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I hate to say it, but...
By: Winter_Is_Coming Date: August 27, 2011, 7:00 pm
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I think this is probably my least favorite book, even after CoS
(which was still entertaining, even with all the logic holes).
I give it kudos for being the book to set everything up and
introduce us to the characters and world we love, but it's
always been the dullest to me. I've always found the climax to
be a bit ... well, anti-climactic. The plot twist was good, but
still, that entire scene was a let-down compared to the climaxes
of all the other books. Think about it: in CoS, Harry killed a
basilisk, saved Ginny and destroyed the first Horcrux (though he
didn't know it at the time). In PoA there was the intense
confrontation with Sirius and the revelation of the truth about
Peter Pettigrew, and then the dementors and the Timeturner and
saving Sirius. In GoF there was the graveyard scene. In OotP,
the battle at the Ministry. In HBP, the cave scene and then the
battle at Hogwarts and Dumbledore's death. And obviously, the
Battle of Hogwarts in DH. But in SS/PS, you just have a bunch of
talking and Harry groping Quirrell and getting knocked out. :-\
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Re: I hate to say it, but...
By: magic_is_might Date: August 27, 2011, 8:47 pm
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Same here. I'm rereading the series again for the hundredth
time, and I just finished SS. Not that I hate it, just that it's
my least favorite. Maybe because it's too "childish" and it's
some of Jo's weaker writing.
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Re: I hate to say it, but...
By: KaidtheShiz Date: August 29, 2011, 11:28 pm
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Definitely. I like it for the nostalgia factor, but you can
clearly tell that it is just getting the ball rolling. I mean I
guess it is a little harder because you have to have 11 year
olds go through obstacles and they can't be that bad because
they are so young. I do agree that it is weaker writing also.
#Post#: 2682--------------------------------------------------
Re: I hate to say it, but...
By: Sherbetsnitch Date: August 31, 2011, 5:33 pm
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I did re-read it a couple of months ago and found it really hard
going, it took me forever to finish it. I think it’s because
the first couple of books really are children’s books, and I’ve
well and truly out grown PS.
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Re: I hate to say it, but...
By: Luceria Date: August 31, 2011, 6:11 pm
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I do love Philosopher's Stone, but it's not my favourite. Not
overly fond of the beginning of the book and all that stuff
about the Dursleys. Vernon going to work and so on.
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Re: I hate to say it, but...
By: Fawkes Date: August 31, 2011, 6:49 pm
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I love it, but it's probably my least favorite as well. Mostly
the beginning, before he knows about Hogwarts. I find that bit
with the Dursley's dull. I prefer later books when Hogwarts
feels more like home to Harry, and the readers. By the time we
get to POA, it almost feels like being home, surrounded by old
friends.
That being said, I do think that the Mirror of Erised scene with
Dumbledore is one of the most beautiful parts of the books and
films.
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Re: I hate to say it, but...
By: diamondthunder Date: September 3, 2011, 10:22 pm
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Also my least favourite.
I do like it, but I never really see it as a separate story like
all the other ones. It just feels almost like a prologue to the
'real' series or something.
There are just so many plot holes and things that don't make
sense, it's really hard to enjoy it on it's own. Every single
thing in it is so plot-driven. Everything has an obvious purpose
and seems like a contrived coincidence, whereas all the other
novels, despite also containing lots of unlikely
coicidences/accidents, just seem to flow better. For instance,
it's never really explained why the Stone was in Hogwarts in the
first place and under such convoluted protection. I guess the
only explanation is the implication that Dumbles set up the
obstacles for the Trio in the first place, which I've never
liked. It just seems like it was an incredibly reckeless thing
to do for not much of a reason and it's never explained just why
in the hell he did it, when it could have so easily not worked.
Nearly everything else in the series gets a pretty thorough
explanation by the end, but it's like Rowling wants us to forget
the first book exists.
That said, it's still interesting to go back and look at things
in a new light and notice little details that get important
later.
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