First Harry Potter review I have seen...

sarettah · 06-20-2003

From my local paper...KC Star...
http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/e...ent/6133827.htm

This guy is just mean..lol...

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I would've said "wretched excess," but that's a worn-out phrase -- something Rowling has trouble recognizing
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her boundless success is gutting her prose. She needs an editor like the Hulk needs anger management. She needs a human X-Acto knife to slice the surfeit.
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Each book in Rowling's series has been longer than its antecedent. She plans two more. At this rate, volume seven will be 1,200 pages. The trite term for that kind of tome is "doorstop
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But then Rowling's story mires itself in page after page of indecision. Watching this yarn trying to find its way is like feeling a mix of distaste and pity at seeing eight tentacles flop around in search of a brain

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He does have a strong point (imo) here though:

"Children deserve careful writing because they are -- well, to use a musty word, they are sponges. They absorb everything. Why expose them to mediocrity and then expect them to grow up to be eloquence?"

SykkBoy · 06-22-2003

I'm only about 1/10 of the way through, but so far, so good.
A little rambly and people new to the world of Harry Potter should read the other books first to understand some of stuff in this one.

JR · 06-22-2003

funny when an adult in Kansas is taking a breather from fucking sheep to write a critical reveiw of a book written for 10 year olds in England

sarettah · 06-22-2003

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Originally posted by JR@Jun 22 2003, 04:55 AM
an adult in Kansas is taking a breather from fucking sheep

JR, get your fucking facts straight....dammit...

This here is cattle country

SykkBoy · 06-22-2003

Quote:

Originally posted by JR@Jun 22 2003, 04:55 AM
funny when an adult in Kansas is taking a breather from fucking sheep to write a critical reveiw of a book written for 10 year olds in England

heeeeeeeeeey
I'm not in Kansas (anymore)

06-20-2003	#1
sarettah Stay Out Of The Box Want to see your own Advertising Here! Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: Lost in the ozone Posts: 10,318	From my local paper...KC Star... http://www.kansascity.com/mld/kansascity/e...ent/6133827.htm This guy is just mean..lol... ------------------------------------------------------------------------- I would've said "wretched excess," but that's a worn-out phrase -- something Rowling has trouble recognizing .... her boundless success is gutting her prose. She needs an editor like the Hulk needs anger management. She needs a human X-Acto knife to slice the surfeit. .... Each book in Rowling's series has been longer than its antecedent. She plans two more. At this rate, volume seven will be 1,200 pages. The trite term for that kind of tome is "doorstop .... But then Rowling's story mires itself in page after page of indecision. Watching this yarn trying to find its way is like feeling a mix of distaste and pity at seeing eight tentacles flop around in search of a brain ***************************** He does have a strong point (imo) here though: "Children deserve careful writing because they are -- well, to use a musty word, they are sponges. They absorb everything. Why expose them to mediocrity and then expect them to grow up to be eloquence?" __________________ Free Adult Webcams

06-22-2003	#2
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