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The Ivory Tower and Harry Potter: Perspectives on a Literary Phenomenon by J.K. Rowling
About the Author Lana A. Whited is Professor of English at Ferrum College in Virginia and a weekly columnist on media issues for roanoke.com. Reader Reviews 18 of 26 people found the following review helpful: Could have been much, much better., May 8, 2003 Reviewer: Rebecca Broeker from Atlanta, GA United States This book is a compilation of scholarly articles/essays by different authors. As such, it's not very consistent. Some segments were very insightful and interesting to read, while others were confused, off-base, or just plain inaccurate. Several of the chapters I read got basic information from the books wrong, such as one that described Hermione Granger as a "half-blood" (not true!), and one that seemed to completely misunderstand the crucial events at the end of book 3. When an author misunderstands such important basic information, it is hard for me to take their analyses seriously. I wanted to like this book, but I can't reccommend it.
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