Review: Harry Potter - J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter… I am going to give it a “meah”. In middle school these books were fun and entertaining but by the last book I was too old and the books became slightly embarrassing (too over-the-top with the whole teen romance thing). Don't get me wrong, I loved these books and was so tied up in the story I had to know how it ended, but I think that I outgrew them. There are lots of holes in books based on the assumption that they are written in these times. Rowling did not write about some alter magical land or a galaxy far far away, but instead recounted the tale of teenage wizards supposedly amongst us "muggles." In the end, the books are childish and won't work for an adult audience. Even in the Harry Potter reality, SEAL Team 6 would take out Voldemort in every book, until he no longer existed, he wouldn’t hear the stealth helicopters coming. Still, if you can hold back reality and immerse yourself in the fantasy than these books may work for you. Though, it may sound as if I give this series a bad rap, I still actually enjoyed reading these books. That being said, I wouldn't recommend anyone older than their teens to take up these novels. These books are one of the best, but for the 8-16 year old range.