[HPforGrownups] intro to list

[victor mcpherson]

No: HPFGUIDX 14003

since you are a fellow enthusiast of tolkien, you may enjoy another author
who writes adventure books involving animals, rats, badgers, etc. his name
is Brian Jacques. the titles include. Redwall, Luke, and many others. i am
an avid reader of adventure. i syill love the classics of the 1800's thru to
the 1940's. which also i might add, you havent read the fairy tales like
Goldilocks, Hansel and Gretel, and others until you have read the original
books by the Brothers Grimm. Those books are horrificly graphic with blood
and destruction. These same fairy tales you and others read to your children
these days to put them to sleep cause them to dream wonderful dreams. but in
the 1800's, children, having been read the original, unedited books, were
subject to nightmares of such ferocity that back then it was everyday
normalcy, where as today everything has been censored and edited so children
would never learn the truth to fairy tales today.
On Fri, 09 Mar 2001 16:12:39 +0100, HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com wrote:

>  Hello,
>  
>  I've decided to introduce myself to the list before the March 12. events 
>  (publishing, not the list admin) overtake us all. I've become a Harry 
>  Potter fan over the last couple of months. I was at first reluctant to
read 
>  the books because, as someone whose teenage years (I'm 25 now) were 
>  influenced by Tolkien, I sometimes tend to be vary of other fantasy genre

>  works. Needless to say, my fears were unfounded, and I greatly enjoyed
all 
>  four books.
>  
>  I've read most of the book reviews I cold find (do I sound like Hermione 
>  now?) and my favorite one is the "Harry Potter's Magic" by Alan Jacobs. I

>  especially liked the way he linked the approach to magic to the problem
of 
>  technology in our world. I would greatly appreciate if anyone can send me

>  more links to similar thought provoking reviews (off list is fine).
>  My favorite book to date remains PoA. In many ways I found it more 
>  emotionally engaging than any other book. Because of the themes of
betrayal 
>  and loss (Harry coming so close to having a family, only to have this
dream 
>  taken from him again) I found it even "darker" than GoF, although 
>  undoubtedly less graphic.
>  
>  My second favorite is CoS. Many issues and complexities that trouble the 
>  wizarding world are first introduced here (Mudbloods and Rumours), only
to 
>  be further developed (with examples!) in GoF. Additionally, Voldemort as 
>  Tom Riddle just seems so much more disturbing a villain than Voldemort in

>  his snakelike incarnation, even though I understand that this (partial) 
>  loss of human form is a result of the quest for power and immortality.
But 
>  the loss of humanity came first, as Harry finds out during the 
>  confrontation in the chamber.
>  
>  I'm very grateful to JK Rowling for introducing the veela (vila)
reference 
>  in the GoF. It brought back memories (albeit muddled ones) of my 
>  grandfather telling me stories about them. I have since reread the tales 
>  inspired by local folklore (I live in Croatia) that were forgotten since 
>  childhood, and I am now looking for more.
>  
>  I've made this post longer than intended, so I'll just finish by saying 
>  that I'm really looking forward to taking part in discussions (time 
>  permitting) especially since it seems that there is so much to talk
about.
>  
>  Vlatka
>  
>  
>  
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