Observer review...

[Danemead]

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No: HPFGUIDX C3747
From: Danemead
Subject: Re: Observer review...
Reply To: [Yahoo! #3715] Re: Observer review...
Date: 7/10/00 4:43 pm  (ET)

>>>>The latter says something stupid like "she could have cut out 200
pages quite easily," implying that JKR made the book really huge just
to pander to an adult readership (uh? & duh!). <<<<

What might SEEM to be padding, or unnecessary details in one book, may
turn out to be a vital clue in one of the later books. Yes, it did seem
like some parts of the book might have been left out, but only JKR and
her editor know the significance of seemingly trifling details.