Comments on: Waiting on Harry http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html Dispatches from a Small Business Sun, 12 Feb 2012 09:39:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Kelly http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2944 Kelly Thu, 21 Jul 2005 18:03:46 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html#comment-2944 <p>The anti-Harry Potter crowd is a bunch of people looking for something to complain about. Harry Potter is a fantasy book, just like you said. It is not a non-fiction work, it is fiction. </p> <p>If you complain about Harry Potter, then you can complain about Aladdin stealing food to feed himself, or Cinderella lying to her stepmother about going to the ball. People take little things and blow them out of proportion. </p> <p>FACT: Harry Potter has been one of the most popular book series ever. FACT: I read all of the first 6 books, and I am not corrupted. Harry has not convinced me to take up the dark arts. I still go to church. FACT: These anti-Potter people need to get lives!</p> <p>And HALLELUJAH that kids want to READ!! Readership for kids in the U.S. is probably very low. Partly, because of the video game craze, computers, etc... Also, I think the amount of reading they are required to do in school affects a child's desire to want to read for recreation. I did not read a single book from 7th-12th grade that was not required from school (besides Harry Potter, I started after I graduated), partly because I was so sick of reading. If it weren't for the Harry Potter books, I would not be reading in my spare time. Now, I am not only reading HP books, but also The DaVinci Code, Prey - Michael Crichton, and many non-fiction works. So THANK YOU J.K. Rowling for getting a college student interested in reading again!! </p> The anti-Harry Potter crowd is a bunch of people looking for something to complain about. Harry Potter is a fantasy book, just like you said. It is not a non-fiction work, it is fiction.

If you complain about Harry Potter, then you can complain about Aladdin stealing food to feed himself, or Cinderella lying to her stepmother about going to the ball. People take little things and blow them out of proportion.

FACT: Harry Potter has been one of the most popular book series ever. FACT: I read all of the first 6 books, and I am not corrupted. Harry has not convinced me to take up the dark arts. I still go to church. FACT: These anti-Potter people need to get lives!

And HALLELUJAH that kids want to READ!! Readership for kids in the U.S. is probably very low. Partly, because of the video game craze, computers, etc… Also, I think the amount of reading they are required to do in school affects a child’s desire to want to read for recreation. I did not read a single book from 7th-12th grade that was not required from school (besides Harry Potter, I started after I graduated), partly because I was so sick of reading. If it weren’t for the Harry Potter books, I would not be reading in my spare time. Now, I am not only reading HP books, but also The DaVinci Code, Prey – Michael Crichton, and many non-fiction works. So THANK YOU J.K. Rowling for getting a college student interested in reading again!!

]]> By: A.J. http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2943 A.J. Sat, 16 Jul 2005 16:30:06 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html#comment-2943 <p>I heard on the news that J.K. Rowling revealed 2 facts about the book: that Voldemort wasn't the Half-Blood Prince, and that Dumbledore isn't the one who dies (just incase you had some money bet). I agree w/ you about Harry having to face his battle w/ Voldemort alone, but maybe she saves the demise of Dumbledore for the last book? </p> I heard on the news that J.K. Rowling revealed 2 facts about the book: that Voldemort wasn’t the Half-Blood Prince, and that Dumbledore isn’t the one who dies (just incase you had some money bet). I agree w/ you about Harry having to face his battle w/ Voldemort alone, but maybe she saves the demise of Dumbledore for the last book?

]]> By: Eric http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2942 Eric Sat, 16 Jul 2005 05:42:35 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html#comment-2942 <p>This reminds me of all the stupidity in the 70's by the "moral majority" about rock n roll and KISS and so on. Knights in Satan's Service, puhleeze! </p> <p>My wife says that she, I and our son are certainly going to hell since not only do we let him read Harry Potter but we've also turned him on to Stephen King's Dark Tower books at the tender age of 12. </p> This reminds me of all the stupidity in the 70′s by the “moral majority” about rock n roll and KISS and so on. Knights in Satan’s Service, puhleeze!

My wife says that she, I and our son are certainly going to hell since not only do we let him read Harry Potter but we’ve also turned him on to Stephen King’s Dark Tower books at the tender age of 12.

]]> By: Matthew http://www.coyoteblog.com/coyote_blog/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html/comment-page-1#comment-2941 Matthew Fri, 15 Jul 2005 17:35:45 +0000 http://coyote-blog.com/wordpress/2005/07/waiting_on_harr.html#comment-2941 <p>Here, here! The anti-Potter crowd seriously need to get over themselves. This book isn't going to erode anyone's Christianity.</p> Here, here! The anti-Potter crowd seriously need to get over themselves. This book isn’t going to erode anyone’s Christianity.

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