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⌈ Secret Post #2435 ⌋

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[silverau]

I consider them both a part of my childhood and I liked them both. Normally I wouldn't bother comparing them (they're pretty different in pretty much every way) but if I had to pick which was objectively better, I'd pick Harry Potter. A Series of Unfortunate Events was enjoyable but by the end it was like... nothing got answered and there was all this buildup for nothing. It pretty much gave me the impression that the author was just making everything up as he went along and then when the plot got too convoluted for him to figure out how to make it work, he just gave up and wrote it off as part of his commentary on life. Which was pretty much the entire point of the series, satire about society and commentary on life, disguised as a story. And for the most part, it was a pretty good read and the satire was pretty darn good for a kids' series - but it wasn't quite as deep as it tried to be and the lack of thought put into the plot kind of made the series fall flat towards the end. The characters, while likeable, weren't that engaging either IMO.

Harry Potter, on the other hand, went in an entirely different direction. The plot came first, and any attempt to teach a message or say anything about human nature came second. But despite the social commentary not being quite as visible on the surface as with ASoUE, it was definitely there, and it was effective. I feel like the characters were more engaging too - I don't really remember much of the finer details of the plot of HP, but I still love the characters.

Anyway... I guess what I'm trying to say is, I wouldn't say ASoUE is "objectively better", just... it has a different purpose than HP. And IMO HP is better at what it was trying to do.