harry potter
so i'm a little late, but i just started reading the harry potter series. i got through all six books in a week's time and am re-reading the latest book, "harry potter and the half-blood prince". i LOVE them!!!!
the notion that some people would ban these books from a library, whether school or public, irks me. these books, like any other escape fiction, are well written and intricate and are certainly not evil. having grown up in the bible belt, i know the arguments... i just think they are unnecessary in this case. i can understand restricting a book to adult access if it has some racy content or language or something obviously inappropriate for children... but there is nothing about the harry potter series that is bad for children to read. they get darker in plot as the books go on, but i don't think drama is a reason to ban a book.
anyhow.. . that's my rant for today.
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posted by s. e. wedelich at
4:31 PM
3 Comments:
Holy cow. You read them all that fast? I just started reading them recently, and I'm only in the middle of the 2nd one. Granted, I don't devote much time to reading. The main reason I've even gotten this far is thanks to a 3 hour trip to the TN Driver's License place to get my new license... and a long stay at the laundry mat washing my comforters.
They really are quite good though. I'm trying to read at least the first 4 before the new movie comes out, but who knows if I'll make it.
i like your rants. what's your rave?
pat-
you can do it!!!! they just get more and more addicting and are SO good. i'm totally hooked.
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