[HPforGrownups] Facile fantasy

[Sister Mary Lunatic]

No: HPFGUIDX 1296

If JKR has borrowed certain elements from previous fantasy fiction, I will
say that she has taken those elements and combined them in a way that no
other author has ever done before.  There's never been a phenomenon like the
Harry Potter books - they appeal to all ages, all nationalities, all types
of kids and adults.  It's like the difference between a good cook and a bad
cook.  They can take the exact same ingredients and produce a masterpiece or
a garbage-disposal disaster.



-----Original Message-----
From: Peg Kerr [mailto:pkerr06 at attglobal.net]
Sent: Sunday, September 10, 2000 2:09 PM
To: HPforGrownups at egroups.com
Subject: Re: [HPforGrownups] Facile fantasy (was: Dumbledore the
not-necessarily-good (Far too long))

I don't particularly hear anyone accusing JKR of writing facile fantasy
(well,
except for Harold Bloom, of course).  And although JKR does use some
familiar
fantasy tropes, I haven't heard of anyone (other than Nancy Stouffer)
accusing
her of lazily/blatantly ripping anyone off.

Peg