Comments on: Harry Potter: More reading material http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496 Cutting straight to the point Mon, 22 Mar 2010 04:43:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Don Singleton http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496/comment-page-1#comment-27712 Don Singleton Wed, 01 Aug 2007 19:30:26 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496#comment-27712 I am sorry to hear she is going to publish her Encyclopedia. I wish she would do like Tom Clancy does with Net Force, and Don Pendelton does with Mack Bolan, and instead of publishing it, hire a team of writers to use it to fill the 19 years between the end of Deathly Hallows and the Epilogue I am sorry to hear she is going to publish her Encyclopedia. I wish she would do like Tom Clancy does with Net Force, and Don Pendelton does with Mack Bolan, and instead of publishing it, hire a team of writers to use it to fill the 19 years between the end of Deathly Hallows and the Epilogue

]]> By: Meryl Yourish http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496/comment-page-1#comment-27709 Meryl Yourish Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:20:00 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496#comment-27709 Taste is subjective, John. Either you like an author, or you don't. Science fiction and fantasy books and movies no longer have the stigma they had decades ago. They were the redheaded stepchildren and a cause to insult anyone caught reading them. I can't tell you how many times friends or relatives would say "You read <em>science fiction</em>?" in a particularly scornful tone. I haven't heard that in years. I suspect Pottermania has a lot to do with the acceptance of SF and fantasy as "real" books. Many of the people in line for the book the other week were in their twenties and thirties. A good story is a good story, no matter who it's aimed at. And the Harry Potter books are a good story. Taste is subjective, John. Either you like an author, or you don’t.

Science fiction and fantasy books and movies no longer have the stigma they had decades ago. They were the redheaded stepchildren and a cause to insult anyone caught reading them. I can’t tell you how many times friends or relatives would say “You read science fiction?” in a particularly scornful tone. I haven’t heard that in years.

I suspect Pottermania has a lot to do with the acceptance of SF and fantasy as “real” books. Many of the people in line for the book the other week were in their twenties and thirties. A good story is a good story, no matter who it’s aimed at. And the Harry Potter books are a good story.

]]> By: John M http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496/comment-page-1#comment-27708 John M Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:10:57 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496#comment-27708 but It's hard to imagine reading 700+ pages just for a fun read. but It’s hard to imagine reading 700+ pages just for a fun read.

]]> By: John M http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496/comment-page-1#comment-27707 John M Wed, 01 Aug 2007 14:10:18 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496#comment-27707 I confess I don't get Pottermania. This is a childrens' book, right? Why is it so interesting to adults? I mean, I read the occasional brainless novel for escapism, I confess I don’t get Pottermania. This is a childrens’ book, right? Why is it so interesting to adults?

I mean, I read the occasional brainless novel for escapism,

]]> By: Eric J http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496/comment-page-1#comment-27698 Eric J Wed, 01 Aug 2007 02:47:11 +0000 http://www.yourish.com/2007/07/31/3496#comment-27698 Here's a <a href="http://time-blog.com/nerd_world/2007/07/rowling_chats_about_death_hall.html?xid=rss-nerdworld" rel="nofollow">chat</a> with Rowling where she talks pretty extensively about what happens after Deathly Hallows. Here’s a chat with Rowling where she talks pretty extensively about what happens after Deathly Hallows.

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