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[angelophile]

My comic store wasn't open when I went past this morning on the way out for the day, which means... three? weeks without any new comics. This is an annoyance as I intended to catch up this weekend.

I may have to resort to torrenting some of my pull list, because I don't really want to be a month behind. (Of course, I'll buy the titles when I get to the store anyway, so I fail as a filthy pirate.)

Also, going out was a bad move. I should have just stayed in bed. I feel awful again now.

However, I have now successfully infected my family, friends and random strangers with "swine flu", so I get to appreciate the joy of sharing.

Oh, and I feel unclean. I bought a Harry Potter book. I may even attempt reading it.

EDIT: While I'm on the subject, Maxim have apparently done a Girls of Harry Potter spread, which makes me facepalm so hard. But I can't really totally hate them, because somehow they sidestep my extreme distaste and take the sting out of it by including Dame Maggie Smith on the list.

Comments

[fullmetal-cute.livejournal.com]

Which one did you buy?

[occamsnailfile.livejournal.com]

I don't think I'd name any author as 'can't be touched', but Dahl is a tough act to follow. Rowling is not Dahl, not in voice or wild creativity, but she hit some kind of a nerve in kids with her book. She does find more of her own voice later on, I think, but I would characterize the tone of all the books as "British" in a way I cannot explain well, but have also seen in such as Diana Wynne Jones.

I think it has to do with it being a simple story about a popular jock boy with a special magical destiny who is opposing both genuine evil and incompetent adult authority. The magic is simple and fairly magical-seeming--though they are learning it for school, it's still magic. Who wouldn't rather do that than Algebra?

Don't look for depth, in other words, but it's not terrible. It's just fluff.