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blustockingI don't want to be here.
I don't want to be there.
I want to be somewhere else.
I feel like Cinderella, only, you know, not as pretty.
Finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Here is my opinion of it:
"good story, good story, good story, good story, convenient, unbelievable plot twist so that moral can be inserted, end of story."
Man, what a let-down. Not that I hate the book mind you. I was just disappointed. And from what I hear the 2nd-4th are the same way. I will still read them, because they are enjoyable, but damn, why did she have to do that? Unfortunately, I can compare these to Anne Rice and her "Vampire novels". By the time she got to the 4th one, she'd run out of steam, but she kept plowing ahead. Now I just see her name and groan. I hope J.K. Rowling takes some time to hone her writing skills and develop a better, more creative plot rather than getting to the end of writing a book and dropping the ball completely. It was such a lazy, pulled-out-of-her-ass ending. It's a shame that successful authors now have to, well, they don't HAVE to, but they do, listen to marketers and PR people. Quantity for quality baby.
I don't want to be there.
I want to be somewhere else.
I feel like Cinderella, only, you know, not as pretty.
Finished Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. Here is my opinion of it:
"good story, good story, good story, good story, convenient, unbelievable plot twist so that moral can be inserted, end of story."
Man, what a let-down. Not that I hate the book mind you. I was just disappointed. And from what I hear the 2nd-4th are the same way. I will still read them, because they are enjoyable, but damn, why did she have to do that? Unfortunately, I can compare these to Anne Rice and her "Vampire novels". By the time she got to the 4th one, she'd run out of steam, but she kept plowing ahead. Now I just see her name and groan. I hope J.K. Rowling takes some time to hone her writing skills and develop a better, more creative plot rather than getting to the end of writing a book and dropping the ball completely. It was such a lazy, pulled-out-of-her-ass ending. It's a shame that successful authors now have to, well, they don't HAVE to, but they do, listen to marketers and PR people. Quantity for quality baby.
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Date: 2001-12-19 04:26 am (UTC)it is a kid's book you know...
*ducks behind Nej*
For a young adult read, I thought it was great, but thats just me.
:p
Date: 2001-12-19 07:18 am (UTC)I know, but I don't think standards should be lowered just because it's a "kids" book. There are plenty of great young adult/intermediate/children's books out there that don't crap out at the end. (Any of Madeline L'Engle's books to name a few.)
I did like that she doesn't condescend to her young readers though. I also admire anyone who can write for that age. I would end up having a terrible time because I'd keep thinking, "Damn, is this word going to be understood?" or "Crap, should I not curse so much?". Heheh. Seriously, I admire anyone with the skill to write for that age level and write well. I was just disappointed by the convenient ending, that's all. :)