Harry Potter article in NY Times tod

[jferer]

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From: jferer
Subject: Re: Harry Potter article in NY Times tod
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Date: 8/12/00 7:59 pm  (ET)

Dave Barry might be a little jealous -- who wouldn't be? But he's making
fun of his own envy. Dave makes fun of things this way all the time,
and I thought it was funny.

You're right. A small group of intellectuals have set themselves up as
the keepers of the flame of what's good and not good. They don't value
great storytelling highly. The book reviews on National Public Radio,
for example, sound like they come from some other planet.

I love the Potter books, and I'd love to read a funny parody. Some
parodies are funnier the more you like the thing being made fun of. For
example, I think The Lord of the Rings is one of the greatest works in
English; I thought "Bored of the Rings" was a howl, with Frito, Goodgulf,
Spam, and Arrowroot son of Arrowshirt.

We love Harry, and we shouldn't take him *too* seriously.