More Harry Potter Stuff

[aemilia_rose]

Yes, I know. All of you who are Harry fans are going to hate me, but I have to lash out against the overwhelming hype that is going on. Admit that it is impossible to go anywhere without being bombarded with HARRY POTTER OMG SQUEEE!!!1!1ONE!1! all over the place

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[aemilia_rose]

Well, I have tried it. XD Epilogue aside (because it was really this that I was tearing apart in this lj entry), I'm sure Harry Potter is a great book for some people.

I find it fascinating how people say Harry Potter is better for entertainment value, but it is just not entertaining at all for me. I tried reading the first book several years ago, and it took me until about the end of the second chapter to realize that I hadn't been paying attention since page 3. I just can't seem to connect with that type of lightweight, childish style that most people label as more approachable than something like Tolkien's "dry, heavy, and slow" style (to borrow Alex's words). To me, Tolkien's style is MORE approachable. I've thought so since I first read it when I was about twelve (not much past your example of eleven years).

To expand... I recently attempted to read The Chronicles of Narnia by C. S. Lewis. Keep in mind that I entered this book with every intention of enjoying it, knowing that Lewis and Tolkien were great buddies. However... I just couldn't get through it. I still don't quite understand. I have nothing against the story, and CERTAINLY nothing against Lewis. There was only the style to blame - something that most people found easy to read when they were children, but which I found to be sparse, lackluster, and uninteresting.

So, what most people enjoy, I find boring; and what most people find boring, I find enoyable.

I think I'm backwards, teehee.