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Harry Potter series
I'm going to weigh in here even though it has been a few months since the previous message was posted.
I absolutely love the Potter series. I have read all of them. Initially I didn't want to because I thought it was a children's series. Once I started reading them though, it was difficult not to read the next one. I had not gotten into a series that much since I was a teenager and I have recently celebrated the second anniversary of my 39th birthday. I have been reading a lot of self-help and leadership things mainly John Maxwell.
The best parts of the Potter books for me are the imagery and the underlying meaning. I get into the things he wants me to do, but it is not the same as just getting lost in the fantasy that the Potter books allowed. I could just sit back, read and imagine what was happening and how it looked. There is a lot of spirituality, morality and life lessons (for adults and children) in Rawlings' work: good vs. evil, supporting your friends even when it is difficult, rely on others for the support you need, dream no matter what stands in your way, work together to get the job done, your true friends are your friends for life and we all need at least a couple of really good friends, believe in yourself and the skills and talents you have, keep learning because no matter how much you think you know there is always something more to learn...and many more. I do not see how anyway has really believed these books to be witchcraft; they are more craft than witchery.
I agree with several others who said the movies lacked something, at least for me. The imagery was OK, but it was not as good as my imagination as I read the books.
I too stood in line at one of the smaller local bookstores just because I had pre-ordered the book and wanted to join the fun when the book was released. Many of the patrons that night were kids, but it was fun. I went home and started reading the book until I finally fell asleep with it--good thing it was the weekend.
I know the final book will be a tear-jerker, but I am looking forward to its release. I hated when the two books were released so closely and the writing was not as tight, meaning I didn't find myself in as much of an imagery world, so I am willing to wait to be sure it has the same quality as the first ones.
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