As a child I read Groosham Grange from Anthony Horowitz, and when I first heard a description of Harry Potter, I thought that they were describing that book from Horowitz. I can’t believe no one else noticed. But I also think that most people active in children’s literature will have an attitude of “anything that gets a child reading, is a good thing”, so they’re not that upset about poor quality being popular and they’d rather keep the positive vibe going.
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BanMe@lemmy.world 10 months ago
She’s also derivative as hell, but children’s lit doesn’t get real deep reviews, and we were all too busy defending it from Christianity to really notice.
RunawayFixer@lemmy.world 10 months ago
OmegaMouse@pawb.social 10 months ago
Oh that’s interesting! I hadn’t heard of that series, but I adored the Alex Rider books as a kid. Horowitz’s children’s books at least feel well written.
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 10 months ago
The erasure of Worst Witch is a crime.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 10 months ago
starring Tim Curry? how have i missed this
ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 10 months ago
It’s overlooked because he doesn’t play a villain, Curry is at his best as the bad guy
Soulg@ani.social 10 months ago
Nigel thornberry would like a word
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 10 months ago
Wait…is Dr. Frank-N-Furter a villain? I always thought he was the hero and Riff-Raff was the villain.