tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post2627321962397192925..comments2020-08-01T12:07:21.729-05:00Comments on The Tech Curmudgeon: Post VoldemortemUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-89476157471520327782011-07-29T13:30:07.472-05:002011-07-29T13:30:07.472-05:00I don't think the Harry Potter books are going...I don't think the Harry Potter books are going away anytime soon either. They obviously have qualities that appeal to young readers, and there's some real cleverness in there.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14051525743669602612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6380025658771305411.post-12910143175946552902011-07-29T10:47:24.368-05:002011-07-29T10:47:24.368-05:00Real curmudgeonliness: it's clear why the HP b...Real curmudgeonliness: it's clear why the HP books are <b>popular</b>, but they're just not very <b>good</b>: they're cotton candy. They're not deep and there's no subtlety anywhere -- they don't engage -- so they'll disappear. (The Real Curmudgeon refrains from commenting on the quality of the writing.) "Charlotte's Web" and Ursula Le Guin's Earthsea books will live a long, long time.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com