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02-21-2005, 02:38 PM
| | |  Parents love to read Potter
Harry Potter topped a poll as the book/s that parents love to read thanks to their kids who recommendedthe novels to them. Quote:
The survey, which questioned 2,600 parents, found that UK children are real book worms, spending an average of six hours a week reading for enjoyment - that's equal to 13 days a year.
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Caroline Ridding, who chooses what books to buy for the supermarket Tescos said: "Far from being obsessed with TV and computer games our study shows their (children's) love of reading is greater than ever.
"Increasingly they're becoming literary critics for mum and dad."
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02-21-2005, 02:41 PM
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| | Banshee
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i have to admit my 47 year old mum loves HP. dont blame her it rocks lol
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02-21-2005, 02:48 PM
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| | Hippogriff
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O, my aunt loves the HP series... my cousin and I recomended it to her. 
It makes perfect sense that adult would enjoy the books... they are really amazing for any age!
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02-21-2005, 03:06 PM
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| | Dragon
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I got my 60 something year old grandma into HP and she loves it! Go HP!
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02-21-2005, 03:25 PM
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| | Leprechaun
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my aunt loves Harry Potter. I think they love to read it to the kids becuase they are also reading it for themselves. I don't blame them
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02-21-2005, 03:30 PM
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| | Crup
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I keep having discussions about HP at the bookstore where I work, less with the kids, more with the parents... even non-parents who had nieces and nephews hook them lol.
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02-21-2005, 04:49 PM
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| | Hippocampus
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my mom loves' Harry potter . she likes Ron more that i do lol . i dont think so lol | |
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02-21-2005, 05:26 PM
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|  Death-defyingMooncalf
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I wish I could get my family into the books. They think im a nutter for counting down to the 6th book. Any suggestions on how to get them to read the books? Tie them up? Any good spells? Oh well keep rockin' in HP world everyone!  | |
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02-21-2005, 06:12 PM
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| Scandinavian Mod Chimaera
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Well after all HP is for everybody!
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02-21-2005, 06:56 PM
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| | Yeti
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I tell my mom to read it but she won't... She loves the movies though. My dad doesn't even care..
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02-21-2005, 09:11 PM
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| | Bundimun
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Yeah. I tell my parents they should read it, they just never really get around to it; they both really like the movies though. I should just force them! lol 
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02-21-2005, 09:17 PM
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| | Hippogriff
Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Vienna, Austria
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my mum's 50 and she also loves the HP books and movies - although not as much as me. i just gave her the first book and said, "it's brilliant, you have to read it." she did and she loved it. :-)
way to go, harry!
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02-21-2005, 09:45 PM
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|  ArtisticGrindylow
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13 days a year reading?! That doesn't actually sound much i'm sure i do much more than that.Then again im not classed as a child but oh well.
It's cool that parents like to read them as well as their kids.
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02-21-2005, 10:07 PM
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| | Faerie
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if i where a parent,i would defenitively read the books!!
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02-21-2005, 10:53 PM
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My mum and dad read and love the books. They arent quite as obssessed as me but they still love it. | |
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02-21-2005, 11:04 PM
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| | Bowtruckle
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hmm.. i should beg my mom to read them
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02-22-2005, 01:33 AM
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I wish my parents read it, and enjoyed it as well. They just think I'm weird for liking the books/movies so much. Haters... If only they took the time to read it, then they'd know I wasn't weird and they'd see how awesome the books are and what they'd been missing out on.
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02-22-2005, 01:40 AM
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| | Hippogriff
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lol! whats not to love! lol.
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02-22-2005, 02:04 AM
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i dont know any adults personally who enjoy reading HP =( Quote:
I wish I could get my family into the books. They think im a nutter for counting down to the 6th book.
^lol that's just like me!
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02-22-2005, 02:28 AM
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| | Bowtruckle
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It's really funny, actually. When I was standing in line for my copy of OotP at Borders Bookstore, there were nothing but older teens and adults. They were giving out little bookmark things to say you were going to get a copy, and I had gotten a Slytherin one. This guy of about 17 came up to me and my buddy and he said," Wanna trade your bookmark for a Gryffindor one? My mum likes Slytherin better." We looked over behind him and a sweet little old lady grinned and waved. Classic.. ^^
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02-22-2005, 07:18 AM
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| | Jobberknoll
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in my family, it is all the adults who are into HP. We can't seem to get the kids too interested, however my 13 year old sister got interest in reading after falling in love with the 3rd movie (she hated the first two).
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02-22-2005, 06:25 PM
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cool!
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02-23-2005, 12:27 AM
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my parents think im 2 obssesed well.............i am
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02-23-2005, 03:50 AM
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| | Flobberworm
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My parent's hate the books, magic, wizards.. anything of the sort.. kinda like the Dursleys... A LOT... I've told them that they're really good.. but yeah.. that just goes through one ear and out the other with them.
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02-24-2005, 07:32 AM
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| | Ramora
Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Canada
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Oh thats crazy! I haven't gotten my parents into Harry Potter yet, but maybe now I should. Who knows? Maybe they will come to like it, just like me.
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