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Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:06 amby SquareDisc City
LoTR. That's not to say Harry Potter isn't a great series of novels, although I will say it isn't a great series of movies; I never even bothered with any after the 4th. I know nothing of the Hunger Games and don't reckon I'll read the books though maybe I'll end up seeing the movie at some point. I will of course avoid Twilight like the plague.
Tbh LoTR should not be in the list. Three of the series were aimed at teens (well, younger kids for the early Harry Potters). Lord of The Rings was not.
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Wed Oct 17, 2012 6:52 pmby Nationstatelandsville
SquareDisc City wrote:LoTR. That's not to say Harry Potter isn't a great series of novels, although I will say it isn't a great series of movies; I never even bothered with any after the 4th. I know nothing of the Hunger Games and don't reckon I'll read the books though maybe I'll end up seeing the movie at some point. I will of course avoid Twilight like the plague.
Tbh LoTR should not be in the list. Three of the series were aimed at teens (well, younger kids for the early Harry Potters). Lord of The Rings was not.
Lord of the Rings is more like a textbook than anything. That's the only way I can really describe it without comparing it to itself and its spawn.
I prefer The Hobbit's tone - it's endearingly juvenile, in a way. More child-like.
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 5:27 amby Oterro
Nationstatelandsville wrote:SquareDisc City wrote:LoTR. That's not to say Harry Potter isn't a great series of novels, although I will say it isn't a great series of movies; I never even bothered with any after the 4th. I know nothing of the Hunger Games and don't reckon I'll read the books though maybe I'll end up seeing the movie at some point. I will of course avoid Twilight like the plague.
Tbh LoTR should not be in the list. Three of the series were aimed at teens (well, younger kids for the early Harry Potters). Lord of The Rings was not.
Lord of the Rings is more like a textbook than anything. That's the only way I can really describe it without comparing it to itself and its spawn.
I prefer The Hobbit's tone - it's endearingly juvenile, in a way. More child-like.
No it isn't. It's an adult's novel. The Hobbit is a book for children, Lord of the Rings is a book for adults.
Read The Silmarillion and then call LotR a textbook.
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 6:24 amby Everbeek
Oterro wrote:Nationstatelandsville wrote:Lord of the Rings is more like a textbook than anything. That's the only way I can really describe it without comparing it to itself and its spawn.
I prefer The Hobbit's tone - it's endearingly juvenile, in a way. More child-like.
No it isn't. It's an adult's novel. The Hobbit is a book for children, Lord of the Rings is a book for adults.
Read The Silmarillion and then call LotR a textbook.
The Silmarillion is a mythology book.
Read Unfinished Tales and then call The Silmarillion a textbook.
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:01 amby Immoren
LotR, because she was my first. :,)
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:23 amby Oterro
Everbeek wrote:The Silmarillion is a mythology book.
Read Unfinished Tales and then call The Silmarillion a textbook.
I have, it's a collection of short stories and snippets. silmarillion's a text book.
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Thu Oct 18, 2012 7:26 amby SquareDisc City
Read a textbook and then call Unfinished Tales a textbook
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Fri Oct 19, 2012 5:26 amby Serenity kingdom
lotr isnt tht cool in usa we like twighlight ovr here thts wat all my friends read anyways i dnt care much for werewolves fighting vampires ovr humans lol
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Fri Oct 19, 2012 8:10 amby Elysium Bay
Lord of the Rings by miles.
Then Harry Potter books,
Then Hunger Games.
Twilight doesn't deserve to be on.
Actually, just received my reading lists for English A-levels. I'm studying Gothic literature at the moment.
The Twilight Saga is on there.
I just...
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Fri Oct 19, 2012 4:00 pmby Lazssia
Evil Lord Sauron wrote:I think it is a legal requirement for me to say LotR
Ditto.
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Fri Oct 19, 2012 9:27 pmby Great Zavi
I voted for twilight. Just because....
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Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:23 pmby Nazi Flower Power
I haven't read/watched Twilight or The Hunger Games.
LOTR worked better than Harry Potter as a movie, but I have a hard time choosing between the books because they are good in different ways.
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Fri Oct 19, 2012 11:33 pmby Sedikal
Is this even a real question? I mean anyone in there right Mind would Choose Lord of The Rings.
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Sat Oct 20, 2012 8:34 amby Manahakatouki
The Lord of the Rings, remains The Lord of movies and books in this selection...
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Sat Oct 20, 2012 12:30 pmby Sheldon Cooper Worshippers
Yakostan wrote:Well obviously LOTR
I second that.
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Sat Oct 20, 2012 6:15 pmby Fedeledland
Haven't read most of the LOTR group, but the Silmarillion and the Sons of Hurin are better than all the others. Harry Potter and Hunger Games are still good.
Twilight is not literature and it's definitely not to be compared to LOTR.
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Sun Oct 21, 2012 5:45 pmby Nazi Flower Power
Serenity kingdom wrote:lotr isnt tht cool in usa we like twighlight ovr here thts wat all my friends read anyways i dnt care much for werewolves fighting vampires ovr humans lol
Just because all your friends read Twilight doesn't mean you get to speak for the whole US.