At 12:01 this morning, the latest literary potion from neopagan J.K. Rowling entitled Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince was released. And, people (mostly children up way past their bedtime) rushed bookstores with such crazed determination to get their copies that one might have thought they were cocaine addicts jostling each other to score some free crack.
But surely it’s a good thing that so many kids have fallen under the spell of Rowling’s Harry Potter novels. And, only self-important snobs would dismiss their intellectual interest because they are not reading Shakespeare with equal devotion. Because any book that takes kids away from socio-pathetic computer games like Grand Theft Auto has to be recommended.
I only wonder what sort of wizardry Rowling is performing to get so many poor children in E-9 countries (like Nigeria and Brazil with over 70% illiteracy) to “read” her books. Hmmmm….
Nevertheless, I applaud you Ms Rowling. And, you deserve all the Harry Potter billions you can get!
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Anonymous says
I agree. The most popular thing is not always a bad thing. After reading the first Harry Potter several years ago, my kids interest in reading other books increased tremendously. So thanks Harry.
p.s. They still think Shakespeare “sucks” though.