More on JK Rowling and the Harry Potter books.

The children in my family love the Harry Potter books and movies. I have adult relatives

and friends who love the books and movies. A writer myself, I think JK Rowling has a

wonderful imagination. What do you think? Laurel

The below was taken from Paul's Writing Blog     http://paulcurd,blogspot.com.au

There was a minor furore when someone said the Harry Potter books were

'poorly written, ill conceived and trite", drawing this impressive rationalisation:

"Being overly fond of adverbs isn't enough to totally condemn her as an author. I do

 believe she is of unparalleled importance, especially in what her books have done to

bring not just more children into reading, but to jump-start the publishing industry into

publishing more children's books. In a similar way to how Tolkien redefined high fantasy

and has his spot in history for it, Rowling redefined magical fantasy and children's

literature to a large degree. 40 years from now I doubt an author like Don DeLillo

will be much discussed outside of 20th Century American Literature classes, but

Rowling will still be eagerly looked over by young readers in 40 languages. Critical

opinion will become more favorable to her as time goes on."

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