that has inspired children and adults alike. Why must you be eight years old to enjoy a book?
edna Posted July 22, 2005 Report Posted July 22, 2005 I read the new book. What a waste of paper. I thought you were going to say "waste of time"... But you read it all? You finished it? Hey, you´re faster reading than me posting... I still feel guilty for not trying to read it but I have so many other books that I really want to read...
Levis Posted July 23, 2005 Report Posted July 23, 2005 It took a few days...but seriously...that book is all hype. With a bit of embellishment, it should not be more than a 100 pages. the story itself only takes up 50.
katie_sane Posted July 23, 2005 Report Posted July 23, 2005 I thought you were going to say "waste of time"... But you read it all? You finished it? Hey, you´re faster reading than me posting... I still feel guilty for not trying to read it but I have so many other books that I really want to read... Edna, don't feel guilty about not trying to read it! I think that you should do what you really want to do, and read your other books! Do not give in to peer pressure! I know that if I wasn't into Harry Potter, I wouldn't be troubling myself to read it. That aside, I've finished the book too and I thought it was brilliant. JK Rowling is one very clever woman. The sixth book explained a lot and also contained a few shocking surprises. The wait was well worth it and I am now looking forward to what will be a thrilling conclusion in the seventh and final book.
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