[ SECRET POST #3299 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3299 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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[Animaniacs]


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[The Heroic Legend of Arslan]


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08. [SPOILERS for The Force Awakens]





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10. [SPOILERS for Steven Universe]





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11. [WARNING for rape]





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13. [WARNING for possible child abuse?]





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15. [WARNING for suicide]





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16. [WARNING for underage incest]



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Comments

[fscom]

06. http://i.imgur.com/9unOPrA.png

[blitzwing]

It's a smart pick tbh. It's extremely popular and well-known, it won't make you look like a snob/pretentious, it's socially acceptable and fairly non-controversial. I can't think of many titles that would be a better choice.

Congrats on getting the job :)

[(Anonymous)]

True, but at the same time, there are people who might assume you only read kid's books. I think most people have accepted everyone reads HP now, but there are a lot of naysayers, too. Especially if your job is literary related.

(I love JK Rowling. And Harry Potter. Just saying.)

[(Anonymous)]

Well you don't know how old the OP is. It could be perfectly acceptable for her age.

[ayumidah]

Although now that JK's been outed as the author of the Cormoran Strike novels, one might think of those and not just Harry Potter...

[(Anonymous)]

I don't think you know what blacking out means... Anyway, the movies are still basically her story, so I think it counts.

[(Anonymous)]

As much as I like the idea that OP actually passed out, gasping "JK Rowling" before falling to the ground, I suspect they meant some variation of their brain going "blank."

But I will now head-canon your version, because it's funnier and more dramatic.

[mimi-sardinia.livejournal.com]

I think the OP meant the same thing as "blanking out" - they had their mind go blank on favourite authors when asked.

[(Anonymous)]

You can get temporary black-outs that last for a second or two from anxiety. (Or longer, but...) OP could have literally blacked out without the interviewer having any idea.

[(Anonymous)]

I agree she's not the greatest author - at least, technically speaking. But no one can claim her stories aren't imaginative or her writing isn't easy to read and get into and helps you immerse yourself in her world. Plus, as a person, J.K. Rowling is awesome and her success story is awesome and overall, she's an awesome pic for favorite author.

[(Anonymous)]

Eh. Most of the imaginative elements of Rowling's stories are fairly derivative of other children/YA fantasy and liking something because it's "easy to read" might not sound like a ringing endorsement to a potential employer.

[liz_marcs]

Heh. I can relate, OP.

I got my current job because I could trade quotes from The Princess Bride with the person who was interviewing me/my future boss.

[(Anonymous)]

I love that your icon has the episode name in its tag.

[solticisekf]

the interviewer probably hates the books but is too professional to let it get in the way of hiring an excellent addition to the team.

[(Anonymous)]

I had a similar experience back in junior high where for some reason everyone thought I really liked Stephen King and I have yet to read anything by him.

[(Anonymous)]

I recommend you amend this. The Dark Tower Series. 11/22/63. Just a couple of suggestions.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm an English major, but I have to admit that I hate this question as well. When it comes to reading, I usually read the most well-known book by an author rather than many of their novels. I read a lot, but I don't think there's a single author where I've read more than three of their books.

[(Anonymous)]

Blanked out. Not "blacked out".

To be honest, I'd look askance at someone who cited Rowling as their favorite author unless they were fairly young... early to mid 20s, minimum, and even then I'd wonder. The series finished almost a decade ago, and you really haven't read anything you liked better since? Wow... I'd wonder if it was a sign they weren't big readers or were somewhat immature in their tastes. The older the interviewee, the worse it looks.

[(Anonymous)]

I'm thirty-one, an English major, and I read at least two dozen books a year.

JK Rowling is my favorite author and Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is my favorite book. No I haven't read anything I've liked better since then, though I've read many great books (both YA and adult).

Rowling's books will stand the test of time and be considered classics decades from now, on par with Dickens (who was similarly popular among the masses and decried to be less than intellectual by critics when he was around) and the like. Will you still be snobby about people having her as their fave then? This absolutely will happen too. I'd stake my non-existent powerball winnings on it.

[ayumidah]

Yep. Although bits of Deathly Hallows made me side eye some, I adore JK and the Harry Potter universe, she's my greatest inspiration to becoming an author and I'm 28, so...

[tree_and_leaf]

My guess is that the interviewer had made up their mind to hire them, was chit-chatting to fill in the time, and didn't much care one way or another. I can't imagine what job it would be truly relevant to - except, say, literary journalism - and in that case the OP wouldn't have been blindsided by it coming up.

[hiyami]

Even without knowing that OP blanked out at being asked that, I would not be too judgemental about that answer to the question.
You don't know the context. Unless OP was going for a job in a literary field, JKR is a fairly innocuous answer. As others pointed out, her novels are imaginative, successful, and unlike 50 Shades the style isn't horrendous.

I work in a non-literary but brain-oriented field, and half of the people I work with probably think of me as a bit of a snob for like art exhibitions. While half of the rest also like museums.

Also, if I was asked who my favorite author is, I'd probably say Terry Pratchett, mostly because he's the only author I didn't get bored with after 3 or 4 books.
It doesn't mean I haven't read books that were really good. It just means that I get bored easily, time is not unlimited, and when authors tend to write about the same thing I lose interest.

The question was not "Who do you think is the best writer who ever existed?", it's "who's your favorite writer?". You can enjoy books without thinking they're the best of the world, it just means they fit what you want or need to read at the moment.

[(Anonymous)]

I think her writing is mediocre and unedited due to the extraneous material there but it has great mass appeal so there's that.