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302952, RE: Damali, come on, a book written for children is by its nature
Posted by Damali, Wed Jul-25-07 04:02 PM
>more simplistic and less intellectually challenging than a
>book written for adults.
when i read Harry Potter I am not looking to be intellectually challenged. I'm looking to be entertained. Is that ok? Why does it offend your sensibilities?
If you think that's an elitist
>viewpoint, then hurrah for you, you can go back and read all
>the Dr. Seuss books and extract from them the complex and
>deeper meaning of hop on pop.
you're missing the point. If you are saying you only read books that have deeper and complex meaning and you're poo-pooing on those of us who sometimes read for entertainment, that IS elitist. you're entitled to be, of course, but a spade is still a spade.
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