speaking of witch schools, I've enjoyed the few episodes of Worst Witch that I've seen. anybody else have an opinion?
Patrick >-----Original Message----- >From: Judith Dinowitz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: June 23, 2003 11:35 PM >To: CF-Community >Subject: Re: Harry Potter Puts a cap in e-commerces rump! > > >I love the books, and am eager to begin reading 5 (but Michael >got to it first.) > >I wouldn't put it on the same level as Tolkien, but it reminds >me of a series by Diane Duane that I loved as a kid that began >with a book called "So You Want to Be a Wizard?" The kids in >that book found a book in the library by that title and >through it discovered a new world of wizardry and magic that >few kids knew about. The use of real world/current day >settings and magic is not so new to children's fiction, but >I've found few examples of it that are as well written as >either Diane Duane's books or the Harry Potter series. > >Rowling is basing herself in some very old traditions: > >- Orphan boy or girl becomes accepted in community/school and >finds family/friends (Anne of Green Gables, Heidi) > >- The prep school stories -- kids and their misadventures at >school -- (Examples, anyone? I can't think of specific ones right now) > >- The traditional fantasy story of a growing war between good >and evil and the hero (in this case Harry) being the world's >only hope (Tolkien, Star Wars) > >What makes Rowling's books so much fun? We've all been to >school, but we'd all love to be at a school like Hogwarts -- >as much as we'd probably all love to be going to a school like >that run by the X-Men and develop special "powers"/magic >there. So it's something familiar combined with that element >of wonder, and Harry is himself a fun hero because he's >learning the ins and outs as we are, as his heritage was >hidden from him for so many years. > >Judith > > >> From what I understand, it is very well written, and reads >well for most >> ages, even adults. >> >> I know a number of adults that like the books. >> > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?forumid=5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/index.cfm?method=subscribe&forumid=5 Your ad could be here. Monies from ads go to support these lists and provide more resources for the community. http://www.fusionauthority.com/ads.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
