Booker winner Byatt slams Harry Potter books

Booker Prize-winner AS Byatt has taken a swipe at the Harry Potter books, saying they are for readers whose imaginations stretch to “soaps, reality TV and celebrity gossip”.

Booker winner Byatt slams Harry Potter books

Booker Prize-winner AS Byatt has taken a swipe at the Harry Potter books, saying they are for readers whose imaginations stretch to “soaps, reality TV and celebrity gossip”.

The writer, best known for her book Possession, said adults had become fans simply because the bestsellers allowed to regress to childhood.

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