By your own words, you once led a desperate, horrible life. Was it a Harry Potter book that led you astray ? I doubt that. So, which nasty book was it ?
I know now that the Narnia books are supposedly "Christian" in nature. I'd never read any of them, until my daughter had to read them in lower school. I am neither stupid, no ill educated ; however , until that was pointed out here, it NEVER once occurred to me that there are Christian, let alone religious overtones to those books. Yes, I an a Christian, but if I, as an adult didn't see them, why would anyone surmise that a child would ? The same holds true for all of the gibberish about the Potter books, which are so derrivative of much better English children's books, that I can't get through one.
Oh, and yes, I did read every single book that my daughter had to read for English classes, throughout her entire schooling ; including college.I'd read most of them, and it was a good way to engage her in conversations about what she was reading / learning. It also allowed me to find a VERY dreadful book, and get the school to get it off their required summer reading list. Now, THAT book pushed extreme liberal views , was not well written, and was most assurredly not age appropriate. Not the same holds true for the Potter series, at all.
You should, wrong decade.
So, which nasty book was it?
It wasn't any one thing, it was cumulative. That is what the point about the Potter books suggests. Your argument ignores my main thesis to paint my position in a manner that you can justify your own choices. That defensiveness proves my thesis which I will repeat in a condensed form:
Why read anything less than the unambiguously excellent when there is so much of it?
I know now that the Narnia books are supposedly "Christian" in nature. I'd never read any of them, until my daughter had to read them in lower school. I am neither stupid, no ill educated ; however , until that was pointed out here, it NEVER once occurred to me that there are Christian, let alone religious overtones to those books. Yes, I an a Christian, but if I, as an adult didn't see them, why would anyone surmise that a child would ? The same holds true for all of the gibberish about the Potter books, which are so derrivative of much better English children's books, that I can't get through one.
Perhaps your child, having missed the point in the Chronicles, suggests more about your training of your child than you might think? Sorry, that's accountability. Here is what my kid wrote. She was barely eight years old at the time. She is now nine and will be ready for college level courses next year.
Oh, and yes, I did read every single book that my daughter had to read for English classes, throughout her entire schooling...
I didn't say you weren't doing good things, did I? Note your defensive tone. Whence did it derive? Did I hit a nerve?