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Lord of the Rings 80 71.43%
Harry Potter 31 27.68%
Dumbledore 36 32.14%
Gandalf 65 58.04%
Voldemort 41 36.61%
Sauron 52 46.43%
Death Eaters 29 25.89%
Ring Wraiths 65 58.04%
The Harry/Ron/Hermione Team 50 44.64%
The Frodo/Sam Team 46 41.07%
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Old 02-06-2012, 11:10 AM   #61
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    LOTR easily. i've seen the first couple HP's and the last one. i honestly tried to get through it, but i couldnt do it. boring
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    Old 02-06-2012, 12:25 PM   #63
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    To the bold, that is why I specified people that trash it for being childish, because after the first 2-3 books it really isn't. Between a lot of subtleties in character interaction, the speech she/her characters use (ie, once you get to book 4 the reading level/vocab is definitely not made for children), the amount of references, imagery, etc Rowling put in for people who are able to dig deep literarily, and more, there was a ton of shit in those books that I'm 100% positive went over the heads of almost everyone under like 17. And I guess that's kind of what makes them so great for me. You can read them as a child's story or you can really sink your teeth into them as you would like a Franzen novel or something and still probably be satisfied.
    I'm a huge fan of both, but Harry Potter is literally my favorite thing ever. Like you said, the books aren't kids books, they're just easily accessible and appropriate for kids. The story is one for all ages.

    Although Ring Wraiths are so bad ass.
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    Old 02-06-2012, 12:40 PM   #64
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    LOTR easily. i've seen the first couple HP's and the last one. i honestly tried to get through it, but i couldnt do it. boring
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    Old 02-06-2012, 12:43 PM   #65
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    I'm a huge fan of both, but Harry Potter is literally my favorite thing ever. Like you said, the books aren't kids books, they're just easily accessible and appropriate for kids. The story is one for all ages.

    Although Ring Wraiths are so bad ass.
    Pretty sure HP are children's books. They weren't qualified for the NY Times best seller for that exact reason. I would flip it around and say they're children's books that are accessible to adults.

    Not knocking them at all, either. I've reread all of them multiple times.
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    Old 02-06-2012, 01:02 PM   #66
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    Diodnt know ants was so pro gnomes and trolls..

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    Old 02-06-2012, 01:06 PM   #67
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    Pretty sure HP are children's books. They weren't qualified for the NY Times best seller for that exact reason. I would flip it around and say they're children's books that are accessible to adults.

    Not knocking them at all, either. I've reread all of them multiple times.
    It's not just about being accessible, though. It's two completely different levels of reading you can do in the same series. The reading level and comprehension you need to grasp the power/emotion behind a number of character monologues or relationships was absolutely much higher than even your above average YA book.

    I mean, it obviously was not written for hardcore fantasy buffs who love chapters of whatever created world's history and lineage and wasn't as explicit as legitimate adult books, but a lot of that stuff was still in there, you just had to read into it. I still think calling anything from book 4 on children's is incorrect. You want violence and death? There's plenty including not shying away from killing off a number of lovable characters. You want gratuitous sex and rape? Again, it's not explicit but it's in there, just 'hidden' for people who are on top of things.
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    Old 02-06-2012, 01:11 PM   #68
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    i read the LOTR triology when i started loving zeppelin in jr high lol. a few tolkien references in Plant's lyrics.

    tried to read HP and couldnt get into it. then i watched a couple movies and couldnt get into it.

    LOTR on blue ray is nasty
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    It's not just about being accessible, though. It's two completely different levels of reading you can do in the same series. The reading level and comprehension you need to grasp the power/emotion behind a number of character monologues or relationships was absolutely much higher than even your above average YA book.

    I mean, it obviously was not written for hardcore fantasy buffs who love chapters of whatever created world's history and lineage and wasn't as explicit as legitimate adult books, but a lot of that stuff was still in there, you just had to read into it. I still think calling anything from book 4 on children's is incorrect. You want violence and death? There's plenty including not shying away from killing off a number of lovable characters. You want gratuitous sex and rape? Again, it's not explicit but it's in there, just 'hidden' for people who are on top of things.
    agree with all of this except the rape part.. They are in no way kids books from 4 on and even the second half of part three is pretty intense
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    Old 02-06-2012, 01:23 PM   #70
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    i read the LOTR triology when i started loving zeppelin in jr high lol. a few tolkien references in Plant's lyrics.

    tried to read HP and couldnt get into it. then i watched a couple movies and couldnt get into it.

    LOTR on blue ray is nasty
    Okay, I thought you meant you watched just the LOTR movies and just a few HP movies and were comparing.

    I'm assuming we mean the books in this poll, which obviously provide more background to whether or not something is badass.
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    Old 02-06-2012, 01:28 PM   #71
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    agree with all of this except the rape part.. They are in no way kids books from 4 on and even the second half of part three is pretty intense
    I don't know how to do spoilers so

    SPOILER ALERT!!!!!



    umbridge gets raped by the centaurs.
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    umbridge gets raped by the centaurs.
    hmmmmmmm... i dont remeber that

    Will have to go look..
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    When Gandalf died he came right back to life just with a different color robe on and dominated some more face.

    When Dumbledore died a picture of him mysteriously on the wall. Cool.

    Gandalf > Dumbledore
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    Old 02-06-2012, 01:40 PM   #74
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    hmmmmmmm... i dont remeber that

    Will have to go look..
    I didn't know it until I read it after in a Cracked article and then in some interview someone asked JK and she didn't deny it so it's pretty much accepted.

    Basically, in old school mythology centaurs' thing is kidnapping human women to gangbang. And if you remember a certain scene and its aftermath of no-visible-trauma, it's easy to add it all up.
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    I didn't know it until I read it after in a Cracked article and then in some interview someone asked JK and she didn't deny it so it's pretty much accepted.

    Basically, in old school mythology centaurs' thing is kidnapping human women to gangbang. And if you remember a certain scene and its aftermath of no-visible-trauma, it's easy to add it all up.
    http://www.brianphickey.com/wp-conte...od-centaur.jpg
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    I used to love both, except for the LOTR books, I just could not get through Towers. But then my love for both slowly faded. IMHO though:

    Films: LOTR > HP

    Books: LOTR < HP
    Hobbit > HP
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    Lord of the Rings in every way, shape, and form. How this is even remotely close is beyond me (and I like Harry Potter). Better story, better writing, better books, better movies, better villains, better good guys. Fuck, Gandalf is a damn divine immortal badass and Sauron can lay waste to entire regions with the flick of his wrist with the ring, while all someone has to do with Voldemort is stop being a bitch and cap a 9mm in his gut. And the Frodo/Sam relationship in the movie is totally different than the tag team from the books. Emma Watson is the only plus tool HP has, and that's relegated to a series of mediocre movies.
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    HP, Gandalf, Sauron, Death Eaters, Harry/Ron/Hermione
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