I think it's less because the author is an asshole than because mediocre children's literature doesn't typically tend to endure. Sure, kids don't have good taste. I read incredibly shitty fiction as a kid! But guess what? Most of that isn't still in the popular imagination, either.

I'd like it to be because she's a POS but I suspect most people aren't particularly plugged into JK Rowling's Nazi arc.

[–] GalaxyBrain@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago

I agree with this. Harry Potter wss decided on being a timeless classic before it ever has to pass the test of time

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 12 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I read incredibly shitty fiction as a kid!

Artemis Fowl was goated tho

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 6 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Pretty sure I'm too old for Artemis fowl. Also why I bounced off HP - just a few years too old.

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 5 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago) (1 children)

Beowulf more your alley? Or perhaps Canterbury tales?

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

god no, I'm old, not smart

[–] BanMeFromPosting@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

I'm old,

Yeah I was being cheeky and implying that was more your time period

[–] Blakey@hexbear.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

Slight aside, I never really appreciated Beowulf until I watched the Alan Wood documentary, "In search of Beowulf".

If you're interested in English history, his earlier documentaries are also worth a look - they are iirc all about the Anglo Saxon period, although they do unfortunately focus largely on kings and nobles. ~~he's also not difficult to look at in the old ones~~