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Post videos you genuinely enjoy and want to share, duh. Celebrate the diversity of interests shared by chapochatters by posting a deep dive into Venetian kelp farming, I dunno. Also media criticism, bite-sized versions of left-wing theory, all the stuff you expected. But I am curious about that kelp farming thing now that you mentioned it.
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The secret to the success of Harry Potter, fittingly, is kinda hiding in plain sight.
The first 4 books and even the later ones to a less extent at their core are just well camouflaged "whodunnits". They're mystery books with a magical whimsical twist.
The world building was never good or cohesive...but that actually didn't matter cause the mystery at the core of each book was tightly written enough and the reveal was always reasonably well telegraphed. The entire series and all of its bloated lore completely fell apart once Rowling stopped doing that.
Those are my thoughts as well. They reminded me of a Roald Dahl story and the mysteries gave each book an episodic feel like the Hardy Boys. Goblet of Fire is where everything goes downhill and most criticisms I’ve seen of the series start with that book and beyond.
I read the books as a kid and forced my way through the 4th book, then completely gave up halfway through the 5th book. All I can remember is that Harry Potter started being a stupid little shit instead of the straight man/insert.
I actually just reread most Dahl’s books last summer, and she owes so much to him. Like, he uses the word muggle, even!