[HPforGrownups] Re: OOP: Disappointing

[srsiriusblack at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 66545

In a message dated 7/1/2003 3:28:43 PM Eastern Standard Time, fire_fly107 at hotmail.com writes:

> Yes, the writing is simple and there's not a lot of variety in the 
> descriptions, but the one thing many adults forget when the read 
> Harry Potter (esp. more recent ones where the themes are more mature) 
> that these are childrens books. They were originally meant to appeal 
> to people around the age of 12. It's not JKR's writing that 
> draws 
> such a broad audience, it's her story-telling.


I agree. There were times when I became annoyed with 'said' being used after every bit of dialogue, but it is true that these books are not adult books. We, as adults have just happened to fall in love with her stories. If you read them as I do, you replace 'said' with different words, or rearrange her writing a bit. 'Said' is over used but I doubt that children think this. It makes it easier for them to read. 

-Snuffles from behind the veil