[HPFGU-OTChatter] Re: Adult readers who are dismissive about Harry Potter

[Kathryn Cawte]

>
> I would recommend David Copperfield to the Dickens newby: despite its
> length, it reads very quickly and contains a number of his greatest
> characters (Mr. Micawber and Uriah Heep, to name only two).
>
>    - CMC
>
>
Is that the one that made it into the BBC Big Read thing? Anyone? There was
only one work from each author allowed (although apparently the entire Dark
Materials thing counts as one book - haven't read them so I'm not so sure
about that) and I *think* that was the one - which would suggest that
whoever their Dickens enthusiast was he agrees with you. Although their
Potter enthusiast would actually have put me off I think, so it could mean
that it's absolutely the worst Dickens book to start with :) I don't know
what it is about Dickens but while I have read and enjoyed several of them I
always prefer the TV adaptations - there's something about Dickens that
lends itself to drama. The BBC version of Copperfield a couple of years ago
was absolutely excellent.

K