[HPforGrownups] JKR's Writing Style

[Ali Wildgoose]

No: HPFGUIDX 25413


>I think JKR's writing style has changed quite a bit over the four
>books.  Not the plot, not the characterizations.  I'm referring to
>the level of detail, amount of descriptive matter, quality of
>dialogue, etc.  I find GoF to be the most thoroughly fleshed out, and
>I find the pace of PoA to be the quickest.  PS/SS and CoS seemed
>somewhat cryptic in comparison, although PS/SS worked well for me for
>other reasons (primarily the outstanding first few chapters).  I have
>wondered whether PoA and GoF perhaps benefited from very talented
>editors (not that there's anything wrong with that).
>
>Has anyone else noticed this, and if so, which style worked best for
>you?

I think this has been discussed before...but what the heck...

I definately noticed this.  And I think it was at least partially 
intentional.  These books are told from Harry's perspective - there's only 
one scene in the entire series so far where Harry is not present, and though 
the narrative is never first-person, it's very definately channeled through 
Harry's eyes.  We notice only what he notices, hear only what he hears, and 
generally think pretty much what he thinks.  And just as Harry ages and 
matures from one book to the next, so does his perception of the world 
around him.

At least, that's how I see it.  ^_-

Ali

http://home.nyu.edu/~amw243 :: Diagon Alley
Harry Potter for Slightly Older Folk


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