[Calpernia]

Don't duck from me. I enjoy Harry Potter with my children too.

I'm not sure I understand all the negativity surrounding it.

[Ax]

I try to walk six miles a day, and I'm never without my Sony Walkman. I'm re-listening to "Charm School," by Nelson DeMille. Just about anything by Nelson DeMille is very exciting. I also loved "Red Rabbit," by Tom Clancy.

[Irish Eyes]

Glad to see that you like the books also. Four generations in my family are enjoying them. I do not understand all the negativity surrounding them either,especially on this forum.

[Darkwolf377]

For me the negativity is about adults reading kids' books when they could be reading something a little more intellectual. Personally I don't care, but I checked out one of the books and couldn't go more than a few pages; they're not very original. I think Rowling is immensely talented, as do millions of others, but found the actual content very, very thin.

The negativity is just people bitching about something that's popular.