I've read them all, re-read several of them at least once or twice.
>Instead you might say it's a "so-so story that inexplicably gathered one of >the largest audiences in the world". ;^) But even that's wrong because >she's actually a very inventive writer. I like that turn of phrase. She is indeed a very inventive writer. She is an adequate, though not exceptional, wordsmith. She really understands the theme of childhood angst that permeates the earlier books, especially the first one. As to whether her work should be considered literature, I could scrawl a few paragraphs on some bathroom tissue and call it literature. But is is serious literature? Can sci-fi/fantasy as genres be serious literature? H.G. Wells, Lewis Carroll, Ray Bradbury, Ayn Rand. All writers of serious literature. Does Rowling belong in their company? I don't think so. Her work is inventive, fun, and occasionally dark, but she's no great philosopher like Rand. She doesn't offer keen insights into the wickedness inside the human heart like Bradbury. And her work just plain isn't as good as theirs. But I still like it! ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Find out how CFTicket can increase your company's customer support efficiency by 100% http://www.houseoffusion.com/banners/view.cfm?bannerid=49 Message: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=i:5:165451 Archives: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/threads.cfm/5 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/lists.cfm/link=s:5 Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5 Donations & Support: http://www.houseoffusion.com/tiny.cfm/54
