I agree with you on Harry Potter. In the end, even if what she does is hardly original, and not dazzling, it's enjoyable, and done well. The very best books are both original and brilliantly written, but they're damned rare, let's be honest.
Oddly enough, we have not one but two indie bookshops in the tiny city I call home. One of them is the traditional one-room ill-lit job, but the other, Topping & Company (http://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/), is a stormer, and has as good a selection as any but the biggest chains. I buy quite a lot from there.
I also remember Prospero's Books, as I too lived in Crouch End for a while. There's an indie in Muswell Hill too, though I never thought much of it...
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Date: 2007-04-18 07:07 pm (UTC)Oddly enough, we have not one but two indie bookshops in the tiny city I call home. One of them is the traditional one-room ill-lit job, but the other, Topping & Company (http://www.toppingbooks.co.uk/), is a stormer, and has as good a selection as any but the biggest chains. I buy quite a lot from there.
I also remember Prospero's Books, as I too lived in Crouch End for a while. There's an indie in Muswell Hill too, though I never thought much of it...