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[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Why do you think they're so popular then?

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[–] RedSeries@lemmy.blahaj.zone 24 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Children have less reading comprehension, wizards and magic are cool to kids, and nostalgia appears to be my generation's (millennials) lead poisoning.

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[–] moriquende@lemmy.world -4 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Okay, so why specifically that series among the many other wizards and magic series? I think Rowling is a piece of shit as any sane person should, but let's not warp reality. The books may not be your cup of tea and of course they're not perfect, but they're definitely good books, otherwise they wouldn't have gained the popularity they did.

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[+] chocosoldier@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 1 year ago* (last edited 8 months ago)

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[–] infinitesunrise@slrpnk.net 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Not everyone's experience mirrors mine? 🤷

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[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

Looks like that 🤷

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[–] emeralddawn45@lemmy.dbzer0.com 8 points 1 year ago (1 child)

Because they became a cultural phenomenon and were lots of kids first novels. If youve never read anything else youre not going to see the massive flaws.

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[–] moriquende@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

Well, you just replied to the question "why are they popular?" with "because they became popular". Okay, so why did they become popular? Because despite the flaws they definitely have, they're simply good stories with good world building that suck people in (not just kids btw, plenty of people got into them as adults).

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