The HP books are a good story, real page-turners. I've enjoyed reading them, and I've enjoyed being part of the HP phenomenon.
But.
I am something of a fantasy connoisseur, and while HP IS a lot of fun, I would not rank it up there with the sheer beauty of books like Guy Gavriel Kay's A Song for Arbonne or Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. There's a lot better fantasy out there than HP; it happens to be a fad right now, and the books ARE well-written and are deserving of praise. Whether they deserve such slavish devotion is debatable.
Re: The sad thing is that I am serious.
But.
I am something of a fantasy connoisseur, and while HP IS a lot of fun, I would not rank it up there with the sheer beauty of books like Guy Gavriel Kay's A Song for Arbonne or Philip Pullman's His Dark Materials trilogy. There's a lot better fantasy out there than HP; it happens to be a fad right now, and the books ARE well-written and are deserving of praise. Whether they deserve such slavish devotion is debatable.