Comments on: Another Geek List http://onepretentiousbastard.com/2007/07/26/another-geek-list/ Musings of an aging Gen-Xer Mon, 28 Nov 2011 00:02:54 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Lauren http://onepretentiousbastard.com/2007/07/26/another-geek-list/#comment-121 Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:17:32 +0000 http://onepretentiousbastard.wordpress.com/2007/07/26/another-geek-list/#comment-121 Just after Chamber of Secrets came out, I spent a good chunk of a shift at the bookstore fuming at the similarities between Harry and Tim. How dare this Rowling woman rip off Books of Magic like that? But then I thought, “fifty million booksellers and readers can’t all be wrong,” (note: yes, they can) and brought the first book home. I was completely, hopelessly hooked. Their physical appearances and the Hedwig/Yo-yo thing are about where the similarities end. You can argue certain themes – mentors, girls, etc, but then I’ll wave my Joseph Campbell at you. You don’t want that.

The last issue of Books of Magic has a nice tip of the hat, stopping by Platform Nine and Three-Quarters as the story draws to a close. I giggled. (Gaiman has
denied accusing Rowling of plagiarism, by the way.

Oh, and one thing Tim has that Harry doesn’t: John Constantine. …damn. I need to reread Books of Magic now.

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