Why I am tired of Harry Potter Hate
A very normal book in an abnormal fight
Harry Potter, once a literary phenomenon, is now simply the latest popular source of tension in today’s ‘culture wars’. Potter is such a fault line, not only because of Rowling’s controversial statements on trans issues but precisely because of its popularity. This was not any novel; it was a transformative movement for modern fiction, inspiring a gene…
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