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The whole damned Harry Potter mania.
Okay, I wound up liking the books more and more as they went along. At first, I was a bit impressed with Rowling's world, but I thought it was nothing special in the land of fantasy literature, and that there were plenty of other authors who had created as dense and wondrous worlds, but with more interesting characters and plots, and I was a bit peeved that Potter seemed to be the end-all and be-all as far as many of the readers of the books were concerned.
I still think there's deeper and more interesting fantasy series out there, that like the Potter books are written for children but fun for adults, too (my vote always goes for Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising books, which reports say are about to be destroyed on film), but as Potter has gone along, I've been swept up more and more in the world, and especially in the characters, which I think JKR has been getting a better and better handle on writing.
So, I'm looking forward to reading the last one eventually, but not chomping at the bit nor especially avoiding any spoilers.
And I'm enjoying the nasty side of Potterdom that comes out, too. Such as the fake book covers you can find HERE at David Wong's Pointless Waste of Time, which are designed for those adults who are indeed obsessed with Potter, but don't want to admit it in public. You can just print out one of these handy, very adult covers, and no one will know you're reading about a teenage wizard.
There are many on the site, not all as obscene as this, my favorite, but several are more so:
So check the link for more, and at the proper size. Enjoy.
Okay, I wound up liking the books more and more as they went along. At first, I was a bit impressed with Rowling's world, but I thought it was nothing special in the land of fantasy literature, and that there were plenty of other authors who had created as dense and wondrous worlds, but with more interesting characters and plots, and I was a bit peeved that Potter seemed to be the end-all and be-all as far as many of the readers of the books were concerned.
I still think there's deeper and more interesting fantasy series out there, that like the Potter books are written for children but fun for adults, too (my vote always goes for Susan Cooper's The Dark Is Rising books, which reports say are about to be destroyed on film), but as Potter has gone along, I've been swept up more and more in the world, and especially in the characters, which I think JKR has been getting a better and better handle on writing.
So, I'm looking forward to reading the last one eventually, but not chomping at the bit nor especially avoiding any spoilers.
And I'm enjoying the nasty side of Potterdom that comes out, too. Such as the fake book covers you can find HERE at David Wong's Pointless Waste of Time, which are designed for those adults who are indeed obsessed with Potter, but don't want to admit it in public. You can just print out one of these handy, very adult covers, and no one will know you're reading about a teenage wizard.
There are many on the site, not all as obscene as this, my favorite, but several are more so:
So check the link for more, and at the proper size. Enjoy.
