[HPforGrownups] Re: At least respect JKR

[Carla M. Luzzatto]

No: HPFGUIDX 109603


 Samnanya wrote:
> I have read a lot of theories on this site that I don't agree with,
> but at least they respected the material and the author.
> And clearly one of my biggest mistakes is getting all worked up over
> this.................
> And think of this .......
> She has written five of the seven books in the series, and virtually
> NOTHING HAS BEEN GIVEN AWAY! This site alone has generated close to
> 50,000 posts since the last book was published. How many authors are
> good enough to pull that off??? Are you two ?


MamiBunny now:
I agree with Samnanya about the magnitude of this work.  It is one of a kind in attracting so many readers and adoring fans from around the world, including people of all ages, who are expecting the next book and theorizing about the plot, all while the story is still being written.  A work in progress is being examined in detail by thousands of people at the same time, on the Internet, in discussion groups, in book clubs, at school, etc.  I don't think any author has experienced this before.  When Conan Doyle wrote Sherlock Holmes' adventures in the newspapers, he received many letters from the fans, agreeing and disagreeing with the plot.  But not as many as JKR!  And when Tolkien wrote "Lord of the Rings", he finished the whole work before releasing it.  And C.S. Lewis' "Chronicles of Narnia" doesn't have such an intricate, complex plot as HP does.  I think it is a great, great work, unique in its dimensions of simultaneous readership, interactivity (whether desired or not), complexity of the plot, complexity of the symbolism (so many archetypes!) and, after all, so much fun!  I have my theories too, and make some attempts to analyze aspects of the books.  I love to do it, because it makes me think about philosophical questions.  Following the discussions of this group has been very important to my efforts. But, IMHO, of course, it is overanalyzing things excessively to want everything to make sense.  This is a story: beautiful, complex, but still a story. The author has the poetic license to write it the way she wants to.

Cheers,
Mamibunny


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