I hated Harry Potter books from the beginning? Guys r u still reading Harry Potter? When will u grow up, dudes? Y dont u try readin some Sidney Sheldon books? My favourite book till now is The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy (the unabridged version). It reflects how Fate can play with people's lives, swinging them fromm this end to that.
Dude, there is a thing called different tastes ... You will probably find a lot of ppl here who have read Sidney Sheldon and I am one of them...
However, I also happen to enjoy Harry Potter tremendously and I will continue to read them till I get bored of them...
If I get bored of HP (at age 50 or 100), perhaps I will pick up a copy of Tell me your dreams or Rage of Angels again.