A year in the Life of J.K. Rowling

Pensive Monkey · 07-17-2009, 02:48 PM

I loathe Harry Potter, but my reasons are not good.

I was required to read the first one in an AP English class in high school by a horrid teacher who was a manic Baptist and got all pissy when I wrote a paper about ghosts, but then required us to read a book about wizards...and I just wasn't impressed with the book...and then it became so goddamn popular that I was just mystified and annoyed with it all, and professed my hatred for the series.

I have not, however, read any of the other books. Perhaps I should. I'm about to be a high school English teacher, after all. I recently asked a friend if I should feel compelled to read the series if I wanted to have cred with my students. She said I didn't have to read them, but I should appreciate their ability to get kids to read.

True dat.

07-17-2009, 02:48 PM	#7
Pensive Monkey Purveyor of Brilliance Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: The dimpled chin of Illinois. Posts: 72	I loathe Harry Potter, but my reasons are not good. I was required to read the first one in an AP English class in high school by a horrid teacher who was a manic Baptist and got all pissy when I wrote a paper about ghosts, but then required us to read a book about wizards...and I just wasn't impressed with the book...and then it became so goddamn popular that I was just mystified and annoyed with it all, and professed my hatred for the series. I have not, however, read any of the other books. Perhaps I should. I'm about to be a high school English teacher, after all. I recently asked a friend if I should feel compelled to read the series if I wanted to have cred with my students. She said I didn't have to read them, but I should appreciate their ability to get kids to read. True dat. __________________ *Consistency is the last refuge of the unimaginitive.* ~ Oscar Wilde

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