Le Baron wrote:I haven't read Harry Potter even in my native language. I gave it a try when they were riding high on hype, I even got the book for free. It was utterly boring, pseudo-philosophy for children and I couldn't stomach it beyond a 1/4 of the book. I don't know how people use these for language learning, having to contend with that dreadful content when it's already an uphill struggle.
I think you need fond memories of reading Harry Potter in your childhood to use it as a language learning tool. My eight year old is looking forward to reading it in French, since in her own words, she “already has most of the first book memorized anyway.” I’ve never read the books myself and probably won’t read them in any language. That ship has sailed.