Liking J.K., not liking J.K. (was: ESE! JKR ?/not hardly)

[Kathryn Lambert]

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Patricia:
I think that no one should be told that in order to like the HP 
series you have to adore JKR. I personally idolize her writing 
ability and style. As for JKR the person. You don't know her. You 
know THE MEDIA PRESENTS JK ROWLING. Now I'm not saying that she has 
to be a fantastic person in real life. But I don't think anyone 
really has a right to pass judgement. Criticize her as an artist, 
critique her work, but leave JKR the person out of your postings. 
None of has any right to critique her as a person without knowing 
her.


Katie(anigrrrl2 at yahoo.com): 
  I agree, Patricia. That's precisely what I was trying to say - people keep saying they don't like her, but none of us know HER, we only know her books. I'm not saying you HAVE to like her to like HP, but what I am saying, I guess, is, why does it matter? If you like Harry, and you respect JK's writing and her creation, why do we have to decide whether or not we "like" her. 
  I know many people are feeling ticked off about the whole "two deaths" thing, but as I posted previously, I think we all need to just take a deep breath and realize that freaking out over it won't make the book come any quicker. IMHO, Katie