tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post115150536223260470..comments2024-03-27T02:00:49.152-04:00Comments on Kate's Book Blog: Harry Potter ImperativesKate S.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16897618197257393697noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151635311070430382006-06-29T22:41:00.000-04:002006-06-29T22:41:00.000-04:00Maybe this is why she wants to kill Harry off and ...Maybe this is why she wants to kill Harry off and be done with it all! I read that a lady actually smacked Conan Doyle over the head with her purse after he offed Sherlock!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151624727900964422006-06-29T19:45:00.000-04:002006-06-29T19:45:00.000-04:00JK Rowling should watch out -- someone might hobbl...JK Rowling should watch out -- someone might hobble her feet and force her to burn the manuscript!LKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05445951627105831041noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151543158473370552006-06-28T21:05:00.000-04:002006-06-28T21:05:00.000-04:00Exactly...let her write the friggin' thing for goo...Exactly...let her write the friggin' thing for goodness sake!Heatherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979896448183348883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151538912424973362006-06-28T19:55:00.000-04:002006-06-28T19:55:00.000-04:00You might find it odd, but I agree with you, too. ...You might find it odd, but I agree with you, too. I was just using the opportunity of her talking about it as a springboard to discuss the pros and cons of bittersweet endings and whether or not to kill off a protagonist.<BR/><BR/>Let the lady do what she wants. The way things are going, I probably won't read it anyway.Joe Clifford Fausthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01150422629782031715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151538499954778142006-06-28T19:48:00.000-04:002006-06-28T19:48:00.000-04:00Here! Here! And Amen!Here! Here! And Amen!Stefaniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14943596258182968212noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151524867293420772006-06-28T16:01:00.000-04:002006-06-28T16:01:00.000-04:00Reminds me of the trouble Conan Doyle received whe...Reminds me of the trouble Conan Doyle received when he killed of Sherlock Holmes...he of course caved and used the famous "I didn't really die" response. Would it have been different if he'd hinted Holmes' death before "The Final Problem".<BR/><BR/>Anyway, the whole Potter thing is too hyped to me anyway. Give me Beatrix Potter anytime.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07624657515252107431noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151515055507171682006-06-28T13:17:00.000-04:002006-06-28T13:17:00.000-04:00That's such a good point. People are so wrapped up...That's such a good point. People are so wrapped up in what "should" happen they're totally losing sight of the fact that it is indeed her work. They don't have to like it, and if she were to write it the "popular" way for that very reason, then shame on her.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151513000775128152006-06-28T12:43:00.000-04:002006-06-28T12:43:00.000-04:00I agree! It ought to be a crime to try to prejudic...I agree! It ought to be a crime to try to prejudice the work of an author. Discuss it when it's done.litlovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10952927245186474480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13774780.post-1151512687798411032006-06-28T12:38:00.000-04:002006-06-28T12:38:00.000-04:00I agree with you completely, Kate. Not enough comm...I agree with you completely, Kate. Not enough common sense (like yours) being used in this situation. It seems that Rowling/Potter have moved into another realm where readers/critics/fans feel they own the author and the book and have some sort of say it it's creation. Didn't Dickens experience something like this with "Little Dorrit"? I remember American fans fighting over the death of a character in that book. Ach, sometimes I just want to go to a cabin with a load of books and just read. But then wouldn't be able to read your blog.....never mind.Ricky Lee Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588565441793716202noreply@blogger.com