Can't Quite Put My Finger on It
Not to make our discussion all critiques . . . What makes Harry Potter so good?
(What makes the books enjoyable? not What makes the character virtuous?)
posted by Degolar @ 7:34 PM
8.01.2007
(What makes the books enjoyable? not What makes the character virtuous?)
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A Youth Services Librarian who blogs pseudonymously; A D&D character, a bard, equivalent of librarian in the oral tradition; An idealistically liberal Christian with socialist leanings; An overweight sometimes triathlete; Husband and parent; Hints of Loki, Falstaff, and Pan.
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10 Comments:
The poor writing and over abundance of badly used plot devices?
Says the man who actually hasn't read the books... He also sounds bitter. Did J.K. Rowling rape your dog or something?
I think it's the well-crafted storyline. And leaving devices open early in the books that can play a role later on. Covert foreshadowing, maybe.
I tried to read them. Covert foreshadowing, or drunken out-the-ass solution pulling? No one has ever told me why the random "fix" that works one time doesn't work again during another equally applicable situation.
J.K. Rowling was accused of plagerism once, and she never explained herself satisfactorily.
To be honest with you, if I remember correctly, I think my real hatred for the Harry Potter series comes from that douchebag they got to play the kid in the movie versions. That and the idea theft.
I think you're on the wrong thread.
Even if the ideas aren't 100% original, very few are. It's the execution, not the plot. Most of Shakespeare's plots weren't original either.
Well, I also don't like Shakespeare.
I mean I respect Shakespeare, I just don't like his works very much.
Also, my complaint is with Rowling's execution. And there is a difference between not being 100% original and straight-up plagiarism.
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Somehow I keep screwing up the HTML. Anyway, The Potterdammerung: http://diogenes-sinope.blogspot.com/2007/07/potterdammerung-mega-spoilers.html
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