[Galadriel55]

I have read Harry Potter when I was 13. I found it addictive, but not as deep as LOTR - it doesn't touch on as many topics of feelings. I know that it's based on love and everything, but it's too shallow. The word love almost lost its eaning in those books. In LOTR, though, you have a wide range of feelings, emotions, vaues, and so on that actually create the story, and it's like you are amongst the characters, and you feel everything too.
My sister in 8 and she read 5 of the Harry Potter books. She didn't fully understand any of them, and I spent lots of time retelling and explaining. She loves them. They are full of mystery and action. They are like a formulathat I need to explain to her. But LOTR is not a forula, and you have to understand yourself why this character does this, and so on. LOTR is more...mature than HP.
The point I'm trying to make is that it's harder for children to read LOTR. The Hobbit is much simpler, even though there are deep feelings and values. The Hobbit is less complicated than HP based on intigue, but more deep, real, and everything that I've mentioned above about LOTR. It's like a compromise. I think it's better for children to read TH before HP.