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From: Maggi Rohde <maggi>
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 09:57:49 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 4 May 2001, Joseph Matzner wrote:
I have noticed this too, and found it odd when librarians would recommend HDM to readers of Harry Potter, because they are clearly very different types of fiction.
I think non?ntasy-reader librarians have a tendency to lump all fantasy together. Most children's librarians have read Harry Potter *and* HDM even if they don't normally read fantasy... and so, because the series both came out around the same time, we are making the assumption that most people will like both series just because we did. (It may be a true assumption -- even though the series are different! Isn't that interesting?)
-Maggi Rohde, Children's Librarian
Canton Public Library, MI
Received on Sat 05 May 2001 10:57:49 AM CDT
Date: Sat, 5 May 2001 09:57:49 -0600 (MDT)
On Fri, 4 May 2001, Joseph Matzner wrote:
I have noticed this too, and found it odd when librarians would recommend HDM to readers of Harry Potter, because they are clearly very different types of fiction.
I think non?ntasy-reader librarians have a tendency to lump all fantasy together. Most children's librarians have read Harry Potter *and* HDM even if they don't normally read fantasy... and so, because the series both came out around the same time, we are making the assumption that most people will like both series just because we did. (It may be a true assumption -- even though the series are different! Isn't that interesting?)
-Maggi Rohde, Children's Librarian
Canton Public Library, MI
Received on Sat 05 May 2001 10:57:49 AM CDT
