Scotsman.com News - Opinion - JK's failed to work her magic on me
An author calls Rowling's adult readers 'cowardly escapists'
... ...surely this is worht a comment ;-)
Adult fiction recognises that the contemporary world is a complex, difficult place with demands on our reasoning that require careful consideration. I have nothing against Harry Potter or any of his genuinely juvenile followers - children should be bursting with juvenility - but his adult disciples are little more than cowardly escapists.
Besides, what is wrong with escapism?
It's easy to sneer if your life is a bed of roses but if you are having a rotten time a bit of fantasy with a happy ending is no bad thing. I came to Harry Potter and Terry Pratchett while undergoing chemotherapy. Perhaps, as an adult, I should abuse gin instead?
Well, for one thing, calling people names because their taste differs from yours is scarcely the height of maturity.