[HPforGrownups] Re: Harry's fate WAS: Re: RE Snape and Petunia

[OctobersChild48 at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 155997

In a message dated 7/24/06 5:33:10 AM Eastern Daylight Time, juli17 at aol.com 
writes:


> I am curious though that you intend never to read anything else JKR 
> writes, Sandy. I know you don't like her as a person, but if I didn't read
> books by authors I probably wouldn't much like as people, that might
> be somewhat limiting! What if JKR writes another book as fascinating 
> and inspired as the Harry Potter saga? You really won't read it?
> 
> Just trying to understand your position,
> 
> 

Sandy:

If JKR should write something else as fascinating as the HP saga, and it were 
a topic I am interested in, then yes, I would probably read it. But I just 
don't see that happening. To begin with, I think the quality of her writing has 
dropped off exponentially in the last two books as opposed to the first four. 
Also, I think anything she would write after she completes Harry Potter would 
be a footnote. I'm just not sure she is capable of writing anything else, much 
less anything that could come close to Harry Potter. It is her niche and if 
she tries to go beyond it it could be disastrous. Of course her fan base, who 
thinks she walks on water, will gobble up anything she writes and, I believe, 
not be fairly critical of it. If JKR wrote it it has to be good mentality. It 
is the best explanation I can give. I believe her celebrity status has undercut 
her writing ability, and for that matter her writing desire. I try to be 
cautious about what I say about JKR as I take such a bashing for it, but I think 
any future writing she does will just be riding her celebrity coat tails. I 
have learned to never say never, so it is always possible she will prove me 
wrong, and if that happens I will be the first to eat crow and read whatever 
literary gem she comes up with.

Sandy


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