Rowling and Dianna Wynne Jones

[jenP_97]

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From: jenP_97
Subject: Re: Rowling and Dianna Wynne Jones
Reply To: [Yahoo! #5622] Re: Rowling and Dianna Wynne Jones
Date: 8/3/00 1:23 am  (ET)

>>I suspect that if you wanted to you could reduce almost any pair of
books to a few sentences and make them sound the same. Harry Potter
and the Lord of the Rings might be a challenge but I'll bet it could
be done.<<

Challenge? Nah. "Young man becomes the chosen person to defeat the evil
that lurks in his special world, specifically one ultra-powerful menacing
dark-wizard. With the help of a special talisman, a few friends, and
his own sense of right, he triumphs in the end." La la la! Of course,
we must realize that Frodo is a young man (okay, hobbit... let's
assume they're similar enough for now) in HIS (normal) lifespan... the
talisman is well... Frodo's got the ring, but I'm thinking more of a
*helpful* talisman, so you could think of the gift of the fairies as
one if you like. It's all how you phrase it... it's got to be open to
interpretations. ;)

Now to the second part of the message...

DWJ has been discussed prior to this week (as Neil says in the
message immediately following yours), but I think I was in some sort of
pre-book-four haze, and I didn't really recall it either. For some reason,
though, I did pick up on a couple of other references, though I'm not sure
if they were on this board or not... specifically Philip Pullman's "His
Dark Materials" trilogy (which isn't completed yet). I would REALLY enjoy
having a "what else to read" section to refer to... although since there's
already been a volunteer, my willingness to comply is kind of moot.

Jen (who isn't going to mention volunteering for helping out with the
FAQ and message sorting - now don't you guys guilt me into it, either. :P)