JK Rowling is a speech writer.
now that i think about it, the Harry Potter books weren't all that good. I've read all of the 6 out and i just keep seeing the same things. the book only really holds my interest because it's written very flowingly. Pretty much everything that happens could be predicted by a ten-year-old and the characters are all static. Even Harry, who's life the book supposedly follows, seems utterly unchanging. The whole thing with him always being right about pretty much everything in the sixth book completely turned me off from the rest of the books.
This isn't to say that she's a bad writer. She just has no sense of good plot twists or character dynamics. Tony Blair should hire her as his speech writer, then his speeches would kick the crap out of George W Bush.
[NS]Simonist
18-09-2005, 18:55
.....Blair's speeches already kick the crap out of Bush's....literary competence does that to a person. I mean come on, you're talking about beating a guy who can't even pronounce "nuclear" correctly. A guy who said we couldn't find Bin Laden "because he's hiding". Not the brightest little bird, that G.W. Bush is....
Verghastinsel
18-09-2005, 18:55
David Eddings' wife writes like her.
I've got about 200 pages left of the sixth, so I'm hoping for a bit of a plot twist around Snape.
I'm not very hopeful.
Whoa, Rowling is a predictable writer? News to me. [/sarcasm off]
Why do you think Harry Potter was meant for children? If you want quality material that's anything above ordinary, you're not going to find it in Rowling's shallow waters.
David Eddings' wife writes like her.
I've got about 200 pages left of the sixth, so I'm hoping for a bit of a plot twist around Snape.
I'm not very hopeful.you mean you didn't/don't know???
*leaves thread before the Temptation to give away the ending becomes too much.*
Demented Hamsters
18-09-2005, 19:56
Not only is she predictable, she's a plagiarist. Nearly all her words can be found in the Dictionary. She just mixes them up and puts them on the page out of order.
PasturePastry
18-09-2005, 20:02
The Harry Potter series is the literary equivalent of "comfort food". It's not meant to push the limits of anything (aside from sales figures for a book).
Whoa, Rowling is a predictable writer? News to me. [/sarcasm off]
Why do you think Harry Potter was meant for children? If you want quality material that's anything above ordinary, you're not going to find it in Rowling's shallow waters.
harry potter books were written to age with their readers, 11 year-olds for the first and so on
and bush's speeches are ever so entertaining
harry potter books were written to age with their readers, 11 year-olds for the first and so on
Rowling has done a rather poor job of it, then. The characters must be experiencing a severe case of stunted growth.
The Harry Potter series is the literary equivalent of "comfort food". It's not meant to push the limits of anything (aside from sales figures for a book).
Harry Potter is my step-mother's beef stew?
Souderton
18-09-2005, 20:36
Who cares?
Who cares?
8 people, as of now. 9, if I include you. ;)
Robot ninja pirates
18-09-2005, 20:42
That's why I stopped reading after book 4, they became too childish for me. I haven't read any of 5 or 6.
I think I was 12 when book 4 came out.
I don't like Rowling... the Bible says sorcery is bad... and i don't want to go to hell because of some book.
Liebermonk
18-09-2005, 20:50
harry potter books were written to age with their readers, 11 year-olds for the first and so on
That is very true. I read the first book when I was in 6th grade, and the book seems as if it is made for my age group. As we age and see problems, so does Harry. I admit I fortunately don't have the problems of the death of all my loved ones as Harry does.. there are similarities.
Anarchy and Herblore
18-09-2005, 20:51
I don't like Rowling... the Bible says sorcery is bad... and i don't want to go to hell because of some book.
Which book? Harry Potter or the Bible? :D
Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)
Which book? Harry Potter or the Bible? :D
Sorry, couldn't resist. ;)
:eek: how dare you make fun of my faith? :mad:
:eek: how dare you make fun of my faith? :mad:
He was only joking. You left the door wide open, don't lose sleep over it. :rolleyes:
Simonist'].....Blair's speeches already kick the crap out of Bush's....
agreed though Blairs style of pausing every 3 words is annoying