Which book series is better?

[Nick Hull]

simple enough.

[mrnegativezero]

I honestly liked Harry Potter better because of it's simple story telling. Tolkien went into huge detail, so much so that sometimes I got lost in his words.

[flks511]

Lord of the Rings is classic, but Harry Potter is better.

[Lemmi!]

Harry Potter >>> LOTR

[Shin Akuma]

potter for me!

[bailmeout13]

The Lord of the Rings.

[Broden Terry]

Definitely the Harry Potter series.

[color_coded]

Both are great, but I gotta go with Potter.

[maker_break]

It's hard to pick, but I'll go ahead and go with Potter.

[MADSTA]

At times I found LOTR difficult to read, but I was also 12 at the time. The Harry Potter series are my favourite books, I can read them again and again and not get tired of them.

[kaycey]

when i read LOTR, i was waiting for the pages to get over but while reading harry potter, i wished she'd written more.

[xiia]

read all of the harry potter books and i read like 100 pages of LOTR and got bored and just wish it could be a litte bit faster but the movies were great

[Theseventhson]

LOTR, I don't think Rowling is that good of an author.

[tttygxlove]

HP, yo.

[SolitaryBlue]

I don't really like either. But I'd go with HP.

[FueledByRock]

I like Harry Potter more. LOTR was alright, but very dense.

[AbbeyCarbs]

this argument always gets my fired up...

harry potter

[IceAge/HeatWave]

LOTR if we went movies. and if it was more complex better books, i'd prolly say LOTR. but HP played such a major part in my life.

[lonelysuperstar]

It's such a crime that HP is winning this. Tolkein was a genius.

[ThatswhatUget23]

Couldn't get into LOTR. Love me some Harry Potter though.

[NateGolubiewski]

LOTR had such mature writing and was all over amazing. My vote goes there.

[murrich]

Lord of the Rings.

[billyboatkid]

Harry Potter.

LOTR was too long and boring for me. Watevs.

[ArtForLovers]

LOTR.
Not a Potter fan

[ArtForLovers]

LOTR had such mature writing and was all over amazing. My vote goes there.
this

[timb89]

super tough question...

in terms of movies: lord of the rings but just... only because harry potter misses so much. the war scenes are amazing. that could change though, if the battle of hogwarts scene is done well.
in terms of books: harry potter... ive never read lord of the rings... i tried after the movie... but just didnt have enough patience.

[skellorock]

while similiar as far as genre; apples and oranges

[minduh]

I love both, but while HP is well-written and interesting, LOTR is a masterpiece and fascinating.

[crimsonandclovr]

Harry Potter: better books
LOTR: better movies

[Tristan Needler]

They're not even comparable really, in terms of style, story, and writing. Tolkien wins hands-down in all categories. The Potter books are a fun little read, but that's it.

[Nick Hull]

when i read LOTR, i was waiting for the pages to get over but while reading harry potter, i wished she'd written more.
my thoughts exactly.

[Tristan Needler]

Huh. Reading LOTR I wished there was more.

[joeag1985]

Anyone who went for Harry Potter is an idiot.

[Tristan Needler]

The Potter series lost all credibility when it introduced time travel. If time travel is possible, there's no need for any drama whatsoever.

[MyNameIsRoss]

One ring to rule them all...

[End of Disc One]

I love them both, but they're not even close to being the best fantasy series out there. The Malazan Book of the Fallen wins there. Followed by A Song of Ice and Fire, The Wheel of Time, and a bunch of others.

[nerdvglc]

I honestly liked Harry Potter better because of it's simple story telling. Tolkien went into huge detail, so much so that sometimes I got lost in his words.
very good point. both are good reads, but i liked potter a lot more, for a few reasons. plus, i look forward to reading harry potter to my godson, so there's that.

[fadedmemories]

I love all the HP books, while the only Tolkien book that I like is The Hobbit.

[Festivus]

My parents bought me the animated Hobbit movie when I was about 10 or 11...next thing I know I was reading the book and then Lord of the Rings throughout 6th and 7th grade. It was a pretty big part of my life, so I am pretty biased when I say LOTR.

I did read the first two HP books though, but it didn't do anything for me.

[fightinirish217]

Harry Potter, no contest. LOTR is good but HP is just too good. I've grown up with it my whole life since it first came out.

[Nick Hull]

The Potter series lost all credibility when it introduced time travel. If time travel is possible, there's no need for any drama whatsoever.
although I agree with what you're saying about time travel, the fact that she incorporated that into her story should not deem her entire series irrelevant.

[tonighttonight0]

Harry Potter, LOTR is just too damn long.

[Tristan Needler]

although I agree with what you're saying about time travel, the fact that she incorporated that into her story should not deem her entire series irrelevant.It's goes to show that not as much thought was put into it as should have been.

Harry Potter, LOTR is just too damn long.That doesn't make sense. The Harry Potter series has vastly more pages than The Lord of the Rings.

[gobsta]

They're not even comparable really, in terms of style, story, and writing. Tolkien wins hands-down in all categories. The Potter books are a fun little read, but that's it.

thank you! it really is disgusting that HP is winning. i enjoyed the books, but like.... Tolkein is SUCH a better author for like 9080809890 reasons...

[Brand-new-123]

I don't understand how Harry Potter is winning. The whole universe Tolkien created is so complex. He created entire languages and had vast histories of numerous civilizations. Plus that part when Harry died kind of ruined the book for me. He should have stayed dead.

[FueledByRock]

I don't understand how Harry Potter is winning. The whole universe Tolkien created is so complex. He created entire languages and had vast histories of numerous civilizations. Plus that part when Harry died kind of ruined the book for me. He should have stayed dead.

The thing is, at least for me, the level of detail makes his books difficult to get into and easy to get lost in. It takes time to get past the initial confusion. With Harry Potter, it was easy to get into the books and the characters were relatable. I think that's what makes them so appealing. I do agree with you, though, that when Harry died it was pretty weird and a bit too unbelievable.

[Brand-new-123]

The thing is, at least for me, the level of detail makes his books difficult to get into and easy to get lost in. It takes time to get past the initial confusion. With Harry Potter, it was easy to get into the books and the characters were relatable. I think that's what makes them so appealing. I do agree with you, though, that when Harry died it was pretty weird and a bit too unbelievable.
Plus there's the fact that HP is a kids series while LOTR was obviously intended for more mature readers that don't need spoon feedings.

[jwicklun]

very close. I enjoyed the Harry Potter series very much, but Lord of the Rings was just ledgendary.

[jwicklun]

One ring to rule them all...
one ring to find them....

[Mens]

what's better, a zune or ipod?

[Brand-new-123]

one ring to find them....
One ring to bring them all

[Brand-new-123]

what's better, a zune or ipod?
Zune. But i-pod has a lot more extra stuff (cases, chords, etc) available to buy

[jwicklun]

One ring to bring them all
and in the darkness bind them!
Yes!
How many times?

[Brand-new-123]

and in the darkness bind them!
Yes!
How many times?
I've only read them about 3 times each but i still have that entire poem memorized:

three rings to the elven kings under the sky,
seven to the dwarf lords in their halls of stone,
nine to the mortal men doomed to die,
and one for the Dark Lord on his Dark Throne,
in the land of Mordor where the shadows lie

One ring to rule them all,
one ring to find them,
one ring to bring them all,
and in the darkness bind them,
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie

[jwicklun]

I've only read them about 3 times each but i still have that entire poem memorized:

three rings to the elven kings under the sky,
seven to the dwarf lords in their halls of stone,
nine to the mortal men doomed to die,
and one for the Dark Lord on his Dark Throne,
in the land of Mordor where the shadows lie

One ring to rule them all,
one ring to find them,
one ring to bring them all,
and in the darkness bind them,
In the land of Mordor where the shadows lie
lol I just made a failed clerks 2 reference
AxAEo3CWeq8

[tomroth]

tolkien wrote literature...rowling used so much unoriginal story line and its all for entertainment. not that there isnt depth to harry potter. but lotr kicks the shit out of harry potter in anything that has to do with literature.

[Mens]

Zune. But i-pod has a lot more extra stuff (cases, chords, etc) available to buy
hmm
I own a zune too.. I was expecting somebody to just start bagging on the zune..

[SandManTEND13]

Um....Harry Potter for sure

[chris1152]

It's such a crime that HP is winning this. Tolkein was a genius.

:-(

LOTR ftw. I read the entire series (including The Hobbit) every year and never get tired of it.

[kdefrisc]

Hp

[Yellowcard2006]

what's better, a zune or ipod?
Zune, anyone who has used both devices knows that.


Harry Potter FTW

[Nick Hull]

Zune, anyone who has used both devices knows that.


Harry Potter FTW
soo not true.
although the Zune HD does look incredible.

[Yellowcard2006]

soo not true.
although the Zune HD does look incredible.
I'll always choose a Zune4GB over a Nano4GB. I just find the zune to have a better design and a better interface. And yes the ZuneHD is the coolest device I've ever seen, I'll be getting one for sure.

[Neo Cassady]

I find Harry Potter way more interesting :shrug:

[Zippedychick]

Other: The Wheel of Time

[Dymytry Vance]

The thing is, at least for me, the level of detail makes his books difficult to get into and easy to get lost in. It takes time to get past the initial confusion. With Harry Potter, it was easy to get into the books and the characters were relatable. I think that's what makes them so appealing. I do agree with you, though, that when Harry died it was pretty weird and a bit too unbelievable.
Be prepared for a rant here. Grab some popcorn, some soda-pop, and maybe even a fleshlight just in case you get bored.

In my opinion, Harry Potter was just too simple and predictable until the end where everything went all out unbelievable. However, becasue the first six books had been pretty easy to figure out and because of how predictable they were, you could see where it was going, and how it would end up (even though Voldemort seemed to win a lot, it was always counteracted by friendship and love and that crap later, after about three or so HP failures,) So that just kind of made it a little too simplistic for my liking. In the vein of a guilty pleasure almost.

While I agree that her writing is unbelievable at times (HP's death for example) I find that fact to be counteracted by the predictability of her writing.

Tolkein was a freaking genius. His details were original, thoughtful, and yes dense. I don't find that to be a bad thing. If I can see every detail the author wants me to see, and if I can enjoy a great plotline as well, why wouldn't I want to? I usually hate fantasy novels, but J.R.R. Tolkein is something else.

[Dymytry Vance]

Zune. But i-pod has a lot more extra stuff (cases, chords, etc) available to buy
Are zunes compatible with those recorder widgets?

[ScottyTheBouse]

Definatly Lord of the Rings the books alot more detailed and that was pretty bad ass

[miketheauthor]

harry potter. duh.

[BozzBlonde]

Lord of the Rings.

[Tristan Needler]

Ah, every time this gets bumped I'm reminded of how stupid people are in general.

[IceAge/HeatWave]

books- lord of the rings was more ambitious, but i still go HP.

movies- LOTR by far. like thousands of miles.