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 Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 2:16 pm
I've just been thinking about how Harry Potter
is located in the Children's Section of most book stores.
But you know, I think it's a tad too advanced for children.
Like...I know the story-line is all magical and cutsey and what-not,
but there's a lot of logic that needs to be done when reading.
Like looking for things that are hidden and you think are meaningless
and then they come back later.
And children typically aren't that aware of what they read
a couple books ago and could be completely lost later. confused
Also, children's books normally don't have people dying.
I've NEVER read one that had someone die.
And there are quite a bit of deaths in this series and there's bound to be more.
So...discuss! 4laugh heart
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Posted: Wed Apr 25, 2007 4:49 pm
I have to agree with you.
Really...there's just some things in HP that aren't for kids.
Infact one of my friends that are just a year younger than me is scared of the events in Harry Potter. confused
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Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:48 pm
Yeah same here.
I think some of it is too...dare I say, dark for younger kids? Like y'know, dark in the essence of Voldemort and whatnot. It seems like there's too much evil going on in the books for a kid to like. Now if Voldemort wasn't torturing and killing people for fun, then maybe it wouldn't be so bad. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 6:29 pm
Pettigrew fakes his death by cutting off his finger.
He brings back a dark lord by cutting off his hand.
Hmmmm...
Then let's see...Bellatrix and Crouch (sp?) tortured Neville's parents into insanity...
There was a basilisk that went around trying to kill people by looking at them...
Definately too dark.
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Posted: Sat Apr 28, 2007 8:37 pm
Yeah - I know I wouldn't let my kid read past number three until they're at least ten. ^_^"
...although that is still rather young.
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 3:11 pm
<3
If I had kids I'd rather let them read the books than watch the movies.
But I certainly don't think it's a kids book unless you do it the way I had to, book one at ten and then one book a year (or two confused )
<3
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Posted: Mon Apr 30, 2007 5:49 pm
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Posted: Thu May 03, 2007 9:05 pm
I think the books are pretty dark for a children's book... but I think they should read it too. Great series :]
My Grandfather reads Harry Potter.
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Posted: Fri May 04, 2007 2:36 pm
My grandma reads them too. ^_^
My grandpa tried to...but he never got far on book 2, and I guess he just caught up with the movies. sweatdrop
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Posted: Sat May 05, 2007 9:47 pm
My elementary school teacher read me the first book.
^_^
Of course - that's the first one.
Not the fourth or fifth.
^_^"
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Posted: Thu May 10, 2007 11:18 pm
Taylor_Highwind My grandma reads them too. ^_^
My grandpa tried to...but he never got far on book 2, and I guess he just caught up with the movies. sweatdrop
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:09 pm
I think they start out being kind of kid like, and then the material gets darker and less kis-friendly as the characters get older. I know that I read the first couple in first and second grade, but I also read LOTR in third, so.
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Posted: Thu Jun 28, 2007 7:17 pm
I think that when you read the first few books when you're a kid, you don't really realise just how dark it starts out...I mean, it opens with a double murder. eek
Of course a child wouldn't get that concept...but still.
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Posted: Sat Sep 26, 2009 12:58 am
I disagree. People don't give children enough credit. I remember being perfectly aware of what I was reading when I was younger. Children need to be challenge by subtlety or they will never learn to pick up on it.
Also lots of people die in children's fantasy novels. People also die in children's cartoons. The children's section doesn't just cater to the pbs age group. 6-10 year olds are real people who need to be challenged intellectually.
Harry Potter is not an adults' book because it's about growing up and dealing with change and being an adolescent and not being taken seriously and that feeling of importance every child has. I think it's a very important book for children to read. It's the type of book to be returned to fondly once one grows up and to be surprised by how relevant it still seems.
This is coming from a girl who could read chapter books in kindergarten and was reading adult material in second grade. But I'm not a genius. I was just above average in grades. I believe I was just introduced to reading in the right way at the right time. It's made a huge impact on me in a good way. I would never deprive a child of literature. It'd be like depriving them of love, food, or shelter. They wont be the same adult without it.
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Posted: Sun Oct 04, 2009 4:45 pm
I actually remember feeling very heart-broken when I was a kid because I never got my Hogwarts Letter. I am still scarred from it. rofl
But meh. I've actually just found out that they moved Harry Potter to the "Young Teens" section now so...that's better.
And while I agree that children should be challenged intellectually, when I was a kid, I got my reading from other fantasy novels or science books (I really liked learning about science as a kid.) I had always scoffed at those little kids books that where filled with pictures and gone for the actual novels. However, I have yet to actually learn any of life's lessons from Harry Potter. I find that, when you're a kid, you are quite capable of learning about the real world simply by watching other people interact with others. Reading isn't supposed to be about learning things for life - it's supposed to take you away from the real world so you can let your imagination wander and help you to relieve stress. confused
*shrug*
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