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Originally Posted by HarryT
To be more correct, she wrote and illustrated a book by hand, and then auctioned it off to raise a lot of money for a very worthwhile charity. I certainly have no problems with that.
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To be even more correct, she hand-wrote and illustrated seven copies of a book, six of which went to friends who had particularly helped her while she was writing the series. The seventh copy was auctioned for charity. I see no problem with any of this.
But I'd be interested in reading the stories.
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Originally Posted by NatCh
Okay, touching on several points:
I found the portrayal of Harry's mentality, particularly in books 5, 6 & 7 to be almost painfully accurate considered against my recollections of my own teenage years.
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I agree. Books 4 and 5 were hard for me to read because of this.
Not everyone needs to like these books, obviously, but I always find it strange how many people feel the need to attack them. If they're not to your taste, why not move on to something else you do like? If you read them and have a particular critical point to make that you think might help others understand or appreciate them more, I can see it, but sometimes the reactions I see seem to be... well... rather petty.
From my own point of view, there are books I've read that I thought were much better written, but I thought these were good, and the characterizations particularly strong. In addition, I enjoyed being part of an online community that discussed (and dissected) the books. Usually when I read books I can discuss them with one or two friends with similar tastes, and that's it. So many people read these, that there was never a shortage of people to discuss them with. There haven't been too many other things I've been involved in that have been so widespread. Perhaps that was part of the appeal for many of us introverted loners.
