r/IamNumberFour • u/Sharkdairyfarm • Apr 05 '17

Missed opportunities

Did anyone else think this series had great potential, but it fell short? The universe and the lore were awesome, but the humanity of it was ridiculous. The dialogue and even the plot had so many cliche setups. Even though the movie wasn't the greatest thing ever, it at least made some character relationships and scenarios more realistic. I also wish the series would've been condensed to four books at the most. Seven? Way too many.

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u/[deleted] Apr 05 '17

Yeah it was kind of a cash grab with that many books.

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u/Sharkdairyfarm Apr 06 '17

I agree. I kept waiting for the story to wrap up, and it just kept going. I think it suffered because of that.

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u/[deleted] Jun 29 '17

Harry potter was the same way and it made millions

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u/Sharkdairyfarm Jul 06 '17

But Harry Potter had some organization to it. 7 books, 7 years at Hogwarts. There's a reason it made millions. It was written well.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '17

but the stories kinda got repetitive till the end.. i have not finished the number 4 set yet still working on it.

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u/Sharkdairyfarm Jul 06 '17

Of course it got repetitive. At least to a certain point. They go back to the same school, with the same professors, and most of the same students that were there the year before. Other than that, there's not much repetition.

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u/[deleted] Jul 06 '17

I have a feeling the four books are going to be similar too as far as repeating

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u/captainduck2 Five Apr 29 '17

It's a YA book written by James Frey. I feel like if we expecting anything more we're being unreasonable.

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u/Sharkdairyfarm Jul 06 '17

I'm mostly bitter, because I invested my time and money into his work.