[HPforGrownups] Re: Stephen King on Book 7

[Tracy Woods]

No: HPFGUIDX 175115

Potioncat:
> Thanks for that head's up. It's a very interesting review, 
> and would be worth discussing in itself. King approaches 
> the series from a different direction than we uber-fans do.

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Tracy:
I loved that review....Thanks for sharing, eggplant!  What I really found
most interesting about it though, was his bit about kids and reading, in the
third part of the review:

"One last thing: The bighead academics seem to think that Harry's magic will
not be strong enough to make a generation of nonreaders (especially the male
half) into bookworms...but they wouldn't be the first to underestimate
Harry's magic; just look at what happened to Lord Voldemort. And, of course,
the bigheads would never have credited Harry's influence in the first place,
if the evidence hadn't come in the form of best-seller lists. A literary
hero as big as the Beatles? ''Never happen!'' the bigheads would have cried.
''The traditional novel is as dead as Jacob Marley! Ask anyone who knows!
Ask us, in other words!''


I really enjoy his discussion of the literary aspect of the books as well.
I find it refreshing that he able to, in a way that doesn't offend anyone, I
think, criticize some aspects of the writing, but overall is still raving
about the books, since it turns out that King is apparently as much a Potter
fanatic as any of us.  That was likely one of the best reviews I have seen,
in a long time.

I also thought that this piece by King was interesting (it was written
before the release of the book)
http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,20044270_20044274_20044682,00.html



-- 
Tracy
-Hopeless Harry Potter Fan, since Book 1


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