I think it’s less because the author is an asshole than because mediocre children’s literature doesn’t typically tend to endure. Sure, kids don’t have good taste. I read incredibly shitty fiction as a kid! But guess what? Most of that isn’t still in the popular imagination, either.
I’d like it to be because she’s a POS but I suspect most people aren’t particularly plugged into JK Rowling’s Nazi arc.
Slight aside, I never really appreciated Beowulf until I watched the Alan Wood documentary, “In search of Beowulf”.
If you’re interested in English history, his earlier documentaries are also worth a look - they are iirc all about the Anglo Saxon period, although they do unfortunately focus largely on kings and nobles. he’s also not difficult to look at in the old ones
I think it’s less because the author is an asshole than because mediocre children’s literature doesn’t typically tend to endure. Sure, kids don’t have good taste. I read incredibly shitty fiction as a kid! But guess what? Most of that isn’t still in the popular imagination, either.
I’d like it to be because she’s a POS but I suspect most people aren’t particularly plugged into JK Rowling’s Nazi arc.
I agree with this. Harry Potter wss decided on being a timeless classic before it ever has to pass the test of time
Artemis Fowl was goated tho
Pretty sure I’m too old for Artemis fowl. Also why I bounced off HP - just a few years too old.
Beowulf more your alley? Or perhaps Canterbury tales?
god no, I’m old, not smart
Yeah I was being cheeky and implying that was more your time period
Slight aside, I never really appreciated Beowulf until I watched the Alan Wood documentary, “In search of Beowulf”.
If you’re interested in English history, his earlier documentaries are also worth a look - they are iirc all about the Anglo Saxon period, although they do unfortunately focus largely on kings and nobles.
he’s also not difficult to look at in the old ones