I enjoyed them, they were the first big books I read. They did send me on the path of reading books, and it's not a one person thing, it's a very common story for people around 30.

So she did have an impact, whether it's because of ads or quality is a different story.

I would definitely not say she deserve a fucking statue though. The world of harry potter is not consistent, and any critical thinking ruins it completely (a reason why i couldn't watch the movies is that I got older). It's not very good, but it was nice to read as a kid.

And yeah, the other issues.

I’ll admit it, they were fun books to read back when I was a young shithead. I’d wait for their release with bated breath.

I mean, yeah, dumb as fuck in retrospect especially considering all the insane things she’s said but they were the definition of easy read page turners for kids, like Boxcar children.

Wish I could say I was weaving through House of Leaves at the age of 10 but it’s not my fault, blame my parents

I think the whole “it got kids to read” marketing point was just based on sales data. People have been bemoaning each generation reading less and seeing Harry Potter’s numbers at the time probably gave the impression that it “saved” literature.

I still stand that the first three books were good and the series could have held up better if it maintained the same level of quality. Goblet of Fire is where it all goes to shit. Every single complaint about the series that I’ve seen from Cho Chang to the elves liking slavery is from Goblet of Fire and every book after that.