I thought the time spent away from Hogwarts was refreshing and ultimately essential in order to gain a broader picture of the world at large, and I can't say I missed Hogwarts. I was too drawn into the story and the characters' developments/struggles and found it held itself together very well. So, can't agree with the gentleman at all, but it was an interesting opinion to read.
Peoples' reaction to books of this nature are very personal: it either works for you or it doesn't. It happened to work very well for me, but that doesn't mean the feelings of people it didn't work for are invalid. Books are tricky like that. It's almost like a chemical reaction between the book and the reader. Some people's reactions will be more favorable than others depending on the personal variables involved.
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Date: 2007-08-07 12:25 am (UTC)Peoples' reaction to books of this nature are very personal: it either works for you or it doesn't. It happened to work very well for me, but that doesn't mean the feelings of people it didn't work for are invalid. Books are tricky like that. It's almost like a chemical reaction between the book and the reader. Some people's reactions will be more favorable than others depending on the personal variables involved.
/lame analogies :p