User blog comment:JoePlay/Wizarding World Giveaway/@comment-3515136-20110719182026

Harry Potter is a reminder that children's fiction can still be literature. Speaking as someone with a degree in English literature, I believe that one day, Rowling's series will be universally considered masterpieces alongside Lewis' Chronicles of Narnia and Tolkien's Lord of the Rings. Rarely have I encountered a book that was entertaining, well-thought-out, had real characters, and had such immense heart - Harry Potter accomplishes this seven times over. Each book is better than the one before, culminating in one of the best reads I have ever experienced. Harry is not the typical hero - he is so much more like the rest of us than the typical story-book hero - he has experienced loss, frustration, and surprise like so many others of the human race. That is what makes him to great to read about. His friends become our friends and his enemies become our enemies, and we are torn by the same decisions he faces. Through Harry Potter, we learn that the grass is not always greener on the other side - whether you have magical abilities or not - but things always work out for the best despite whatever pains may come along the road.