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Originally Posted by Bookworm_Girl
[...] In other words, I think that the success of the franchise continuation for the last 100 years has prevented even someone who has never read the book from approaching it with completely fresh eyes.
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Yes, I think this is true. This is similar to the discussion of
The Three Musketeers. What the story has become in the public eye is not quite the same as where it started, and pretty much no one can come to either story without having heard something of them.