1. It’s faithful to the books
I’ll admit, I haven’t read the books in a while, but I’d read them obsessively enough as a kid to remember quite a lot of it – especially from the earlier books – and it’s all pretty spot on.
2. The changes from the books make sense and work to enhance the story
Of course not everything is the same. Books and tv shows are utterly different media; not everything that works for one will work for the other. That’s the great thing about adaptations, though – you can expore aspects of a story that was previously unexplored.
All the additions that I’ve seen thu far have only managed to enhance the tale, especially for fans of the book, who get to learn about subplots we never realized were happening in the books due to the perspective the story is told in.
3. It teaches kids things, like big words and literary concepts, without being heavy-handed.
In fact, their explanations are absolutely spot on and highly entertaining.
The fact that the heroes are the ones who are informed and educated while the villains continuously refuse to learn new things also helps to emphasize the power of knowledge and how important it is to learn on your own as well as from others.
(It was from these books that I learned the term “misnomer” as a kid, actually!)
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