Well apparently Hary Potter is bad because Harry is male, white, goes on adventures and lives in the same place every year. Also, because the plots of the novels are structured so that the story builds up into a climax followed by a happy ending. Oh, and JK Rowling decided not to explore the theme of soccer hooliganism. How unthinkable.If Jack Zipes had taken his head out of his behind for one minute he may have actually written something credible and unbiased. However, like many other literary snobs he holds the mistaken notion that just because something has widespread popularity, it is somehow not "literature". Classic tall poppy syndrome.However, if you are like Jack Zipes and you too have your head up your behind, you will probably like this book.