Re: [Re: McKinley: OT: Harry Potter]

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From: Katya <katya714@netscape.net>
To: <mckinley@its.caltech.edu>
Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 7:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Re: McKinley: OT: Harry Potter]

> ShanChan <shanchan@excite.com> wrote:
> That's really too bad, they are all great and I really enjoyed them. You
> might just check out the first one from the library if you don't want to
> spend the money in case you don't like it. If you are paying attention to
> other reviews, just remember that if you like the books you seem to (ie
> Robin McKinley's) I believe you would also enjoy Harry....
> Shan
>
> On Thu, 13 Jul 2000 15:55:58 -0400, mckinley@its.caltech.edu wrote:
>
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <phoenix@ugcs.caltech.edu>
> > To: <mckinley@its.caltech.edu>
> > Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2000 2:24 PM
> > Subject: McKinley: OT: Harry Potter
> >
> >
> > > OT for "Off Topic".
> > >
> > > ShanChan <shanchan@excite.com> wrote:
> > >
> >>> Just finished the new Harry Potter book on Monday. What do you all
> >>> think of it? I've been enjoying the series a lot, it is like reading
an
> >>> old favorite
> >>
> >> I haven't read any of them, and probably won't. The Usenet reviews
from
> >> people I trust say "fun, but nothing great". They're excited about new
> >> McKinley or Iain Banks, not Harry Potter. And there was a pretty
> >> negative review in the Wall Street Journal ("seven cliches on one
page")
> >> although I have no idea how far to trust it.
> >
> > well, excuse you because Harry Potter's one of the greatest children's
> > books!
>
> It's an opinion....mine...J.K Rowling wants to be Roald Dahl...and she
blows
> it. I read the first one, and I was unimpressed. I enjoy Robin McKinley,
> Meredith Ann Pierce, Roald Dahl, L.M. Montgomery, J.R.R. Tolkein, & C.S.
> Lewis. Harry Potter seemed neither original nor exceptionally
well-written.
> There are plenty of plot inconsistencies, as I remember...so, excuse you,
but
> just because Harry Potter is a fad, not everybody has to like the books.
>
>
>
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J.K. Rowling is both imaginative and creative!!!Harry Potter is, by far,
better than some authors you mentioned!!

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Received on Thu Jul 13 17:17:03 2000