From: DAJ <daj9999>
Date: Mon, 11 Sep 2000 21:58:08 -0700 (PDT)

MalibuInc at aol.com wrote:


I agree -- though I also think the books are reminiscent of Roald Dahl's humor and caricatures, especially in the scenes at Harry's home; of Tom Brown's schooldays at Hogwarts; of the Hardy Boys not just for the mystery but also the fast pacing and danger; and of the Oz books for the continual string of imaginative details and occurrences. Much as I enjoy Harry, so far I've felt the books lack the emotional depth and richness of theme, character, and language found in works like LeGuin's Earthsea trilogy or Alexander's Prydain Chronicles.

But then, I often wonder if the Hardy-Boy-like series pacing (and, at times, style) doesn't account for some of Harry's popularity -- the books combine elements of popular series fiction and of more literary antecedents.

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