[adammenges]

I'm rereading the Harry Potter books, they get _dark_. Blood, death, and stabbing all happened in just what I read yesterday.

[bsder]

If you think Harry Potter is bad, let them read the Holy Bible cover to cover.

[baby]

We were reading the uncensored version of Robinson Crusoe when were kids for giggles (fucking trees, fucking goats, lots of fucking things).

Or the George Sand letter: http://ciphermysteries.com/2010/05/16/george-sands-cryptogra...

[snakeanus]

The characters are supposed to grow along with the audience in the Harry Potter to my knowledge.

[dpc59]

Nothing says healthy life for a 11 year old like living with your abusive aunt and uncle and having to fight the dark wizard that killed your parents.

[baby]

That's when the books were released every other year, now that all the books are out you can probably read them in a few weeks.

I definitely grew up along the characters though :)

[__s]

A lot of people don't want their kids reading Harry Potter

[ericzawo]

A lot of parents don't want kids going on the internet and looking at violence or porn, But it will definitely happen. May as well encourage positive things like literature. Also the Harry Potter series is full of themes around heroism, friendship, perseverance, and other qualities you'd wish your children have. I can't wait to reread the series for my kids.

[baby]

Yeah and these people are insane and probably more toxic for their children than anything they're trying to ban. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_debates_over_the_Har...