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Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Vijay Varma

Vijay Varma — Fri, 18 May 2012 09:22:14 +0000

I think both books are great and realy ful of fantasy ……… but when it comes to comparison i will go For harry potter only because of the villan voldemort and beletrix lustrange

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by June

June — Fri, 18 May 2012 06:11:20 +0000

Although there are similar themes in the books, they cannot be compared, as a lot of people mentioned already. They were basically written in different centuries, and for very different age groups. To the people trashing either Harry Potter, or Lord of the Rings: JK Rowling and JRR Tolkien are far superior to you all (especially as ‘Lady of the Rings’ mentioned – those who can’t even write proper English). These are both extraodinary writers who created new worlds, with an extreme amount of detail therein. Because of this creativity I enjoyed both series, and I know that I will never be able to write anything that ever compares to it.

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by LotR fan

LotR fan — Sat, 05 May 2012 00:23:48 +0000

I don’t understand how people compare the two because they are different story’s written at different times… But LOTR is better than HP in my opinion! LotR is about a epic journey, HP is about wizards and a much more of childs story.

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Lady of the Rings

Lady of the Rings — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:39:33 +0000

And Alex, if you want people to take you seriously, write like someone who actually learned how to speak proper English. And while LOTR is about protecting a ring, it has many other subplots and underlying themes and messages, many of which have been repeated in most literature following it. I don’t think HP is worthy of the praise LOTR has gained so far, but let the test of time show the superior series. And Tolkien created entires worlds and cultures and languages for his books. HP can’t quite match that.

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Lady of the Rings

Lady of the Rings — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 01:32:31 +0000

LOTR is so much better. Bree agrees with me. But really, you can’t compare them. They are both relevant stories that make sense and have good plots/characters/film adaptations. I personally prefer LOTR, but both book series were written by literary geniuses. LOTR was around first, and Ms. Rowling probably got inspiration from it in some way, but really, you can’t compare the two series when they are very different. I still like Frodo better than Harry, though.

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Bree

Bree — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 19:29:11 +0000

Now, personally, I like LotR much better than HP. And thats saying something; I read the Harry Potter books seven times! I could go on about how Harry Potter wouldn’t be what it is without LotR, it has a much richer plot, etcetera, etcetera, but I’m going to settle for this: YOU CANNOT COMPARE THEM! Lord of the Rings is a completely different story, and they are both equally amazing in their own ways. I can come up with hundreds of reasons why LotR beats HP any day, but theres no point. THEY ARE COMPLETELY DIFFERENT. Its like saying a movie is better than video game. They are two totally different things, with different plots, characters, settings, and all that stuff. LotR is awesome, Harry Potter is awesome. It’s impossible to compare them because there are reasons for both to be better, but it boils down to the fact that they are two different things that each have their pros and cons. There. My rant is over. Continue with your arguing.

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Alex

Alex — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 14:13:19 +0000

LOTR sucks, is so boring!!!!
Harry Potter is the best book ever – past present and future.J.K Rowling is really a genius.
LOTR is only about fight,war and other stuff like that ,and the plot – protecting a ring?Come on ! That’s ridiculous!+boring
but HP is full of action and is for evrbd!!!

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Myself

Myself — Sat, 14 Apr 2012 22:24:16 +0000

Both of the series are good, so please don’t go around bashing either of them! (Please, Potter fans…I’m with you but you sound like Twilight fans which really makes me feel sad.) Zakk112: the comparison between Harry Potter and Edward Cullen shows that you obviously haven’t read the Harry Potter books. And for everyone that is arguing on the Harry Potter side, please don’t post here if you haven’t read both (because it is pretty easy to tell that some of you haven’t!) The series aren’t really the same and they aren’t aimed towards the same age groups so you shouldn’t be compared…they have different qualities and different bad points.

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Nancy Barnsley

Nancy Barnsley — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:22:11 +0000

Ignore the first comment:L

Comment on Harry Potter vs. Lord of the Rings by Nancy Barnsley

Nancy Barnsley — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 14:20:04 +0000

Personally I think that, although I haven’t read all of the LOTR books, the HP books are better. But by no doubt the LOTR films are WAY better then HP. Even though I love them both equally! LEGOLAS IS A BABE, AND HE IS MINE<3<3<3<3