![]() But for my (and many others) childhood and teenage years, Harry Potter was the perfect bedtime read. ![]() Whether it will be considered the cornerstone of fiction or more specifically British fiction and considered to be up there with the works of George Orwell or even Philip Pullman is something only time will tell. ![]() Harry Potter is important on the face of literature as mostly a financial success (although the cultural impact leading to the Percy Jackson or Twilight series is undeniable). There is no depth, it maintains its teen audience by the ever growing darkness in the material as the books develop, not because of the intellectual ideas. Sure, its development of plot and character are occasionally great but it is light reading, it requires no thought and you can breeze through them in a matter of days. They are pulpy, genre fiction that survive solely on plot rather than any deep, important philosophical work. ![]() I do have a very large place for Harry Potter in my heart, but it would be difficult to say that the books are great works of literature.
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