I have to say that I don't think much of Rowling's writing. I love her stories. Her nomenclatures are clever, but the actual word to word writing lacks much to be desired. So much in fact, that I couldn't actually read the books. I let Mr Stephen Fry do it for me.
The movies weren't too bad, up until Half-Blood Prince, which was the only book I actually liked, and they ruined it in the film version (http://www.fantasy-magazine.com/reviews/harry-potter-and-the-half-blood-prince/ tells why I think so). To sum up my review, I hate that the darkest, most adult of all the books became a teen rom-com on film. I only listened to the audiobooks in an effort to dissect the phenomenon. I failed. I still don't get why nearly everyone loves a series of books wherein the main character is entirely reactive and every paragraph begins with the words "he said." I will say that Rowling creating a world interesting enough to hook an entire generation of kids on reading, and she deserves all the kudos on earth for that feat given the popularity of video games, instant media and the internet. My pair o' pennies. > On Dec 20, 2011, at 11:15 AM, Chris Fowler wrote: > > Well I've got to say it, I'd never even heard about Harry potter before the > first film was made. I personally think that the film brought the HP books > into the lime light, and made them the success they became. > > --Chris-- > > Perhaps from your perspective it appeared that way, but by the time the first > film was made, Jo Rowling was the most successful novelist in history. She > got concessions from Hollywood Stephen King couldn't get, John Grisham > couldn't get. She got director approval, for cryingoutloud! Chris Columbo > had to fly to London to meet here and discuss his vision for the book. No > author in history had that much juice. All the films did was make a > multi-millionare a billionaire. > > Best, R.E.F. > ---- > > www.crydee.com > > > > Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by > stupidity. > -- Logan L. Masterson Blog: http://Agonyzer.Com Tweets: http://twitter.Com/Agonyzer Theatre Examiner Column: http://tinyurl.com/NashvilleTheatre Facebook: http://profile.to/agonyzer
