tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post7497407539729751360..comments2023-10-19T22:29:46.255+11:00Comments on Orange Juice Snobbery: I am not a Harry Potter Wannabe!Mariahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-47826476998408623432009-01-03T06:52:00.000+11:002009-01-03T06:52:00.000+11:00Like you, Jahteh, I've only seen the movie. It wa...Like you, Jahteh, I've only seen the movie. It wasn't a terrible movie but based on the movie alone I couldn't see why everyone was going on about how "original" the book was. So I thought one day I should read the book and find out. However I haven't made good on that one. I saw "Eldest" which is apparently one of its sequels in an outlet store recently at a reduced price but not "Eragon".<BR/><BR/>I remember reading a lot of how many people got very excited about the originality of both Isobelle Carmody and Christopher Paolini. Personally, Isobelle Carmody's Obernewtyn series didn't do it for me (never got past book 2). I found it very similar in concept to books like "Never Let Me Go" and "The Chrysalids" crossed was some other general fantasy fiction but not nearly as well written. (Yes, I know "Never Let Me Go" was written after but I think "The Chrysalids" was conceived before.)<BR/><BR/>I mentioned it to Mr Coffee and he said a lot of the fuss was becase they were (or started out as) teenage or young authors.<BR/><BR/>Still, I am willing to give Eragon a go, but I will probably read it at the library first, or a cheap outlet store copy!Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-50179146999483822632009-01-03T06:43:00.000+11:002009-01-03T06:43:00.000+11:00I like to potter. I've also thought being a potte...I like to potter. I've also thought being a potter would be fun. The clay-shaping type, not the Harry sort. Though perhaps being able to do a bit of magickry would be a tad amusing.Mariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16371925558254933645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-44817216719592493182009-01-02T01:20:00.000+11:002009-01-02T01:20:00.000+11:00I think my father described Eragon - the character...I think my father described Eragon - the character - as a dick. He's a bit on the couldn't-you-have-died-in-chapter-one? side. I agree with Mish and was equally forced into reading it with cries of 'it's wonderful, read it!'* I am making allowances for the crapness because the author was a child.<BR/><BR/>* Not uttered by my daddy.Shelleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03417138778733226637noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-21957956610070680322009-01-01T00:57:00.000+11:002009-01-01T00:57:00.000+11:00According to Mish they're both terrible. My word v...According to <A HREF="http://toasttosolitude.blogspot.com/2007/09/this-is-not-review.html" REL="nofollow">Mish they're both terrible.</A> <BR/><BR/>My word verification is toper. This pleases me! It's perfectly topping!TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-33855359705609208812008-12-31T20:53:00.000+11:002008-12-31T20:53:00.000+11:00Have you read 'Eragon'? I've seen the movie but e...Have you read 'Eragon'? I've seen the movie but everyone tells me the book is better. Perhaps it was just that the actor playing the lead was so 'nothing' especially since he was acting alongside Jeremy Irons who has aged very well.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-74157271335587566942008-12-31T08:11:00.000+11:002008-12-31T08:11:00.000+11:00I potter frequently and often. Why, for the last s...I potter frequently and often. Why, for the last six days I've been pottering around Newcastle and environs with parents, brother, and dog. That was a good spot of pottering. <BR/><BR/>Nowadays, thanks to the ubiquity of the Rowling books, I imagine my activities would be referred to by the youth as 'Harrying'. Humph.TimThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10333303180015967125noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3554982014255874668.post-55693741599881282012008-12-24T21:39:00.000+11:002008-12-24T21:39:00.000+11:00And "potter" used to be such a nice cuddly verb.And "potter" used to be such a nice cuddly verb.Alexis, Baron von Harlothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04675225579658733004noreply@blogger.com