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Message: <blockquote data-quote="ASH" data-source="post: 970818" data-attributes="member: 1823">I find that asking what one hates is silly because its all about personal perception. For instance my husband tryed to convince me that Pokeman is one of the best all time video games ever, and he has never played it.So I am telling you all what I do like and what I do not like. And why I belive alot of you are wrong as hell.That being said, The hobbit was written to be a story for the good ole professers kids. So if it sounds kind of childish, it is supposed to be.  The trilogy is hard to read but I have found it rewarding, not bad at all. Yes dry, but not like Sence and Sencability dry.Harry Potter, especially the first few, are ment to be kids books. This is not something new. They have always been kids books. You can not judge it on an adult reading level, well you can but that is like being in a wrestling match with a 4 year old, its not fair. These books are just as sillly as the Chronicles of Narnia series, Also kids books.  Probably loved by many on these boards. Muggle is a silly word kids can read and understand easily. So dont fault it because its reading level is below yours, fault it because you dont like the story, which is hard to do honestly. They really are good books. Especailly if you look at book sales, and that is really what defines a book.  Especially in our world!Let me just be one to say that although Jordan is long winded and is making his books drag out to the point to where even die hard fans are hating them, his books are not that bad.Yes they are getting that way, but i would rather have him take a few more books to tye ever thing up than have them done in one crappy quick book.  I would just like him to do it already. By the time he is done my infant will be able to read them. Especially if he writes some prequils in between.Let me just say that Wies and Hickman are wonderful writers, and ever Dragonlance novel they wrote toghther is much much better than any Forgotten Relms book written.  I have met them both, and find there books as much like DnD in written form as you could find.  ANY Dragonlance novel that they did not write together pretty much blows goats.I never read Dune, I may try one day! I hate Ann Rice books, I find the plots to be a bit to much for my liking.  I guess I am not much for Vampire stuff anyway. Or any thing Science fiction for that matter. Just not intersted.Stephen King books can be dissapointing. But they are in a Cathulu nature that can also be creepy. I find his writing style jarring though. I LOVE George R R Martin. May I say that I have thrown his books and hated his characters much more than in any book ever. I have noticed that no one else has said anything bad about him so, I will assume he is liked by one and all.I just also want to point out that Hacking is something that is done. It will always be done.  I cant think of a single thing in my life that has not been a reproduction of something else.  Even bugs bunny is a hacked concept. there is nothing wrong with reusing new ideas, if you can make them interesting and new in there own right, I will not fault an author for reusing a concept.  Just as I will not fault my self for likeing said, recycled concept.  I will read just about anything and take some thing from it.  What I will not do is think any book below me. If I dont like a book I seldom blame the author, especailly if its a best seller. I blame my perception of the book, or my mind set when reading it.  Maybe I just an not so conceded to think that the author had my complete tastes in mind when writing it and if a single word is not up to my standards of writing excelence I will deem it un readable.Let me just say that the Lord of the Rings trilogy has an amazing message behind it that could change your life.  Its really great work, both on a level of writting ability and story ability.  Very few authors, if any, can achieve the level of master that he acheived with that series. And that is a fact, he is the grandfather of Fantasy, this board would probably not be here if he did not write those books.  I give him the utmost respect!  <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f61b.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":p" title="Stick out tongue    :p"  data-smilie="7"data-shortname=":p" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f621.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":mad:" title="Mad    :mad:"  data-smilie="4"data-shortname=":mad:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f642.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":)" title="Smile    :)"  data-smilie="1"data-shortname=":)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f609.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=";)" title="Wink    ;)"  data-smilie="2"data-shortname=";)" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f615.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":confused:" title="Confused    :confused:"  data-smilie="5"data-shortname=":confused:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f600.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":D" title="Big grin    :D"  data-smilie="8"data-shortname=":D" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f644.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":rolleyes:" title="Roll eyes    :rolleyes:"  data-smilie="11"data-shortname=":rolleyes:" /> <img src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f60e.png" class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" width="64" height="64" alt=":cool:" title="Cool    :cool:"  data-smilie="6"data-shortname=":cool:" /></blockquote>

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