That's right. I like harry Potter and whatnot, but I am much more excited about Magic Street than finding out how Moldimort gets his wand of power back and stuff. Who's with me?!
Posted by Noemon (Member # 1115) on :
I think there's probably plenty of time to read both. Personally, Dan Simmon's Olympos is the new release I'm most excited about, but I'm making myself finish the latest Harry Potter book before I buy Simmons' book.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
What I meant is that Harry Potter is getting too much publicity and stuff and I think its overrated while its OSC books that should get all the cool reviews and movies and stuff.
Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
I am often amazed at the Harry Potter frenzy.
Maybe I'd understand it if I would just read the books... but at this point, it feels like I'd be drinking the Kool-Aid just to be like all the other cool kids.
-Katarain
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Exactly. I want to read the book whenever I feel like it, not when the media tells me to.
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
At first I refused to read HP because I thought it was a kids' book. My dad tried to convince me (though he hadn't read them either) because my friend's little brother liked them. Didn't work. But my mom got the first three for me for christmas (only three were out at that point) because they were on sale at Sam's Club. She figured I would refuse to read them and she would have three new books. I figured as long as I had them I might as well read them. They're amazing! I would recommend them, even if you have them shipped to you under a false name and sit in the closet reading them by flashlight. (You know, so people don't think you're just jumping on the bandwagon or anything! ) Seriously, my favorite thing about the series is trying to figure out where she's going with the plot and letting the ideas stew for a couple years while the theories stew (okay, so I'd probably rather not wait). Chatting with a whole bunch of people as we try to figure out what's going to happen even though we're all going to wrong is so much fun.
Okay, that was really long. I did love Magic Street, though. I read them for different reasons, but for me the frenzy is part of the fun of HP.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Not reading Harry Potter because of the frenzy is exactly like reading Harry Potter because of the frenzy.
Read because Hatrack tells you to. Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
Yeah, what she said!
Posted by Dagonee (Member # 5818) on :
I read HBP on Saturday because I want to know what happens. I have no such compunction with Magic Street, since I refrained from reading the online chapters. I will read it when I can take my time and enjoy it.
Now, when the Shadows/Speaker tie-in book comes out, I'll be fan-boying to the Borders that morning. Posted by Katarain (Member # 6659) on :
Hey... I only posted that because I was needing to use up the posts to my 1000 so I could post my stupid landmark finally.
And here's 1001. It's all over!
-Katarain
Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
I put a hold on Magic Street at the library before it was even published. And it was a neighboring library that got it in, so they inter-library-loaned it to me as soon as it got to them. Mwa ha ha! I am superseding the rights of library readers in a 500 mile radius!
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
ha ha. Well, its not like I've not read ANY of the Harry Potter books yet. I just haven't read hbp, thats it. I don't feel so attracted to all the drama and stuff that goes on in Hogwarts, its all mainstream stuff you know. I will read it, its not like I'm boycotting or anything, I will read it when I feel like it, thats it. Phheesh. Because Hatrack tells me to?
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
I believe Rowling to be OSC's superior in writing- especially these days. However, her online community is so filled with 30-something spinster cows who want to watch Harry and Draco make out that I'd rather crawl through a steaming pile of 2 week-old diapers. So, I don't really want to hang out over there.
Posted by Chungwa (Member # 6421) on :
Rowling superior than OSC in writing? Huh?
I mean, the Harry Potter books are fun and all, but the writing isn't anything spectacular. Atleast, I don't think it is.
Posted by ketchupqueen (Member # 6877) on :
While she is getting better, I'd say OSC is still improving, too. So I won't even try to compare the two; they both just keep getting better. Posted by JaimeBenlevy (Member # 6222) on :
No way, Rowling may have really entertaining plots and her writing is good, but it's nothing compared to OSC's characters and his ability to really make you think. Rowling makes you think about what happens next, OSC makes you think about things that make you smarter Posted by Annie (Member # 295) on :
Unless you're Primal Curve, in which case you're already so smart that nothing anyone writes is going to do anything for you.
Posted by Primal Curve (Member # 3587) on :
By "characters" I assume you mean "placeholders for increasingly dull dialogue between unbelievably intelligent characters."
Posted by TomDavidson (Member # 124) on :
"Because Hatrack tells me to?"
In general, Hatrack's book recommendations are remarkably good. You could do a lot worse.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I read Magic Street this past weekend, and now I have HP6 in my hot little hands. It's not an either/or sort of thing! Posted by larisse (Member # 2221) on :
I received my copy of Magic Street a week ago and put it aside. I know.... crazy right. But, I really wanted to take my time with it. I remember reading the short story, "Water Baby" and really loving it. So, knowing the HP6 was coming out, and that I wanted to take my time with Magic Street, I didn't want to spoil my reading pleasure by having to put it down half way through.
I finished HP6 on Saturday evening. (I would have finished sooner, but I fell asleep during chapter 20, and then I later on I had to eat. Necessary evils, right?) Now, I am in the middle (well more like a fourth of the way in) of Magic Street and loving every minute of it.
Posted by Altáriël of Dorthonion (Member # 6473) on :
Rowling superior than the almighty-man-with-the-pen Orson Scott Card? Blasphemy!!!
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
I really don't think it's possible to compare them. They're way too different.
Posted by twinky (Member # 693) on :
Huh. I have no immediate plans to read either book. I'll read at least the first Harry Potter book someday, but it's going to be a while given the size of my book queue. Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
Sure. When OSC wants to isolate his hero, the adults abandon him. When JKR wants to isolate her hero, the adults die in front of his eyes.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
I can compare them too. Magic Street: less than 4 hours, reading at a leisurely pace. HP6: after about 3 hours, reading at breakneck speed, just over half-way through. Darn needing sleep!
Posted by MidnightBlue (Member # 6146) on :
I meant that I can't just say, "This one is clearly the better author." To me, they're both great, but since they write things that, while sometimes in the same genre, are completely different in terms of style and subject matter, I can't compare in terms of who's better.
Posted by katharina (Member # 827) on :
They are my two favorite living authors. OSC is OSC, part of my thinking and still my favorite. On the other hand, my brain likes JKR so much it invents dreams where we get to be friends. I see no reason to choose. I get such different things from each.
Posted by kojabu (Member # 8042) on :
I'd say OSC is better, at least for me, because he has this ability to get me so damn into the book even when I can't stand the religious overtones in some of the books (specifically the Homecoming series). I have yet to find another author who could do that.
Posted by Space Opera (Member # 6504) on :
Wow. Who else is really loving Magic Street? I just began it last night, and have really enjoyed it so far. There's something very different in the tone of the characters, etc. that lends it a gritty/totally realistic feel. Ura Lee's internal description of her former husband had me laughing out loud (the golden key behind the zipper of his pants). I'm glad I waited and didn't read the first 5 chapters online; it would have been too hard to wait for the book!
space opera
Posted by Narnia (Member # 1071) on :
That's funny, I'm glad you guys are loving it. I wasn't drawn in by the online chapters in a way that made me 'fan-girl' for the book. (I'm going to use that like a verb from now on because Dagonee did it.)
But, I trust all of your opinions and I'll definitely pick it up soon.
...but I JUST got my hands on HBP, so I'm afraid that one comes first. Posted by BryanP (Member # 7772) on :
Card is without question a better writer and I enjoyed Magic Street very much.....but I liked HP6 more.
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Posted by Carrie (Member # 394) on :
quote:Originally posted by Noemon: I think there's probably plenty of time to read both. Personally, Dan Simmon's Olympos is the new release I'm most excited about, but I'm making myself finish the latest Harry Potter book before I buy Simmons' book.
Olympos is absolutely wonderful. I got it when I moved in here, as a sort of housewarming present to myself (a couple weeks before HP6).
quote:Originally posted by Primal Curve: However, her online community is so filled with 30-something spinster cows who want to watch Harry and Draco make out that I'd rather crawl through a steaming pile of 2 week-old diapers. So, I don't really want to hang out over there.
*snort* It is fairly hard to not notice, but entertaining in VERY small amounts. I support creativity, but not insanity.
Posted by Exploding Monkey (Member # 7612) on :
I've never screwed a half-blood prince. Any good?
Posted by MrSquicky (Member # 1802) on :
Nah. It turns them into a frog when you're only part of the way done.
Posted by Exploding Monkey (Member # 7612) on :
DANG IT! Posted by Shanna (Member # 7900) on :
HP are the only books I'll buy upon release. I'm playing the college student card, but I really don't have the money to pay for a hardcover book I may not like. I like OSC, but not all his books are worth the cost.
I was once a Harry Potter hater. I mocked all the silly journalists and their damn daily stories when GoF came out, all of which I believed were wasting perfectly good news space. Then one day I was desperate for a read and asked for opinions from some online fans. The respone was overwhelmingly positive. I picked up the first book and was in love by the second page.
Btw, I resent the dig at H/D shippers. I had to have something to read between HP books and new seasons of Queer as Folk.
Posted by rivka (Member # 4859) on :
quote:Originally posted by Space Opera: Wow. Who else is really loving Magic Street? I just began it last night, and have really enjoyed it so far. There's something very different in the tone of the characters, etc. that lends it a gritty/totally realistic feel. Ura Lee's internal description of her former husband had me laughing out loud (the golden key behind the zipper of his pants). I'm glad I waited and didn't read the first 5 chapters online; it would have been too hard to wait for the book!
space opera
I loved it. When you're done, there's a spoiler thread for it on the other side. Posted by The Rabbit (Member # 671) on :
quote:Mwa ha ha! I am superseding the rights of library readers in a 500 mile radius!
Of course there are only 17 people who read Card in that 500 mile radius and 12 of them already ordered the book through amazon and the other 4 haven't heard about it yet.
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I figured as long as I had them I might as well read them. They're amazing! I would recommend them, even if you have them shipped to you under a false name and sit in the closet reading them by flashlight. (You know, so people don't think you're just jumping on the bandwagon or anything! ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
) Seriously, my favorite thing about the series is trying to figure out where she's going with the plot and letting the ideas stew for a couple years while the theories stew (okay, so I'd probably rather not wait). Chatting with a whole bunch of people as we try to figure out what's going to happen even though we're all going to wrong is so much fun.![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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