As the days are going on, I'm simply realizing more and more that the series really wasn't written for people my age, and that while some children's/youth literature can be read on multiple levels and address complicated issues with nuance and complexity, that is not to be found in this series. Which is fine.

If nothing else, it's practically shoving me into writing original fic, which can be full of moral ambiguity, grey area in regards to sexuality and inner psychology, and all that kind of more gritty, realistic, non-allegorical stuff.

Oh, and a fair amount of adult scenes in it, too. ;)