MichaelNadal
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What do you think are the best-worst books in order?

Intentional ha?Prisoner of Azkaban, Half Blood Prince, Deathly Hallows Part 2, Chamber of Secrets, Philosopher's Stone, Order of the Phoenix, Goblet of Fire & Deathly Hallows Part 1.
Exactly! Based on the movies. Might I add, Philosopher's Stone shouldn't be relegated to worst no matter what.Intentional ha?
And are you meaning to list the movies instead of the books?
Why I bolded that was because it's called SORCERER'S stone. Not Philosopher's hahah.Exactly! Based on the movies. Might I add, Philosopher's Stone shouldn't be relegated to worst no matter what.
Oops, my apologies @MichaelNadal.
Oh ok gotchaWhy I bolded that was because it's called SORCERER'S stone. Not Philosopher's hahah.
It's actually called philosophers stoneWhy I bolded that was because it's called SORCERER'S stone. Not Philosopher's hahah.
My mistake, I just googled it. It's Sorcerer's in the US, never considered/saw that it had another name elsewhere.Order of the phoenix
Deathly hallows
Goblet of fire
Prisoner of azkaban
Half blood Prince
Philosophers stone
Chamber of secrets
It's actually called philosophers stone
Exactly, 3 is good right from the start and It's where the series really takes offI read #1 and #2 because it was good reading.
After 50 pages of #3, I was hooked. Harry just needed to grow up a bit to become a real character.
This is a great list btw. Order of the Pheonix is outstanding.OoP>PoA>DH>GoF>HBP>PS>CoS
I think it is 1,2,3,4,5,6,7. I feel that J.K. added to many unnecessary extra scenes or dialogues towards the end just to make the book thicker and thicker.
It is like Samsung or LG adding too much bloatware in their new phones.
I almost wanna read em again after this bump. Been 10 years since I've read emOoTP>DH>PoA>GOF>CoS>HBP>PS. Hard to rank them though, I loved reading all of them.
Yeah it was 10 years for me too, until I read DH a couple of nights ago lolI almost wanna read em again after this bump. Been 10 years since I've read em
DH is the movie im most dissappointed with, it doesn't capture the epicness of the book at all to meYeah it was 10 years for me too, until I read DH a couple of nights ago lol
Voldemort just seemed way too human and less scary for me.. Especially trying to hug Draco Malfoy *shudder*DH is the movie im most dissappointed with, it doesn't capture the epicness of the book at all to meit has great moments (both parts) but they changed so much, like the final battle etc that made it flat :/
You are incorrectWhy I bolded that was because it's called SORCERER'S stone. Not Philosopher's hahah.
Do they have books for the new prequel movies? Or is just movies.Currently reading them again, so bump, I guess? In the middle of OotP right now so I'll take a crack:
Worst to best:
CoS: more of the same, I felt
SS / PS: great novel and sets up the world really well, but doesn't keep me as invested as later books due perhaps to the shorter length
OotP: I'm enjoying this one, but it could have been trimmed a few pages; some parts are a real drag; I do like Harry's characterization in this one, though
HBP: don't remember this one as much (but I'm about to get to it), but I really liked the focus on Voldy's backstory and the book felt a little darker than some of the others; not an awful lot happens that relates to the whole series, though. Voldy's strange absence from this one probably explains it
GoF: the plot was probably the most nonsensical of any of the books, but it was still really fun to read through; I felt it made much better use of its long length than OotP (the other really long one)
DH: satisfying conclusion to the series, but again I'll have to get back to it; I felt like it wrapped up the plot points really well and I like the story of the Deathly Hallows
PoA: excellent transition to the longer entries and I liked the departure from having Voldemort as the main antagonist (which was handled better than 6); many new interesting characters were introduced as well
Movies (which were all much worse than the books but still pretty good; I won't explain these in detail, though):
GoF
CoS
SS
HBP
DH 2
OotP
DH 1
PoA
Making me wanna read againCurrently reading them again, so bump, I guess? In the middle of OotP right now so I'll take a crack:
Worst to best:
CoS: more of the same, I felt
SS / PS: great novel and sets up the world really well, but doesn't keep me as invested as later books due perhaps to the shorter length
OotP: I'm enjoying this one, but it could have been trimmed a few pages; some parts are a real drag; I do like Harry's characterization in this one, though
HBP: don't remember this one as much (but I'm about to get to it), but I really liked the focus on Voldy's backstory and the book felt a little darker than some of the others; not an awful lot happens that relates to the whole series, though. Voldy's strange absence from this one probably explains it
GoF: the plot was probably the most nonsensical of any of the books, but it was still really fun to read through; I felt it made much better use of its long length than OotP (the other really long one)
DH: satisfying conclusion to the series, but again I'll have to get back to it; I felt like it wrapped up the plot points really well and I like the story of the Deathly Hallows
PoA: excellent transition to the longer entries and I liked the departure from having Voldemort as the main antagonist (which was handled better than 6); many new interesting characters were introduced as well
Movies (which were all much worse than the books but still pretty good; I won't explain these in detail, though):
GoF
CoS
SS
HBP
DH 2
OotP
DH 1
PoA
Just movies, but they have the screenplays out there in print. Only the first one, I know of.Do they have books for the new prequel movies? Or is just movies.
The publishers in the US felt that Americans would never know what a philosopher was.My mistake, I just googled it. It's Sorcerer's in the US, never considered/saw that it had another name elsewhere.
TTW did not yet exist, so that's actually a good thought by the publishers.The publishers in the US felt that Americans would never know what a philosopher was.
No. I read all 4 including the Hobbit. My gosh was that a boring a fruitless read.Lord of the Rings is better anyway![]()
Tolkien isn’t for everyone, I’ll admit.No. I read all 4 including the Hobbit. My gosh was that a boring a fruitless read.
Somehow I never got fully into LOTR, books or movies, even though I'm confident I'd have liked it.Lord of the Rings is better anyway![]()
The movies are a million years long and the books are thicker than MILOS so I understand why it’s hard to get intoSomehow I never got fully into LOTR, books or movies, even though I'm confident I'd have liked it.
Thought The Fellowship of the Ring was pretty awesome (Book)
I just don't have the memory to remember all the names and places in those books.The movies are a million years long and the books are thicker than MILOS so I understand why it’s hard to get into
Thought the universe was badass just didn't have the time to fully invest in it by the time I finally discovered it.The movies are a million years long and the books are thicker than MILOS so I understand why it’s hard to get into
Fully agreed.Prisoner is the GOAT movie imo
I can't stand the 4th movie lol. It's worst movie/book ratio to me out of all of them, the 4th movie is so much worse than the 4th book.Goblet of Fire was the best movie.
Book I cant remember
And adultsChildren should be reading the bible.
Lol nah fam.Lord of the Rings is better anyway![]()
3 is so perfect. Book and movie. PerfectFully agreed.
Yeah, they changed too many things from the book. And the pacing was a bit off, too. Also, what was with the hair?I can't stand the 4th movie lol. It's worst movie/book ratio to me out of all of them, the 4th movie is so much worse than the 4th book.
A desperate attempt to make them look younger lol. The only good thing about 4 for me is the maze/Voldemort reveal at the end, and even then, the maze was way more mysterious and epic in the book.Yeah, they changed too many things from the book. And the pacing was a bit off, too. Also, what was with the hair?
In the movie the maze was just hedges and sudden wind lol. In the book they had actual obstacles.A desperate attempt to make them look younger lol. The only good thing about 4 for me is the maze/Voldemort reveal at the end, and even then, the maze was way more mysterious and epic in the book.
And the SphinxIn the movie the maze was just hedges and sudden wind lol. In the book they had actual obstacles.