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If I was to voice a negative opinion about the HP series, it would be that several of the later books are longer than I think they need to be.
Heck, I thought Philosopher's Stone could have been cut down by a good 50 pages.
But then I'm ruthless when it comes to demanding conservation of narrative detail and I have never ever ever ever ever wanted to hear more about Unimportant Ancillary Character's backstory, childhood, parents, favorite pet, most flattering color, etc.
I like world building and character building, but in service to a plot goal, not as fleshing out a pretty fantasy world to escape into.
It's a personal preference, and very subjective. So I wouldn't call the books trash but I would call then "significantly longer than what I might have preferred".
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