Harry Potter und seine magische Welt

In einem Gastartikel für die Entertainment Weekly offenbarte Stephen King seine Gedanken über Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows (Harry Potter und die Heiligtümer des Todes), die Reihe insgesamt und J.K.Rowling.

Hier ein Auszug aus dem Interview:

The very popularity of the books has often undone even the best intentions of the best critical writers. In their hurry to churn out column inches, and thus remain members of good standing in the Church of What’s Happening Now, very few of the Potter reviewers have said anything worth remembering. Most of this microwaved critical mush sees Harry — not to mention his friends and his adventures — in only two ways: sociologically (”Harry Potter: Boon or Childhood Disease?”) or economically (”Harry Potter and the Chamber of Discount Pricing”). They take a perfunctory wave at things like plot and language, but do little more…and really, how can they? When you have only four days to read a 750-page book, then write an 1,100-word review on it, how much time do you have to really enjoy the book? To think about the book? Jo Rowling set out a sumptuous seven-course meal, carefully prepared, beautifully cooked, and lovingly served out. The kids and adults who fell in love with the series (I among them) savored every mouthful, from the appetizer (Sorcerer’s Stone) to the dessert…. Most reviewers, on the other hand, bolted everything down, then obligingly puked it back up half-digested on the book pages of their respective newspapers.

Den gesamten Artikel findet Ihr unter http://www.ew.com. Doch Vorsicht, das Interview beinhaltet viele Spoiler.

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