CoS Is The Least Favorite HP Book. Why?

[Amy Z]

No: HPFGUIDX 27380

justanopinion (Laura) wrote:

 > According to the HP Grownups polls, CoS is unquestionably the 
least 
> > favorite of the four books among people on this list.
> [snip]
> What exactly is it that causes so many people 
> > not to like CoS?

Joywitch wrote:
 
> Excellent question, Laura.  I, too, count CoS as my least favorite 
> but I'm not exactly sure why.  One thing I found interesting -- 
> according to the interviews in this month's Nickolodean magazine, 
> Daniel Radcliffe's favorite HP book is CoS.  The other two actors 
> interviewed (the ones playing Ron and Hermione) like PoA the best.

At the time he was cast, Daniel Radcliffe had only read the first two 
(and I have serious reservations about their having cast any child 
who found the books that unaddictive <g>).  Considering the kind of 
year he's had, maybe he still hasn't read PoA and GoF.

To Laura's question.  I wouldn't conclude from the poll that anyone 
*doesn't like* CoS.  I agonized over how to rank 1, 2, and 4 (PoA 
being my clear favorite), and I wouldn't say that I "don't like" the 
one I ranked last (PS/SS).  I love them all.

I often think that I would have ranked PS/SS over CoS were it not for 
the fact that I read CoS first.  For me, CoS evokes the nostalgia of 
my introduction to the HP universe, with all the related emotions 
that most people associate with PS/SS.  OTOH, there are other things 
I like better about CoS than PS/SS, but I won't change your thread 
to "CoS is not my least favorite HP book.  Why?"  Not yet.  <g>

Amy Zandemonium
hoping OoP becomes her favorite