J.K. Rowling stole my brain

[ani_no_mouse]

A few weeks back I was talking about watching the Harry Potter movies because I didn't think I had time for major obsessional reading right now. But, being the kind of person who  is inclined toward major obsessional reading, and being physically and emotinally drained most of the time lately and therefore vulnerable to the allure of major

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[lyda_pearl]

haha, we have a friend who has been reading the first HP book for at least 3 years. and you read 6 of them in 2 weeks!

[ani_no_mouse]

Your friend must really be savoring that book!

[whtmtnwmn]

I read each book in one sitting as they were released. Not sure if I'd be able to read them out of order, I'm a little too ocd.

Sorry you didn't enjoy them as much as some folks did. They sure got lots of kids to read, which makes them a good thing.
=D

[ani_no_mouse]

You read my post and thought I didn't enjoy the books? What part of Major Obsessional Reading did I not make clear?

[whtmtnwmn]

You seemed to only like one character...?

[ani_no_mouse]

I liked many characters, but a lot of them didn't provide much basis for building parallel stories beyond the one that was explicitly in the book. Harry, Ron and Hermione are all great characters as are Fred and George - but they are kids and they are written for young readers to identify with, not adults. A lot of the adult characters are also very likable (Dumbledore, although he's a special case, McGonagal, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, Lupin, etc.) but they are really written from a kid's perspective of what adults are like. In other words, they are presented as people whose characters are completely stably in place and who exist to fill certain roles in the kid's life. Unlike the people in wizarding photos, they don't move around much on the page