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Originally Posted by DiapDealer
Huh? I have no problem with really, really liking the books, but a whole new genre? That's a bit much.  |
I was going to agree, Diap, but then decided, only a small bit too much.
I well remember getting my lad the first, 'The Philosopher's Stone', after much pleading due to playground pressure (age 6/7, him not me), and doing a speed-read to make sure all was well within.
I concede there were (was?) other witchcraft/sorcery/ magic children's stuff before, naturally - it was the refreshingly "grown-up" approach that stood out for me, not a scintilla of talking down to "little people". It stretched him.
In fact, I suppose it struck me as an almost adult book that was fine for children - and his voracious attitude to reading dates almost exactly from that book.
[Strangely/fittingly enough, he is now reading Philosophy at University, but I don't think I can blame JKR for that !]
It just contrasted enormously from the usual pap that was fed to this age-group at the time.
And the amount of Lego warriors, games, gadgets & yo-yo's etc.. that were abandoned at that school in favour of reading - not just Potter, but the whole reading thing - would have filled a skip.
And yes, I confess to really, really liking them !
However, never one to over-egg, how about we substitute "class" ? (Type not quality.)
Although, as we know, certain of the "right-thinking" would have burnt the lot given half a chance..............