Archive for the ‘Opinion’ Category

It’s All About Harry

Aug 14, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

Commentary on the series from an English major and teacher: Adult readers empathize with Harry as they remember all too well not being invited into conversations even though they had much to offer. Olivia however, as an 11-year-old Harry Potter fan, adds another perspective. “Harry throws way too many tantrums and the book is too …read more!

Men Over Thirty

Aug 13, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

Fashion experts from Esquire magazine offer their list of inappropriate behavior for men over thirty, which includes staying in bed past 11 AM or wearing a watch costing less than £100. Says fashion editor Simon Tiffin: ‘We were inspired by the sight on planes, trains and buses of too many grown men reading Harry Potter. …read more!

Talent Creates, Genius Borrows?

Aug 11, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

An article from Stephen Price on similarities among literary works, imitation as flattery, and plagiarism, with discussion that includes the Harry Potter series: A boy with glasses and black hair grows up with a foster-father, in a setting of deprived urban dreariness. He’s bright, but lonely, living life through his vivid imagination. He has few …read more!

‘Phoenix’ a Success

Aug 05, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

From the Tampa Tribune, a short review plus commentary from readers, including fifth-grader Austin Sigl, who finished the book the Tuesday following its Saturday release: “I would’ve finished sooner, but my mom made me put it down and go play.” Thanks to AJaKe for the link.

‘Imagination Drives Potter Stories’

Aug 03, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

An English professor offers his thoughts on what Harry’s about, and the issues that make “many Christian parents distrust the Potter series.”: As only the child at heart can enter Lewis’s Narnia, Hogwarts is invisible to outsiders. Looking at this magnificent 1,000-year-old castle, a Muggle, one without magical power, sees only “a moldering old ruin …read more!

On Harry Potter

Jul 20, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

Constantine Pleshakov, a freelance writer living in Moscow and a former member of the Russian Academy of Science, comments on what is wrong – and right – about Harry Potter.

The Problem with Harry

Jul 18, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

The National Conservative Weekly weighs in on what’s wrong with Harry.

A Rebuttal To the Halo Effect Essay

Jul 13, 2003

Posted by: Melissa Anelli

Opinion

In an essay for How Books Sell, Teresa Nielsen Hayden shares her opinion on Harry Potter and the Halo Effect. Thanks, Jean!

Summer Reading

Jul 09, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

The Washington Post’s Bob Levy comments on a summer of reading that starts with Potter.

What is it with Harry?

Jul 09, 2003

Posted by: KristinTLC

Opinion

College senior Natalie Burg offers her thoughts on why Harry is so gripping, and blames him for a less than stellar performance on her math final: Had I not spent the last three days before my final at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, I would have been well-prepared for my math exam at boring …read more!



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