[ SECRET POST #2964 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2964 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

It might be an unpopular thing to say, but you might not enjoy JKR's writing. Her world building is great! Her storytelling is good. But she's not a fantastic writer.

[(Anonymous)]

What's the difference?

Also, I highly doubt that, given that the OP says they haven't even read the other books, not that they don't like the other books.

[(Anonymous)]

nayrt, but the difference is that good world building is only one part of good writing, there are many, many factors in addition to that. It's like making a terrible sandwich even if you have really good bread. Your bread may be the tastiest bread in the world, but if your fillings are variable in quality, it's not going to be a great sandwich and some people will think you're not a great sandwich maker.

I'd agree that one of the most compelling things about the HP series is the universe, though I'd also point out that it borrows very heavily from well known British childrens' lit that came before it, such as Roald Dahl and Diana Wynne Jones. But JKR had other issues that might prompt someone to say she's not a fantastic writer. Her plots were very disorganized and full of holes and inconsistencies. Her pacing was terrible in Deathly Hallows. I'm sure there are more, but you get the idea.

[(Anonymous)]

...if someone is a good storyteller and a good wordbuilder, they're a good writer.

Unless you specifically mean sentence-level lyricism a la F. Scott Fitzgerald or something? If so, that's only one component of writing.

[(Anonymous)]

Her actual prose are often clunky and abuse the contemporary standards of 'good prose' adverb abuse, said bookisms, and so forth.

[(Anonymous)]

I think you're missing a few words in that sentence.

[(Anonymous)]

Aw, I wanted to find out what a "said bookism" was.

[(Anonymous)]

http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/SaidBookism

Using other descriptors to avoid using 'said'.

[(Anonymous)]

I love ironic writing criticisms.

[(Anonymous)]

It is only one component of writing, but it's just like any other component in that someone could be so put off by it that they can't move past it.

[(Anonymous)]

Sugar is only one component of a cake, but even if the rest of your technique is flawless, if you consistently forget to add the sugar to your cake recipes then it's fair to say that you're not a good baker.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree with the other anons that her writing, i.e her writing "constructions" are often quite good. her style, on the other hand, is basically competent, which I'm guessing is what you mean.

[(Anonymous)]

It's funny, when I hear people say things like this I can't help but feel that they don't actually have that much appreciation or understanding for writing as an art, but also for different purposes. Her writing style is actually pretty much perfect for the type of stories she's telling and the type of worlds she's building. Harry Potter as written by Fitzgerald wouldn't work as well. Neither would Tolkien written by Steinbeck. And that's okay.

[lb_lee]

Not gonna lie, if Steinbeck wrote Tolkien, I'd probably be more inclined to read it.

--Rogan

[(Anonymous)]

+1

[i_paint_the_sky]

Lord of the Rings by Steinbeck would be awesome.

[(Anonymous)]

I would like a Harry Potter written b Aldous Huxley. That would be double awesome because his name sounds like something from the Harry Potter world, anyway.