Perhaps the die was cast when Rowling vetoed the idea of Spielberg directing the series; she made sure the series would never be mistaken for a work of art that meant anything to anybody, just ridiculously profitable cross-promotion for her books. The Harry Potter series might be anti-Christian (or not), but it’s certainly the anti-James Bond series in its refusal of wonder, beauty and excitement. No one wants to face that fact. Now, thankfully, they no longer have to.
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> a-at least the books were good though
"No!"
The writing is dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs."
I began marking on the back of an envelope every time that phrase was repeated. I stopped only after I had marked the envelope several dozen times. I was incredulous. Rowling's mind is so governed by cliches and dead metaphors that she has no other style of writing. Later I read a lavish, loving review of Harry Potter by the same Stephen King. He wrote something to the effect of, "If these kids are reading Harry Potter at 11 or 12, then when they get older they will go on to read Stephen King." And he was quite right. He was not being ironic. When you read "Harry Potter" you are, in fact, trained to read Stephen King.
> a-at least the books were good though
"No!"
The writing is dreadful; the book was terrible. As I read, I noticed that every time a character went for a walk, the author wrote instead that the character "stretched his legs."
I began marking on the back of an envelope every time that phrase was repeated. I stopped only after I had marked the envelope several dozen times. I was incredulous. Rowling's mind is so governed by cliches and dead metaphors that she has no other style of writing. Later I read a lavish, loving review of Harry Potter by the same Stephen King. He wrote something to the effect of, "If these kids are reading Harry Potter at 11 or 12, then when they get older they will go on to read Stephen King." And he was quite right. He was not being ironic. When you read "Harry Potter" you are, in fact, trained to read Stephen King.
@lain @coolboymew they hated him because he spoke the truth
Perhaps the die was cast when Rowling vetoed the idea of Spielberg directing the series; she made sure the series would never be mistaken for a work of art that meant anything to anybody, just ridiculously profitable cross-promotion for her books. The Harry Potter series might be anti-Christian (or not), but it’s certainly the anti-James Bond series in its refusal of wonder, beauty and excitement. No one wants to face that fact. Now, thankfully, they no longer have to.
@lain I went to read this instead of Stephen King-slop 
@lain @coolboymew this seems fake. i just pulled up the ebooks and searched for the word "stretch" to catch all variants
Philosopher's Stone (first book):
11 total hits
first hit is "streched his legs", none of the others fit this.
Chamber of secrets:
20 total hits
only two hits that are similar to what is described:
stretched (its | her) wings
stretch its many legs
other uses of stretch describe a distance/space or stretching arms/fingers/shoulders, stretching mouth wide open, etc.
Half Blood Prince:
30 total hits, only one stretching legs
FAAAAAAKE
Philosopher's Stone (first book):
11 total hits
first hit is "streched his legs", none of the others fit this.
Chamber of secrets:
20 total hits
only two hits that are similar to what is described:
stretched (its | her) wings
stretch its many legs
other uses of stretch describe a distance/space or stretching arms/fingers/shoulders, stretching mouth wide open, etc.
Half Blood Prince:
30 total hits, only one stretching legs
FAAAAAAKE
@lain @coolboymew it's predictable though, people ragehate on JKR so much they'll just accept complete lies about the quality of the writing because it fits their narrative that she's not talented at all and doesn't deserve the fame
Perhaps the die was cast when Rowling vetoed the idea of Spielberg directing the series; she made sure the series would never be mistaken for a work of art that meant anything to anybody, just ridiculously profitable cross-promotion for her books. The Harry Potter series might be anti-Christian (or not), but it’s certainly the anti-James Bond series in its refusal of wonder, beauty and excitement. No one wants to face that fact. Now, thankfully, they no longer have to.