CoS Is The Least Favorite HP Book. Why?

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CoS, IMO, is the least 'emotional' book out of the whole lot.  It 
does not have the poignancy of PoA and GoF or the joy of PS/SS.  We 
can talk all day about the tightness of plot, the prose, the 
characters but ultimately, I think, it's the emotional part of the 
story we connect with.

Out of the four, PoA has the most depth (although GoF is a close-
second) -- the tale of the Marauders, the betrayal and the loss of 
innocence it symbolised.  And naturally, it is the most loved book.


--- In HPforGrownups at y..., justanopinion2001 at h... wrote:
> According to the HP Grownups polls, CoS is unquestionably the least 
> favorite of the four books among people on this list.  Out of 400 
> responses, only 5% picked CoS as their favorite out of the HP 
series 
> (58% picked PoA).  Out of 251 votes for least favorite book, CoS 
was 
> chosen as least favorite by 70%.
> 
> Let's talk about this.  What exactly is it that causes so many 
people 
> not to like CoS?  Is it the characterization, the ending, the plot, 
> something else?  Can anyone put their finger on it?  And if you can 
> identify a gripe about CoS, can you think of a way to fix it?
> 
> Laura (who owns 2 dog-eared copies each of PoA, GoF, PS/SS, but 
only 
> one practically new copy of CoS)