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To: C19fan
Heck, I like JK Rowling and the Harry Potter books, but the greatest writer in all of Britain's history? Certainly not. Maybe the most well-known author (at least at this particular time).

Reminds me of a on old quote from Steven King (he may be a liberal kook, but he gets it right on occasion). When an interviewer referred to him as the greatest American writer of all time. His reply was, "No I'm not. My work is the literary equivalent of the McDonalds Cheeseburger. People love McDonald's cheeseburgers; they purchase and consume billions of them every year. But the greatest meal of all time? Not even close."

18 posted on 11/30/2022 4:21:30 AM PST by apillar
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To: apillar

Certainly the greatest of modern times.

I remember seeing her DOMINATE the best seller list.

What was it, Book 5 came out, and ALL her works were 1,3,3,4,5 on the Best Seller list.

At one book every two years, that means a ten year old book was STILL dominating current releases


23 posted on 11/30/2022 4:39:58 AM PST by Pikachu_Dad ("the media are selling you a line of soap)
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