Re: Word on p 32 of HP

[Carl Seale <cseale@HILLSBORO.NET>]

There is a good article in today's Fort Worth Star Telegram on Rowling and
the Harry Potter series.  The address for the main page is www.fwst.com and
then it is in the living section.  The analyst - not reviewer - compares
this to more traditional fantasy literature and offers some good analysis.

Carl Seale, Librarian -- Retired
cseale@hillsboro.net
http://www.hillsboro.net/business/antiquesandthings

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----- Original Message -----
From: "Jan Moore" <moorejan@HILLSBORO.NET>
To: <LM_NET@LISTSERV.SYR.EDU>
Sent: Wednesday, June 25, 2003 1:48 PM
Subject: Word on p 32 of HP


> I guess you are referring to "effing". (At least he didn't say the "F"
> word.)I guess if I were reading the book aloud, which I wouldn't, I'd
> eliminate the word, but I wasn't offended, no. I did feel that the book
was
> much darker than the other 4. I heard a reviewer comment that the 4th book
> was "grisly" and this book less so. There is no graphic violence but OOP
is
> darker in tone than the others, I felt. But, (no spoiler) lots of
questions
> are answered for Harry and for the reader while other questions are
raised.
> I did think there was lots of humor also, though. Gotta love those Weasley
> twins!
>
> Jan Moore
> Librarian, Hillsboro HS
> Hillsboro, TX
>
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