What's hotter, Harry Potter?... or I think I work with 10 year olds.

Here's a fact. I have read all of the Harry Potter books, and I enjoyed them as a slight escape. I felt like I was in elementary school again and it was acceptable. Face it, what boy wouldn't want to fight dragons, kill evil villains, and be the coolest bad boy on campus?
That is the catch though. The Harry Potter series is written for kids in the 5th grade. Ironically, so are most major newspapers. The joining factor is that there are people who go around bragging about reading both, looking for praise. I'm not talking about kids, nor teenagers. I am talking about fully grown adult humans. People who have not touched a book in ten years, even if they were in college during that time. This is not a good thing. It might be, if these people used this to get back into reading in general (much as the series has interested kids to read other books). However, these adults think reading the Harry Potter series is enough and that they deserve serious recognition. People may ask what I am reading, and I may say it's Clive Cussler, Dan Brown, or it might be a history book. If I ask one of these Harry Potheads, the general reply is, "I don't usually read, but it's Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire. It's my third time!!!! Isn't that great?!?!" Seriously? I mean I read Jurassic Park three times before the movie came out (the movie was horrible in comparison). However, if someone asked me what I was reading I didn't make a big deal about it, like I had accomplished anything. The book was good. I moved on to other books. It's what intelligent people do.
Granted not all intelligent people read all the time. Heck, I hate reading sometimes. But you aren't supposed to read books intended for children and then expect to get praise and respect for it. You can read them for escape and enjoyment. Good. It's a mindless activity. That's why I read the series. But it's not serious adult reading, you aren't gaining knowledge, and doing so shouldn't be treated with such adulation.

By the way, Emma Watson is going to be a fox when she turns 18.