There is a disturbing trend in our society. In our society there are those among us that do not read, and they are proud of it.
There is great love of the Harry Potter series, yet they are the only books that children ever read (and sadly some adults two). Harry Potter is not exactly great writing, and there are other much greater works of fantasy and literature.
For instance, parents could introduce their children to Narnia and Lord of the Rings. And as they get older they could read Lilith and Beowulf etc.
These are all superior book to Potter and should be read. It is not enough that children only read seven books in their lives, and if they are only going to read seven they should choose other British authors like Lewis, Tolkien, Shakespeare, Doyle, Chesterton, Dickens, Marlowe, Chaucer, Carrol....
Or how about some non-Brits: Homer, Hesiod, Vergil, Dostoevsky, Aeschylus, Stienbeck, Twain.....
Or maybe read books with unknown authors like Beowulf.
But no, we are proud of our children when they read a Potter book. But perhaps this is why no one ever reads any of the great works of western thought. We do not encourage good literature, nor do we encourage reading in general.
All of these authors wrote
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