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To: fgoodwin

One of the things I respect about Rowling is that, while she could (as the saying goes) publish her laundry list, she has clearly worked hard to improve her craft. Book one was pretty dismal writing; my wife and I groaned and chuckled. By book five, she’s still repeating herself too much (how many times are we told that Umbridge is “toadlike”?), but she has greatly improved.

Book six was gripping, and some really deft, moving storytelling.

I for one am looking forward to book 7.


3 posted on 07/10/2007 7:11:41 AM PDT by BibChr ("...behold, they have rejected the word of the LORD, so what wisdom is in them?" [Jer. 8:9])
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To: BibChr

I agree. Her grammar has always been quite good, but her composition skills were far short of her plotting and setting. It’s getting better.


5 posted on 07/10/2007 7:17:33 AM PDT by Tax-chick ("A dependence on mass immigration is always a structural weakness and should be understood as such.")
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