JK Rowling gone too far!
I am still in denial about Dumbledore dying, how can she do this to Harry?!?
"I can completely understand, however, the mentality of an author who thinks, 'well, I'm gonna kill them off because that means there can be no non-author written sequels' as they call them.'
"So it will end with me and after I'd dead and gone they won't be able to bring back the character. -JK Rowling
One hundred reasons why that is RIDICULOUS:
(i'll spare you the whole list, but here are my 2 cents)
Rowling has done something with this book that very few people have accomplished. She has put together a piece that attracts a large range of people: kids, young adults, parents, etc. all around the world. People are sold on the clever world she has created, the amazing characters they meet, and even in some part, people are sold on JK Rowling's story of poverty to surprise success.
The idea that "I'm going to kill them off so noone can go on with this seris" is idiotic. It's selfish, and petty, and most of all seems insecure. JK Rowling did it! She wrote the great child/young adult novel/series of this time period. She's gotten the world hooked, why ruin it with a bad ending? So what if people continue with non-author sequals? They will be a tribute to her, and everyone will know they aren't the real thing.
random sidenote: if she does in face kill off harry, i would pay good money for someone to re-do the seventh book in a way where the major characters don't die...
So, JK Rowling, if killing Harry or the other main characters makes the book that much better than sure, kill away. But don't ruin the ending of an amazing series because you want ownership of it...it's already yours. And we already love you for it.
***Contrary to this diatribe, I really do like the Harry Potter series, HP6 almost ruined my relationship (I ignored my boyfriend for the 2 or 3 nights it took me to read the book - and yes, it took me that long because i was working during the day and couldn't stay up random hours to finish up, sorry -), and if HP7 is any good, it may post some problems as well!
posted by Valentine @ 17:28
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2 Comments:
Well... a few comments:
1) If Harry dies in the last book, that doesn't make it a bad ending. He can make a noble sacrifice for the world or something. Fairy-tale endings aren't how the world works, and it might not be such a bad thing to teach kids this, either.
2) Rowling, like all authors, is an artist. And artists are jealous of their work, reasonably so. They don't like their 'vision' of their world or characters or whatever being corrupted by some other person... especially as that person will be trading on their genius and success to get money in a cheap imitation.
3) HP7 better be read when I'm not around. HP6 was not fun by any stretch of the imagination.
Oh, and just to be heretical: The Harry Potter books aren't that good anyways, so it wouldn't be such a big loss. They're fun, and certainly good reading for kids. But reading it as an adult, I'm not too impressed. The first handful of books were good just because they gave Rowling a chance to explore the cool double world she'd created, something she clearly had a lot of fun with. But when she needed to work on character development and plot movement, it becomes painfully evident that her writing (and imagination) leave something to be desired.
*shrugs* So who cares if she kills off a mediocre character in a lustreless series?
;) *ducks*
She won't kill Harry. I won't let her.
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