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Originally Posted by Unaboner3000
Actually, as far as books that have been turned into films go, the Harry Potter movies follow the books closely enough that, if you choose, you can skip ahead to the last couple of books if you've seen the films. The first 3 books, in particular, are not too long and straightforward reads....so you won't miss much skipping them and starting with book 4 or 5 (the books start getting deeper....and longer).
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I'd disagree there, in my opinion to really enjoy the Harry Potter books you have to read all the Harry Potter books. It would be okay to just watch the films and skip ahead to the last books, you'd get the general and main storyline anyway but you would miss all the smaller storylines, certain characters and the small details that makes Harry Potter great :p
When I watch the films I feel that the only reason I enjoy them is because I have read the book and understand what's going on, I often think people who haven't read the book miss a lot and probably don't have a clue about some things.
I loved Deathly Hallows, the only problem I had with it is the fact that their was such a long gap between it and sixth that it allowed everyone, including myself, to dwell on details and predict what's going to happen and I found most of my theories came true and same for other people to. Was still a fun read and a few surprises there to keep everyone interested even if they have worked out most of it before opening the book.