Harry Potter series is a somewhat nice offering(excluding last 3 books)for kids.But is it really anything more than that?I really think that it is very very overrated.

NO! So not overrated. Its amazing!!! :) I love all of them...ESPECIALLY the last three. The fifth book is like my secondary Bible.

The first one was the best. They gradually became worse as the series progressed. Yea it ia totally overrated although the first one or two might actually be considered classics in the future.

ok I enjoyed them a lot they are not the best books in the world but they are getting people to read and anything that does that is all good by me

Yes. The first few were fun, light reads. But the last three books weren't really very well written at all. No real character development. Glaring plot holes. Wandering storylines. They just aren't well written.

It was a fad. It is a fad. It will always be a fad.

None of the books were particularly well-written. But they were fun, imaginative stories that got people around the world to actually shut off their TV sets for a while and pick up a book...and for that, I am thankful.

Yes.

I believe it is a classic series. I think if anyone believe it is overrated, having after read the entire series, then they missed many of the delicate intricacies of the series. The are so many detail and elements that are connected, without being explicitly mentioned. These are what make the books fantastic.
It is also fantastic how the level of difficulty increases as the series goes on and as the characters grow. The last book really seals the Harry Potter series as a timeless classic. Also, the fact that so many who haven't read or did not like to read, have picked up these books speaks for itself.

Absolutley NOT! They are great! Talk about a vivid imagination; these books were amazingly wonderful.