Why is Harry Potter hated by some Catholics for magic when lord of the rings has Gandalf who was a wizard?

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Sarcelle said:
It makes more sense to read the Silmarillon first before the LOTR since the Silmarillon essentially lays down the foundation of Tolkien’s world building.
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I got a page or three into the Morgoth’s Ring version before giving up on it. By contrast I loved the trilogy and The Hobbit. And I would never recommend reading the Silmarillion first becaise you have to already love the world to read it. (At least in most cases.)

As for the magic in Harry Potter, Here’s a good source for those wondering if people have tried making the spells of Harry Potter (and DnD) work with disastrous effects.

http://www.theescapist.com/spells/
 
mVitus said:
I got a page or three into the Morgoth’s Ring version before giving up on it. By contrast I loved the trilogy and The Hobbit. And I would never recommend reading the Silmarillion first becaise you have to already love the world to read it. (At least in most cases.)
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I agree with you. I highly doubt that unless someone has a love for Tolkien and the LOTR they could make it through the Silmarillion.

Of course there are always exceptions.

But even I struggle to get through the Silmarillion and I LOVE LOTR and never find it boring. The Silmarillion often puts me to sleep even though I want to know the stories.

I would never recommend anyone read it first. That’s like recommending someone reads Narnia in chronological order instead of publication order. Just wrong.
 
I have the opposite problem.

Loved, loved the Silmarillon but can barely tolerate the LOTR. I liked the Hobbit but loved the Silmarillon, especially the story of the Fall of Gondolin.

I was not quite into Middle Earth until I read the Silmarillon. I read The Hobbit and the LOTR before I read the Silmarillon but they didn’t fire up my imagination quite like the Silmarillon.
 
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Nope. I’m very sleep deprived at the moment…sorry! In my defense, there are plenty around here who believe this stuff…
 
Fair enough and no offense taken. (To be honest, it’s given me some humor today.)

I have a post where I quoted your whole post in the moderation que (I don’t know why). So if that shows up later, that’s the reason,
 
Haha, there you go! There’s always an exception! We’re all just wired differently.

That’s cool that you liked it and it drew you into Middle Earth. I really like the Creation account in the beginning, but towards the middle I seem to get distracted. I really want to finish it one day.
 
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I would never recommend anyone read it first. That’s like recommending someone reads Narnia in chronological order instead of publication order. Just wrong.
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Well, I read it in chronological order for the most part. The Lion, The Witch, and The Warddrobe I read first off a third grade bookshelf. But then my parents bought the book series and I read them going forward from there I want to say. (Though there’s a chance I might have went to 3 then 4 all up to 7 and back.)
 
I think once you’ve read them, then reread in any order you please! I do all the time.

But if I was going to introduce someone to the series for the first time, I would want them to read in publication order, and to not read The Magician’s Nephew before The Lion, The Witch, and the Wardrobe.

But that’s just my opinion, shared by many. 😁 YMMV.
 
True. It would take out some of the mystery with The White Witch and Aslan.
 
Exactly.

Going through the Wardrobe is the best first introduction.

Otherwise you lose the thrill of the “Aha!” moment when reading TMN and making all the connections.
 
I might be the only person alive who did not enjoy Narnia… like, at all. LOL
 
Banned from CAF!!

Hmm, wrong thread. But still…😝

Others here have said the same before, but I’m not quite sure they’re human…🤔
 
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I believe such sentiments carry a laite sentua excommunication reserved to the Holy See.
 
First time posting-- I have read most of the comments on this topic, and most, like myself, see Harry Potter as completely harmless. I grew up reading these books, and not once did I ever think about the occult or abandoning God because of a fantasy story. Not everything is the the end of the world. Sometimes in life one must decide to relax and enjoy a good novel.
 
Some people aren’t happy unless they are mad. Harry Potter gives some people something to be mad about.
 
I think you mentioned you don’t like LOTR either? It’s probably more the case you just don’t care for the fantasy genre. Hey, my mother doesn’t either, she obsesses on spy thrillers instead (they bore me to tears)……to each there own 😁
 
Nah, I love fantasy! And science fiction. When I’m not on here, I’m a science fiction author. LOL.

LOTR, however, was written like a textbook and that’s not my thing. What I disliked about Narnia is that it just felt too sad. There was this underlying sorrow that just didn’t work for me.
 
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