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Do you think Harry Potter is worth it ?
Is Harry Potter worth reading ? What are your thoughts?
I'm an older person and kind of missed Harry Potter's entry onto the world literary stage. I was studying and doing other things.
As a former children's librarian, I knew that eventually I'd revisit him and I did but just couldn't get interested. The films made it all a little harder too.
Yet I loved Le Guin's 'Earthsea Quartet', Pullman's 'His Dark Materials', Tolkien's 'Hobbit' etc, and I deeply respect JK Rowling.
I guess it's just preference. Some of the celebrity hype around Harry Potter put me off too.
I love JK Rowland's adult mysteries. Of course they are completely different.
Perhaps someone can persuade me to try again with Harry!
I'm an older person and kind of missed Harry Potter's entry onto the world literary stage. I was studying and doing other things.
As a former children's librarian, I knew that eventually I'd revisit him and I did but just couldn't get interested. The films made it all a little harder too.
Yet I loved Le Guin's 'Earthsea Quartet', Pullman's 'His Dark Materials', Tolkien's 'Hobbit' etc, and I deeply respect JK Rowling.
I guess it's just preference. Some of the celebrity hype around Harry Potter put me off too.
I love JK Rowland's adult mysteries. Of course they are completely different.
Perhaps someone can persuade me to try again with Harry!