I am not sure its popularity is because it is so well imagined... the charactures are appealing but kinda two-dimensional and the spells are rather silly. I think the appeal is that the issues are simple and doing the right thing does pay off in the end....loyalty is rewarded and the good guy wins.
Dana On Mon, 23 Jun 2003 16:44:21 -0400, Harkins,Patrick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > It's a kid's book with a world that is very well-imagined, from what I > gather - not having read it yet! Probably the most fully imagined since > Lord > of the Rings though this is probably the worst place to say that! On a > less subjective note, I heard that Harry Potter was on the adult's > bestseller list for so long that it became an embarassment and that is > what > prompted them to create the children's books lists! > Patrick > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: William Wheatley [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >> Subject: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump! >> >> http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/internet/06/23/potter.amazon.ap/index.html >> >> Ok wtf is the big deal about this book? I thought it was just a kids >> thing? I mean thats a shit load of books lol. > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Host with the leader in ColdFusion hosting. Voted #1 ColdFusion host by CF Developers. Offering shared and dedicated hosting options. www.cfxhosting.com/default.cfm?redirect=10481 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
