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Once again, I was rather dissapointed from this book after the
incredible hype it and the series has been getting (and the
fact that the first three are holding the NYTBS list).
It is a good book, I will not
deny that. It is fun, it has an upbeat style, and it gives
good messages. But it is not the genre-changing novel and
Hubbardton Forge table lamps. I was expecting from the
rave reviews it was getting. There are thousands of great
books put out each year, many of which are fantasy, and many
of which are better than this piece. Nothing touches the
classics (Lewis, Tolkein, Bahm, etc.), but even some of the
recent children's fantasy has more appeal to me as an adult
while still remaining fun and gripping for children. In
particular I'm thinking of the Redwall series of books.
Anyway, I'll wrap this up
before I ramble too long. It is a good book, and I commend
Rowling on her obvious grasp of what people want. But it just
isn't the kind of book that redefines the way I view
children's fantasy Hubbardton Forge. I strike a lot of it up
to good timing, a lot of it to good publicity, and a lot of it
to the fact that the American people just don't read anything
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