Mixed feelings, I suppose it's positive that an author has succeeded to ignite the interests of the nation's children and children who read books, yes, even Harry Potter, are preferable to louts who would otherwise disturb the neighbourhood! So in a way can't be a bad thing, but like others one gets tired of the media circus who in a desert of sensationalism need to draw attention to some other issue. Never read Harry Potter myself, prefer writers like the late Patrick O'Brien but I'm fascinated by seeing the excitement that children have, God bless them, who want to read it.
