I have never read a Harry Potter book. I figured they were the Cold Play equivalent of literature.
Neither have I. Primarily because they are children's books and I had ceased to be a child when they appeared on the scene, and also because I have a sneaking feeling that my time would be irrevocably wasted by the ridiculously contrived and plagiaristic drivel.
I remember reading quite a few incredibly original and well written books of a "fantasy" ilk when I was a kid, and I fail to see how Rowling's near-sighted efforts could compete.
Neither have I. Primarily because they are children's books and I had ceased to be a child when they appeared on the scene, and also because I have a sneaking feeling that my time would be irrevocably wasted by the ridiculously contrived and plagiaristic drivel.
I remember reading quite a few incredibly original and well written books of a "fantasy" ilk when I was a kid, and I fail to see how Rowling's near-sighted efforts could compete.