I finally finished reading the Harry Potter series

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Mr Khan said:

rocketpig said:

I thought having the books grow up with Harry was a really nice touch. It creates a world atmosphere that feels a little more genuine, as if it really was experienced by a child growing into adulthood. But, on the other hand, I can see why you'd never want to read the first two books again. Once you get through them the first time, there is little need to revisit those years.

I have made it through about half of the first His Dark Materials book. I found it mildly interesting but just drifted away from the story for some reason. I need to go back and finish it at some point.

See, i always favored the first two books, Chamber of Secrets being tied for my personal favorite with Goblet of Fire. It was numbers 3 and 6 that were the weakest links, with 1, 5, and 7 all serving necessary roles

It could very well be my general distaste for angst, which i've seen reflected in the other direction by some film critics who felt the later films were better *because* they were angstier and more darkly toned.

Really?
Don't get me wrong, I still think the first two books are good, but your preferences almost seem opposite to mine (and I wouldn't say I like the whole teenage angst thing myself, the start of the 5th book was annoying for that reason).
I think my favoured book is probably the 7th, followed by 5th and 3rd, then 6th, then 4th, 1st and 2nd.