Well, as status symbols go, I'd say a book isn't a bad one to have.? And, how
great is it that having a book makes a kid a "cool thing."? As far as manipulation
goes, well, the Harry Potter books aren't just popular with kids, so I guess adults
are being manipulated, too.? Please, please give me some more of this bizarre
manipulation that makes people read!?? I'm an avid reader, and I think that J.K.
Rowling is a great storyteller, and, apparently, thousands agree.? With so many
harmful influences to which kids can fall prey, addiction to a book series like
Harry Potter seems like a prudent choice to me.?
Kathy Reel
Librarian in the Wings
Owensboro, KY ??
-----Original Message-----
From: Sam DiMartino <chicagosam1@YAHOO.COM>
To: LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU
Sent: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 11:51 am
Subject: Had enough of Harry Potter?
Is anyone else here as happy as I am that this is the last of the Harry Potter
books? To see children lined up at midnight to get their Potter book to me is
sisturbing. Why? Because I think they are victims of the Potter Media Machine
that has turned this book into a "must have" or you're not cool thing. I think
that children are being manipulated and used by the marketing firm who markets
this book. I wonder how many of those children standing in line will actually
read the book and not just have it in their collection as a kind of status
symbol?
Sam DiMartino
Technology Coordinator
Prosser HIgh School
Chicago, IL 60639
chicagosam1@yahoo.com
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