harry potter books are written for children
By
nic
on March 09, 2007
doesn't mean grown ups can't read them, I read Winnie the Pooh and Now We Are Six.
There's a train I make with a break with a string sort of thing...
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There are quite a few of them now, each addressing a different age group. The events portrayed and the language used confirms this, just as Ms Rowling herself.
I believe that all the ages she is addressing are still children. Or am I missing the hot lesbian love episode between madam hooch and susan bones??
fairytales are for children
absolutely. Grown ups should read spy books.
Fairy tales currently are for children. They often were not.
The Harry potter books are for 11 to 16 year olds. The next one will be for 17 year olds.
I don't consider a 16 year old a child, although one is a minor. An 11 year old probably does count as a child. So, it's a hard claim to vote on.
Fairytales are not only for children. The books were intended for children but childrens books can be read by any age.
I find that a lot of people who are snobby about Harry Potter ("I just think that adults should read books that are adult...") are quite happy to espouse a children's book when it's not quite so obviously a children's book. For example, The Curious Incident Of The Dog In The Nightime, was a children's book but because it was about an autistic boy you couldn't move for people going on about how brilliant it was. I don't remember anyone saying "Oh! TCIOFDITN. Why don't you read a book for adults?"
and dictionarys/encyclopedias are for grown-ups
(ironism)