[HPforGrownups] Re: Hmmm. What's your favorite *now*?

[Lynda Cordova]

No: HPFGUIDX 183003

 When I introduce people to the series,
I make them promise me that they will read at least until Harry
reaches Hogwarts -- the stuff before that tends to turn people off of
the series.

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Really? My friends and relatives who have read the series (and that's a lot
of people--I'm including workmates, people I see on the bus people I know
from various social groups I belong to) have never mentioned that. My family
all (as I do) have a 100 page limit on books--there are simply to many books
out there to waste time on a book that hasn't caught hold by the 100th
page--and we all (I'm including my entire extended family--aunts uncles
cousins and their kids) love the HP books. (And for some strange reason the
soundtrack from Oh Brother Where Art thou--not the movie--just the
soundtrack). I'm not doubting you, really.  My family is a bit odd--geeks
all of us--but I think that your assertion is maybe slightly off.  I don't
think the series would have made it past the starting gate if the first half
of SS were boring.

Lynda


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