A brief aside here, and my first non-film related post. I have just finished reading all of J.K. Rowling's 7 Harry Potter books back to back (of course, as a former children's bookseller, not the first time I have read them) and it strikes me again, I just absolutely bloody LOVE them. I can't get enough of it! I mean yes, Harry himself can be a bit of a twit sometimes, always yelling at everybody in capital letters and yes, some of her ideas are derivative, and yes, to all the other criticisms you can throw at them, but reading these books is the most genuine escapism I have ever found. They make me happy. And that is no mean feat. So, thanks Rowling - nice one.
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