tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post5584654857523903555..comments2023-11-05T09:13:09.921+00:00Comments on Where do I start, where do I begin?: Harry Potter and the Overblown Emotional ResponseSandDancerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-20804573972242358852007-07-23T11:37:00.000+01:002007-07-23T11:37:00.000+01:00Don't get me started on Harry Potter. Having worke...Don't get me started on Harry Potter. Having worked as a manager/ buyer for a bookshop for years I can tell you that most of the people who are for some reason nuts about it, are largely indifferent to other books in comparison. It's a kid's story for god's sake!<BR/><BR/>GaaaaaaahMiss Forthrighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13888591977063770894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-71159621839420736452007-07-22T15:49:00.000+01:002007-07-22T15:49:00.000+01:00A disident group - that makes it sound quite excit...A disident group - that makes it sound quite exciting - like we are group of political revolutionaries!SandDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-216746829298513772007-07-22T11:39:00.000+01:002007-07-22T11:39:00.000+01:00The Childline news made me shout at the TV. It's. ...The Childline news made me shout at the TV. <BR/>It's. Just. A. Book.<BR/>I've been blog-surfing today and <I>everyone</I> has written about how much they bloody love Harry Potter, and are so sad it's all over (shut up) so to find a disident group is very refreshing.<BR/>Thank you!<BR/>Mrs F xMrs Fashionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06766068819370980319noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-1550026131245527562007-07-21T16:10:00.000+01:002007-07-21T16:10:00.000+01:00I do like HP, have all the films and read the book...I do like HP, have all the films and read the books, but this is erm...a tad too far. Pathetic in a word!!Carlito86https://www.blogger.com/profile/08994979912351203314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-63809348153867873042007-07-21T15:19:00.000+01:002007-07-21T15:19:00.000+01:00I watched the first movie but managed to avoid all...I watched the first movie but managed to avoid all the rest and all the books. Maybe someday, when they're all out on DVD, I'll have a "Potter-a-thon" and watch them all through in one setting. But I doubt it. :)<BR/><BR/>I hoped Harry wouldn't die in the end, for the very reason you mentioned. I can hear the whining now...and that's the parents, not the kids.Mhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00452664663894833976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-67211210928607266652007-07-21T14:40:00.000+01:002007-07-21T14:40:00.000+01:00I'm glad you thought that too, especially as you a...I'm glad you thought that too, especially as you are a parent. <BR/><BR/>I remember being rather upset by the death of Charlotte at the end of Charlottes Web and of Bambi's mother when I was a child but my mother was able to cope with my tears and I don't think any lasting damage was done.SandDancerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09799646379550700816noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23571956.post-70637493200313519612007-07-21T14:28:00.000+01:002007-07-21T14:28:00.000+01:00Yes, I must admit I was gobsmacked to see Jenni Tr...Yes, I must admit I was gobsmacked to see Jenni Trent, a counsellor, on BBC News 24 giving advice for the parents of children reading the book. Nanny State or what?Roseshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07469442580348062913noreply@blogger.com