[HPforGrownups] JKR and women (long, very long)

[Amanda Lewanski]

No: HPFGUIDX 3491

storm stanford wrote:

>   but back to the male centred-ness, as a female reader if you are not (identifed with) Hermonie then who can you be?

Well, I'm a female reader, and I identify with thoughts and reactions of characters, not their gender. I identified with Lupin in his concern for Harry. I identified with Fred and George in wanting to enter the tournament. Etc. All this about female-centeredness, male centeredness, female/female bonds, etc., is just a bit beyond me. It's a good *work* as a whole. The relationships work, the characters make sense. There's
strong females, there's strong males, but when I read a character their gender is not usually the first thing that makes them real; it's their personality. And JKR's characters have loads of personality.

--Amanda