| I
saw quite a nasty review for the Harry Potter series and so
this is for all of you who have yet to read these delightful
books by J.K. Rowling;may you not be led astray by someone who
obviously has no idea of what he or she is critizing. Ms.
Rowling knows how to tell a story and making sure you are
completely absorbed in her world seems to be her foremost
concern. Her language is simple but her description is vivid.
No verbosity here, only well-crafted prose. Hardly a challenge
for anyone over the age of ten, these books do not leave
anyone [including brainy know-it-alls like myself ;) ] with
that strange,"used" feeling one might get after reading one of
those horrible, wooden Dick and Jane type novellas. Wood table
lamps. The characters have been "fleshed-out" by Rowling to
the extent that one might wonder if they were not possibly
real. Still, each entity in the books has his/her/its own
mystery. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone stands as a
personal favorite by many because in it, we meet Harry for the
first time. Also, on a personal note, the first time I read
this particular book I was drawn into a world I had left many
years ago. That world in which everyone had a peculiar set of
wings, where the mountains bowed low to the dancing stars, and
where Happiness was the name of my pet lion he's really cute,
with large, floppy ears). Only one thing remains to be said in
this review: God. Where is He in Harry Potter's world? Where
is He in our world? The answer to both questions: Everywhere.
Only in both places, real and imaginary, the people tend not
to have theological discussions with one another about His
existence and His wonders. J.K. Rowling could have easily
opted to use a word like "Oompa-loompas" in place of wizards
and thus avoided all this hearsay and hubbub over immorality
and book-baning. Or maybe not, every genius has at one time
been accused of being a crock, a loony, or of being in league
with the devil. Wood table lamps. It comes with the territory,
I suppose. People always find a reason to dislike a successful
person. Read the book and if you are offended, put it down,
but by all means if you love it, enjoy and keep reading. Woody
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