h2g2 The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy: Earth Edition

Those of us with very short attention spans have trouble following complex plots with many characters. I read all of the Harry Potter books and all I got was that it was about a boy wizard who takes a very long time to defeat one of the most remarkably stupid villains in literature. I know, it's a kids book, it's not supposed to be deep.

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Nothing at all wrong with reading harry potter i know a older person who has read every harry potter book and to be honest having seen one or two of the films i think thats basically the plot

feeling a little sad about harry pot, simply because ok its fairly good but there have been so many others - better - different and we arent seeing them cause there isnt the hype.
perhaps someone one day will do a review and because they have the public eye all of a sudden the other books, which so few know about but are totaly stunning will become popular.
The music world is similar - what are we all missing because the media bosses think were thick.

I haven't become at all entranced with all the 'Potter' hype, so aside from gathering also that he is a child-wizard, it means nothing to me.

While they are considered very wrong in some places, the tales of two young lads that I always enjoyed were Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain. Very good tales of boys and the ways of life in their day. And even if attention span is short as mine was when I read them, you come away from a few chapters with a smile, and knowing that these scalliwawgs will always find a trick or a way to have an adventure. Without any need for magic.

so the last one in your opinion let you down a bit compared to the other ones i haven't read any hp books not that i dislike Harry Potter there just not the type of books i read political thrillers murders the odd war book about the slave trade which was quite good i was surprised but some how fantasy books i just cant read i have some but there just thrown on my book shelf

My own primary taste for years was Science Fiction, but when much of it turned to 'fantasy', I too lost interest. So that is a genre that I've not much delved into. Aside from that, if it's printed and NOT romance-based, I'll give it a read. Action and adventure is often a good escape, without the need of a lot of focus or long-term attention.

no don't do the soppy romance books either

Printed on the quality pulp that they are, myself and a farmer-friend did find them to be great for igniting a fireplace.

there is a use for them after all bundle them up and sell them as fire lighters good call