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Originally Posted by lindyhop
(Actually I was thinking somewhat along the same lines but in lower case and without the exclamation points.  ) |
You think in lower case?
What I love about these books has been the way the story lines, as well as the writing style and tone of the books has matured along with the characters.
Most importantly, I think the best thing is that, from the first book, kids are reading again! Erin, who is now twenty, commented the other day that when they look back, Harry Potter will be one of the main culteral influences of their lives.
My generation read Tolkien, which lead to a love for reading. In the eighties, it seemed like so many other things were happening - computers, MTV, video games, etc - reading sort of got lost. Editorials were written (ironically) on the death of the written word.
Now, thanks largely to J.K. Rowling, a new generation are excited about books. Sure, some may never pick up another, but many will go on to embrace reading as an important part of thier lives. Whatever your opinion of Harry Potter, this is a good thing.
Those are my thoughts, sweeping generalizations and all.
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