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Did this Jewish literary titan have the right idea about Harry Potter and J.K. Rowling after all?

JL;DR SUMMARY Harold Bloom, a notable Jewish literary critic, originally criticized J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter series for its lack of imaginative depth, comparing it unfavorably to classic literature. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish AuthorsLiterary CriticismHarry PotterJ.K. RowlingTrans RightsLgbtq+ IssuesHarold BloomPublic ControversyClichés

Places mentioned

Scotland, United Kingdom
"following a court case brought in Scotland that she partially bankrolled from her estimated billion dollar fortune."
Italy
"an Italian Paralympic sprinter named Valentina Petrillo."
Bronx, New York, United States
"Raised in the Bronx, where he spoke Yiddish with his family before learning English at age 6,"
United Kingdom
"Rowling selectively withheld that empathy, regularly punching down at vulnerable minorities."
Israel
"report on the ground from Israel and around the U.S. on the impact of the war, rising antisemitism and polarized discourse."

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