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  • drunkenninja
    +9

    I've never actually read the Harry Potter books nor watched the movies. I might be willing to if someone can convince me its worth the effort :) But then again, not during the summer, there is simply too much things to do and too little time for prolonged reading.

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    • caelreth
      +6

      I don't know how I would convince you, exactly. As a fantasy story, it is not unlike others: an unlikely protagonist, someone trying to kill said protagonist, and small armies of help on both sides. But, the writing is good. Maybe no one would call it 'great' literature, but I thought the writing was solid and it kept me entertained. The characters are varied and unique (at least within the books), and I found many of the characters just plain interesting. But, I guess the highest recommendation I can give is that when I got to the end of book 7, I wanted to know what happened next. And not just for the main characters, but for the school, and the secondary cast.

      • drunkenninja
        +3

        So in other words you found it very engaging. That's a good sign for me :)

        • caelreth
          +4

          I guess you could sum it up that way :)

    • Crator
      +5

      I'm in the exact same boat as you. If a book club started for it. I'd be willing to at least give it a shot. I'm a big fan of YA Lit so I'd most likely like it.