My favorite review

[Joanne0012 at aol.com]

OK, folks here's a reminder that we should "(f)orget all the analysis, all =
the 
testimony that Harry Potter can heal the sick and make the blind see. What =
the 
Potter franchise offers is escapism pure and simple, and there's nothing 
wrong with that. We need our escapes. Whatever does it for you—-video games=
, 
vanilla ice cream, hacky sack, pornography, Harry Potter—it's a good thing =
if it 
keeps you sane. There is no need to justify them, or to claim they have mag=
ical 
powers."

My favorite line in this review, comparing various hero stories:  "They are=
 the 
Same Old Story we have been hearing since long before Bilbo was a pup: the =

saga of the Chosen One, the little lost prince with a Destiny, the innocent=
 
brought forth from anonymity to duel with the Dark Lord, who in this instan=
ce 
is named Voldemort (a Saxonization of Wallmart, perhaps?)."

Caution: Curmudgeonly R-rated language.

http://www.electricstory.com/reviews/potter.asp