I can't stand The Lord of the Rings or Harry Potter. Love Mandy X -----Original Message----- From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Steven Bingham Sent: 30 June 2013 09:55 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: BOOKS OF MY LIFE Hurray someone else who doesn't like Lord of the Rings. I tried listening to the radio series back in 1969 and hated it. Under considerable pressure I tried to read it a few years ago and gave us. I don't know if it is the fantasy or whether it is that I feel the whole thing is just a pointless exercise. I am not keen on Terry Pratchett either but there I think it is something to do with there being no rules. If there are no rules anything can happen and there doesn't have to be a reason for it. I gave up all attempts at reading him after the story I was reading suddenly materialised in the middle of a present day aircraft. Pointless! Harry Potter I can deal with because although there is magic it does conform to its own rules. I like the way that the magic is played down and the normal is slightly exaggerated. I am also trying to come up with the books of my life but it is not easy. Steve -----Original Message----- From: ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:ebooktalk-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Pele West Sent: 30 June 2013 09:15 To: ebooktalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [ebooktalk] Re: BOOKS OF MY LIFE Hi Everyone I cannot get on with "Lord of the Rings" at all. Peter reread it recently and I heard bits and still did not like it. There is too much fantassy for me. One of the things I like about Harry Potter is that there is enough normal things, such as having to do homework and difficulties with being teenagers, to keep me interested. Pele