A loving companion ( What do you like best about the HP books?)

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No: HPFGUIDX 73025

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, Heather Gauen 
<miss_dumblydore at y...> wrote:
>> Really, all of your observations resonate with me
> because they go a long way towards helping me
> understand my own obession with the books. I, too,
> have had friends dismiss them too quickly as
> "mainstream" and think that I'm strange for liking
> what they think is a children's book. 
> 
> iris_ft wrote:
> >I'm not saying that JK Rowling's style is
> poor...(snip)...She forced herself to use an
> "essential style", banning out of her books the
> temptation of complication. This doesn't mean that
> Harry Potter's style is dull, easy, or that she
> doesn't care what she writes. > 
> Me:
> *Exactly.* I'm the first one to wave the "They're NOT
> kids' books" banner, but I'm thrilled that they are
> written in a way that everyone can enjoy, not just
> English teachers ;) > - Wonder what liquor mixes well with pumpkin 
juice? :)>>


Rum usually goes well with fruit juices, right?  LOL!  
I whole-heartedly agree that these are NOT children's books, but are 
books that adults AND children may share and enjoy.  There is enough 
complexity in the different characters (some more than others) and 
enough hints and clues that suggest plenty of intriging plot twists 
and turns, which is far better than a straight aimed plotline.  
(how's that for a run-on sentence! LOL!)  I love the fact that I can 
share these books with my son and they have given us HOURS of 
discussion material.  As a matter of fact I am his homeschool teacher 
and all the Harry Potter books have been required reading for him.  
There are so many life lessons in them...  everything from dealing 
with tragedy, victory, people's personality quirks, deception, 
prejudice, coming to resolutions to preseve friendships, and the fact 
that things do not always turn out OK but you just have to work your 
way through it anyway.  Also some lessons in how NOT to behave as 
well!
Lynne