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Originally Posted by alansplace
not long ago the sticky thread about new free amazon kindle offerings disappeared  (a really bad idea). there was a discussion of it somewhere and during that some folks posted a/some link[s] of website[s] that have that info and update it daily. anyone know what that/those link[s] might be as i cannot find it/them  |
The two that I use are:
Pixel of Ink (my primary source)
Books on The Knob
Both are also available via Facebook.
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Originally Posted by carpetmojo
I think the Potter movies were a triumph, as were the books - but it helps if you treat them as different animals - but from the same "root" as it were.
I felt quite lucky to have "grown-up" alongside my son, from I think 5 when he started them, with J'P's creation.
And those experiences weren't diminished in any way by the films - we also saw the majority of those together.
They were a different slant - although I do agree about the casting, which I couldn't fault.
And, being old enough to have found Tolkien well before it became a cult, I found the wonderful films satisfying in exactly the same way - apart from my opinion that the Hobbits were way too "Hollywood" photogenic !
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I found the LoTR movies to be beautiful, and very well cast. I watched purely for cinematics instead of the story. It was a lot of fun when I recognized specific scenes from the book. It was a little confusing when things seemed out of order, but that did not diminish the movies for me.
It is awesome that you could share HP with your son. My children are the perfect ages right now, but none of them are all that interested.