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in reply to a message by Nanaea
Harry Potter has been described as Billy Bunter on broomsticks ... however, if it gets 'em reading better stuff that we see summarised here by unimaginative authoroids, why not?
Have you read Phillip Pullman (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)? I find it amusing that all the God-squad sites scream the place down about Hogwarts, where Christmas is celebrated, and seem not to notice the blessed St Phillip's remarkable take on God-is-dead.
Have you read Phillip Pullman (Northern Lights, The Subtle Knife, The Amber Spyglass)? I find it amusing that all the God-squad sites scream the place down about Hogwarts, where Christmas is celebrated, and seem not to notice the blessed St Phillip's remarkable take on God-is-dead.
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I'm definitely in favor of anything that gets the little moppets reading. In my public library, I have a book display titled: "If You Liked Harry Potter, Try THESE!", and it features the fantasy novels of Diana Wynne Jones and others. I personally view Potter as a "gateway drug" to the better stuff.
Oh, and the god-squad I've encountered is protesting even C.S. Lewis' Narnia series these days. What is this world coming to?
-- Nanaea
Oh, and the god-squad I've encountered is protesting even C.S. Lewis' Narnia series these days. What is this world coming to?
-- Nanaea
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