Harry Dying -- childrens' books - Percy

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--- In HPforGrownups at y..., bbennett at j... wrote:

> > > I won't go into all the reasons why I also disagree that these 
are 
> childrens' books (there's a thread that's a few months old that is 
> full of my opinions :), but I will say you can't argue that these 
are 
> childrens' book simply because they're about children. Just read 
Lord 
> of the Flies.



I thought "Lord of the Flies" was a childrens book...? (And yes, I've 
read it. At school, at 11 or so.) The problem seems to lie in our 
perception of what a childrens book is. If it has to have a simple 
storyline, card-board one dimensional characters, easy language, 
etc., then, no, the Potter books are not childrens books. They're 
certainly better crafted, in language, plotting and characterization, 
than most childrens books are, but that doesn't mean they're not 
childrens books; it's just means they're *better* childrens books. 
They're what all childrens books should be, but unfortunately aren't. 
But this is one of those issues we'll just have to agree to disagree 
on, I expect...

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