Adult readers who are dismissive about Harry Potter

[dudemom_2000]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "holmesclan2002" 
<holmesclan2002 at y...> wrote:
> 
> Hello! 
>     I am Melanie from Texas. My question is: Do any of you get 
Attitude from literary  types who "don't do Potter"?  I've been in a 
ladies book group for 5 years...we're all 
> friends. We read all kinds of stuff. There is, however, a real 
bias against Harry Potter books. The best I can tell is that the 
three most vocal members feel that it is too pedestrian for their 
tastes.  

>Snip< 
My birthday is in January and I chose Azkaban.  The whining is 
deafening. 

>Snip< 

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First of all, Happy Birthday Melanie! And I for one am very glad you 
chose Prisoner of Azkaban. It is their loss if they don't read the 
book or at least give it a chance. It's not like you are trying to 
convert them. How can you decide a book is too "pedestrian" if you 
haven't read it? 

I am a Mensan and I just love the books and collect Harry Potter 
stuff but I also don't expect everyone else to like it as much as I 
do. My husband listens to the books on tape when we travel and he 
says he enjoys them but he hasn't been motivated to read the books. 

If everyone in your group gets the chance to pick a book then it is 
only good manners for the group to read it and talk about it and 
move on to the next book (after all they are suppose to be adults) 
Ignore the whining and revel in your Potterverse! Sounds like you 
have a couple of Umbridges there!

Dudemom_2000

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