Too Old for Harry Potter [hardly]

[Diana Lucas]

Brian wrote:   
>  As a childless, 43 year old HP fan, I found this
> message shared on 
> another board of some interest.  While reading, I
> did find myself 
> smiling a number of times while not being able to
> shake the feeling 
> that the author missed the point in several parts of
> their message.  
> 
>   What are your feelings?
 
I went to the article and read it and the author of
that article not only missed the point of Harry
Potter, they missed the whole point of novels existing
at all.  A great novel transports us to another place
and/or inside another person or time.  Sometimes they
can change our beliefs and minds, and other times they
entrance us in a world so rich and detailed that we
relish the short time we "live" there while reading
the books.  
The person who wrote that article is obviously a
bitter, unpublished author who can't understand why
their novels for adults aren't being published. 

The article's author's statement [to paraphrase] that
he/she is sure JK Rowling would be the first person to
say the Potter books are children's literature is
blatently incorrect.  JK Rowling has said in more than
one interview that she wrote the Harry Potter books
for herself; what she herself would enjoy reading -
not with children in mind.  In fact, she said in one
interview that she was surprised after her book was
accepted that it was considered to be "children's
literature".  

The Harry Potter books are being enjoyed by adults and
children alike because the stories grab our
imaginations and the characters have moved right into
our hearts.  They are well-written novels with
intricate stories and compelling characters. They
transport us to another world. Isn't that the very
definition of a great book?   Likening the Harry
Potter novels to "Now I Am Five" and other similar
books designed for small children learning to read is
ridiculous - and shows the author's animosity and
glaring jealousy toward JK Rowling and her success.  
  
Diana (36-year-old mom of two)

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