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When I was in high school, a friend had a nice leatherbound copy of "The Fellowship of the Ring." It was a gift given to his father by his (the father's) uncle when the books were still fairly new. In the flyleaf, his uncle, who happened to be a professor of literature, had written that he believed that Tolkien's epic would become a classic, and that it would always continue to be widely read.
Do you think that the same can be said for the Harry Potter books? Will people still be reading them 50 years from now? Will they be considered classics and take a place next to "The Lord of the Rings" and the Narnia books as part of the English fantasy canon?
Please consider the books as works of literature, not simply as books you either do or do not enjoy, so that I can get an idea of what you are really thinking.
Thank you for your consideration of my question.
Answer
Well, as the books are very well written, where it's easy for kids to understand, but there is a compelxity that adults will like, as well as the morals it teaches and how easy it is for everyone to relate to the emotions described in the book, because everyone has felt them, makes the Harry Potter series a possibility to become a classic. I think it will.
Well, as the books are very well written, where it's easy for kids to understand, but there is a compelxity that adults will like, as well as the morals it teaches and how easy it is for everyone to relate to the emotions described in the book, because everyone has felt them, makes the Harry Potter series a possibility to become a classic. I think it will.
What are some good books to give to my 50-year-old mother?
Q. I'm already thinking about Christmas presents, and I think a book would be a really good choice. She read The Help and liked that a lot.
Some books like The Help with great reviews that I've found are:
The Secret Life of Bees (I read this a few years ago and love it!)
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
It doesn't necessarily have to be "like" The Help, that's just a book I know she enjoyed.
The Time Traveler's Wife is supposed to be a good book for women like her, but it has a couple...inappropriate...scenes and this IS a gift I'm giving to my MOM, so I don't want a book like that. I also considered The Notebook, but that has the same issue.
Thanks for your help!
Some books like The Help with great reviews that I've found are:
The Secret Life of Bees (I read this a few years ago and love it!)
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
It doesn't necessarily have to be "like" The Help, that's just a book I know she enjoyed.
The Time Traveler's Wife is supposed to be a good book for women like her, but it has a couple...inappropriate...scenes and this IS a gift I'm giving to my MOM, so I don't want a book like that. I also considered The Notebook, but that has the same issue.
Thanks for your help!
Answer
Alexander McCall Smith books, either The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, or (my favourite in all the world ever) you could get her started on The Scotland Street series, beginning with 44 Scotland Street ... she'll love it, wonderful plot, adorable characters, and really witty observations about life and love. No inappropriate scenes nor bad language either, McCall Smith is a masterful storyteller and an absolute gentleman.
For something lighter, she may enjoy the Shopaholic series, by Sophie Kinsella. Fast-moving plot, and amusing characters, very light and fluffy though.
Alexander McCall Smith books, either The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency books, or (my favourite in all the world ever) you could get her started on The Scotland Street series, beginning with 44 Scotland Street ... she'll love it, wonderful plot, adorable characters, and really witty observations about life and love. No inappropriate scenes nor bad language either, McCall Smith is a masterful storyteller and an absolute gentleman.
For something lighter, she may enjoy the Shopaholic series, by Sophie Kinsella. Fast-moving plot, and amusing characters, very light and fluffy though.
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