Good writer - Shallow and Deep

[juli17 at aol.com]

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bboyminn wrote:

Half-Blood Prince

Draco's up to something
Harry has a book  that someone has written in
We take Pensieve 'trips' with Dumbedore and  Harry

Again, ignoring the climax, and concentrating on the on-going  story.

So, what I'm really saying is that other than the Pensieve  'trips'
with Dumbledore, there really isn't much of a story at all.  I
certainly doesn't have the depth of plot that GoF or PoA have. But  I
accept it. Again, things had to be said and done, ground work had  to
be laid, the Horcruxes had to be introduced. 


Julie now:
One thing I'd like to say in JKR's defense: She stated that Book 6
and Book 7 are really two parts of one story. Looking at it from this
perspective, the fact that HBP seemed to lack a solid plot may
not be surprising. While the previous five books had complete
plots, HBP is only the first half of a plot stretching over two books. 
 
It's similar to how Star Wars (the original--Episode IV--whatever)  was
its own movie, but The Empire Strikes Back was more an exercise
in preparation for the concluding episode, Return of the Jedi.  (Still,
The Empire Strikes Back did have some self-contained plotlines,
as does HBP).
 
Julie 


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