At some point I've got to write up a long, philosophical bit about all the things wrong with Harry Potter (and no, it has nothing to do with the fact that the books involve magic) and why I dislike the series. But for now, with all the hoopla about the final book coming out (finally! Can we just get over the fad already??), I'll just fall back on my main gripe, which is that the books are simply too lame to justify the level of the craze.
I feel pretty much the same way I did about Michael Crichton and his smash hit with Jurassic Park: That's all?? Dinosaurs coming back to life? Come on, I could have thought of that one! Same thing with a kid who discovers that he's got magical powers. Of course kids will lap this up!
One good thing about this, though, is the number of people who tend to go gaga over the books. These fans include people whose opinion I respect, so it makes me a more sympathetic person to see otherwise sensible people find enjoyment in things that I can see right through. It makes me appreciate their good-humoured forbearance with me when I was just a little bit excessively fond of Star Wars a decade or so ago. For what do we live, but to make sport of our neighbours, and to laugh at them in our turn? =)
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I thought you might be writing on the movie, "Miss Potter"! Delightful! Highly recommended :) AND, the best part, the actors behave like they would in that period - ie: no putting our 'behavioral ideals' back in time with premarital cohabitation. You would enjoy the movie tremendously and then you can post on it!
geni
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HA!
I've been thinking the same thing recently. "HURRAY! The end of Potter! On to other and better things!"
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