Stephen King Review of GoF

[plinsenmayer]

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From: plinsenmayer
Subject: Stephen King Review of GoF
Date: 7/24/00 7:43 pm  (ET)

Hi:

I read that same article, and he actually was quite explicit in saying
that the books were no longer just "childrens' books." Yay for Stephen
King! I'm no fan of the horror genre, but ....

Anyway, here's what he said exactly on that point: ""She has said
repeatedly that the Potter novels are not consciously aimed at any
particular audience or age. The reader may reasonably question that
assertion after reading
the first book in the series, but by the time he or she has reached 'Harry
Potter and the Goblet of Fire,'it becomes increasingly clear that the
lady means what she says. Nor can there be any question that her stated
refusal to dumb down the language of the books (the current one is
presented with such British terms as petrol, pub and cuppa unchanged)
has lent the stories an attraction to adults that most children's
novels simply don't have."

So there to the NY Times!!!!

Penny