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Piratemomma1419 t1_iy97ynd wrote

All the time. For me it's more missing that "first read" experience. Harry Potter is what started my love for reading. I remember binging those books like crazy. If I wasn't doing school work, I was reading. I'd lock myself in my room and just go. I miss that feeling. I have a hard time rereading books for that reason lol

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Silmarillien OP t1_iy99swu wrote

Same for me! HP was and still is the only book series I read and immerse myself into it so fully. Rowling's world and characters felt so inviting and intimate. And HP always reminds me of Christmas holidays when I was a teenager. I used to read them by the Christmas tree's lights under my blanket while it was snowing outside. Really miss those times.

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LeeYuette t1_iy9dqjk wrote

I started reading HP with PoA when I was already studying for a literature degree so it wasn’t what sparked my passion for reading but I remember dedicating a day to reading the final book sitting in the sun outside a local pub so clearly. Normally it’s not until I reread a book that I remember where I was when I first read it

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Silmarillien OP t1_iy9fo1q wrote

I find Rowling's writing to be very immersive and flowing. I'm also a literature graduate and I went through a two-year burn out after my studies. I noticed I couldn't focus enough to lose myself into a story until I picked up HP and it was like returning to a second home. It's amazing.

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LeeYuette t1_iy9ihzg wrote

What did you think of The Casual Vacancy?

I don’t love it the same way as the potter books, but I read it when it first came out and a couple of times since and it’s like a darker Joanna Trollope to me

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Silmarillien OP t1_iy9itly wrote

Haven't read that one yet! I'm planning of rereading HP and then looking at her other work.

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TheMadIrishman327 t1_iya858i wrote

I binged them in my fifties. Started the series Thanksgiving week. Finished the series New Year’s week. 5-6 weeks maybe?

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Fluffy_Cattle_1003 t1_iych9zv wrote

I havent read it yet but def will give it a try as fantasy is my new cup of tea.

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