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 2 days 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 2 days ago
OmegaMouse@pawb.social 2 days 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 2 days ago
The erasure of Worst Witch is a crime.
HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 days ago
starring Tim Curry? how have i missed this
ThunderclapSasquatch@startrek.website 2 days ago
It’s overlooked because he doesn’t play a villain, Curry is at his best as the bad guy
Soulg@ani.social 2 days ago
Nigel thornberry would like a word
GreenShimada@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Wait…is Dr. Frank-N-Furter a villain? I always thought he was the hero and Riff-Raff was the villain.