Harry Potter: J.K. Rowling
I'm sorry, but I just have to give my Harry Potter rant.
I think the Harry Potter books are awful, absolutely horrible. Perhaps I just find them too popular (as Oscar Wilde says, "everything popular is wrong") but I don't think this deep-seated hatred can come from a simple need to go against the grain.
For one thing that writing isn't all that great, it was just luck that they're so popular (in my opinion). The only reason I even thought about reading the latest one (I didn't) was the promise of trashiness.
Also, Harry Potter gives an unrealistic and rather damaging portrayal of magic(k) and if the point was to raise awareness then J.K. Rowling has certainly failed.
If possible the movies only made things worse, I only saw the first and third (the third was on a plane).
I would certainly suggest reading something a little less mainstream: The Lighting Thief is an excellent book that many Harry Potter lovers would like; my only complaint is the false build-up to romance, perhaps in the sequel.
Rating: ®
posted by R. Nawat @ 1:00 PM
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