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<blockquote data-quote="JoshWilhoyte" data-source="post: 2726724" data-attributes="member: 22054">The movies are only so-so, the books are what is brilliant.&nbsp; The style of writing in engaging, the characters and setting leap off the page.&nbsp; The plots are much more complicated and involved.&nbsp; There are twists and turns, with book long plots with other plots running through the entire series.&nbsp; The kids literally grow up in front of you in the novels.&nbsp; There are some downsides, but all in all they're clever, intelligent and above all else fun.&nbsp; Don't watch the 4th movie until you've read the first four books if you can help it.&nbsp; It's got some of the biggest flips in the series, and the movie is taking out half of it.&nbsp; &nbsp; The movies are ok, fun, and escapist entertainment.&nbsp; But the novels have mysteries that you can figure out from the clues but aren't likely to unless you spend alot of time on them.&nbsp; There's a huge amount of informed speculation about where the books will end up.&nbsp; Not everyone likes the books, but IMO, everyone should give the first book a read through, just to see if they would like it.&nbsp; They just get better as they go.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoshWilhoyte, post: 2726724, member: 22054"] The movies are only so-so, the books are what is brilliant. The style of writing in engaging, the characters and setting leap off the page. The plots are much more complicated and involved. There are twists and turns, with book long plots with other plots running through the entire series. The kids literally grow up in front of you in the novels. There are some downsides, but all in all they're clever, intelligent and above all else fun. Don't watch the 4th movie until you've read the first four books if you can help it. It's got some of the biggest flips in the series, and the movie is taking out half of it. The movies are ok, fun, and escapist entertainment. But the novels have mysteries that you can figure out from the clues but aren't likely to unless you spend alot of time on them. There's a huge amount of informed speculation about where the books will end up. Not everyone likes the books, but IMO, everyone should give the first book a read through, just to see if they would like it. They just get better as they go. [/QUOTE]

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