On Dec 21, 2011, at 6:50 PM, Graham Watson wrote: > I am with you on the Harry Potter issue. He certainly did seem to be in over > his head and always came out on top by pure luck, or by someone else bigger > and stronger stepping in, not my idea of a hero. And the wand trick did not > do much for me either. Power should always come from within and if you are > going to use a wand, then it should be merely an extension of your own power. > I think JK came up with a really cool concept, but her writing made it a bit > bland for me. > > But on your description of Magician and Silverthorn I am not there with you. > I loved both of them, and I thought they were excellent books with enough in > them to keep me going and going. Magician was an awesome introduction to > Midkemia. And Silverthorn, I just loved the hopelessness felt by the > characters. That for me was what made it the best. The characters felt > overwhelmed, over matched and hopeless, and yet they continued to strive and > win through. But Darkness was definitely the ultimate end to that adventure. > I know I will be really sad when Pugs story comes to an end. Just to make it > last a bit longer I have went back and am rereading Magician. Am about half > way through. But I wanted to read them all again so that everything was fresh > when I finally picked up crown imperiled. > > Graham Watson > >
I have no idea why you're emails are coming in such monster large type fonts. Anyway, you may fairly criticize any writer on how well/poorly he/she did the job. That's what taste is about as well as your tolerance of/enjoyment of/disapproval of various styles, tropes, genre's, etc. IMHO, you are not entitled to criticize an artists because they view the world differently than you. That's what art is about, sharing a perspective with others. Saying that a work is flawed because a magician uses a wand is like saying Elvis Presley was a lousy singer because he didn't sing opera. If you don't care for a certain trope, that's fine. Boy with a wand is hardly original with J.K. Rowling. It wasn't original with Walt Disney when he did Sorcerer's Apprentice, either. But it's a fair choice. Best, R.E.F. ---- www.crydee.com Never attribute to malice what can satisfactorily be explained away by stupidity.
