The friend who was feeding me the Young Wizards series can't find the next book, but I have JUST DISCOVERED THEY ARE KINDLE-D!!!!!
I wasn't *planning* on buying any more books, e- or otherwise, but this is something I cannot resist....
My problems with the HP universe are pretty much the same as yours--there is no character growth (and the ones who have potential for growth get killed off), the magic system is stupid and clunky, the main characters are obnoxious and annoying, and at times phenomenally stupid. I read them because her *writing* is reasonably good, even if her characters and world-building suck, and now that I have read them I have no urge to re-read them.
That's actually the most telling--if I want to re-read the story or not. If not, well...
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Date: 2011-07-01 02:51 pm (UTC)I wasn't *planning* on buying any more books, e- or otherwise, but this is something I cannot resist....
My problems with the HP universe are pretty much the same as yours--there is no character growth (and the ones who have potential for growth get killed off), the magic system is stupid and clunky, the main characters are obnoxious and annoying, and at times phenomenally stupid. I read them because her *writing* is reasonably good, even if her characters and world-building suck, and now that I have read them I have no urge to re-read them.
That's actually the most telling--if I want to re-read the story or not. If not, well...