The darker side of HP

[Cepheus42]

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From: Cepheus42
Subject: Re: The darker side of HP
Reply To: [Yahoo! #6625] Re: The darker side of HP
Date: 8/11/00 11:12 pm  (ET)

>>Maybe Ebony can weigh in on this some more -- but *are* there very many
bildungsroman or "coming of age" series where the earliest books in the
series are appropriate for younger readers but the later ones are not?<<

If you feel like counting The Hobbit, then one could make the case for
Tolkien's 3 (4) book series being just such an example. The Hobbit is
generally easier reading, less dark and dreadful and more suited for
younger children. The Lord of the Rings trilogy is definitely something
they would graduate to when they get older.

Then again, I read them all when I was 11. So much for that theory. :-)