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By the end of the series, he is destroying Horcruxes and worrying about house elves, even whilst still occasionally succombing to his jealous, insecure side. Dursley is a nosy gossip. Hermione Granger is a socially-awkward brain. Remus Lupin is a weary and mysterious, yet trustworthy authority figure.
We understand how they exist within the wider community, how they are seen by those who are closest to them and by those who only know their family name.
More than that, the steady adherence to characterization exists not only in the individual character arcs, but in the relationships between characters.
Rowling as a storyteller without discussing her skill for worldbuilding. Rowling created an entire subculture, complete with economy, government, media, sports, history, lore, educational system, etc. Sure, it is very much based on the British social order, but it still exists as its own vividly-realized world.
It is a mini-tour of the wizarding world, both for Harry and for the reader. However, its depth is apparent from day one. An ending needs to have its roots in the beginning. It needs to be present in everything that has come before. It needs to be a truth illuminated in the final moments, but a truth that has somehow been there all along. Epilogues and canon-extending plays aside, Rowling sticks the landing of the Harry Potter series, and she does it in an unexpectedly bold way by sending the Golden Trio away from Hogwarts to go on a dark, depressing adventure that not only calls into question the strength of their own relationships with one another, but the motivations of Dumbledore, a character that — up until this series-ending book — had been painted as a somewhat uncomplicated trustworthy mentor.
These challenging choices prove just how sure of her narrative Rowling was from the very beginning. She always knew where she was going, famously writing out the last chapter and keeping it hidden away in a safety deposit box, and it shows in the ending.
I was excited! Did you mention that there would have been proof readers and editors also correcting her drafts and making suggestions? Its hamburger writing, bulk but not much nutritional value. I have never considered J. Rowling a good writer. It is crafting the writing in such a way that the reader is immediately drawn into it and not suddenly jarred out of the story by a misplaced word or sentence.
Another mistake she makes is not letting the characters tell the story. She flicked her blonde tresses, shifting a handful of soft bouncy curls back into place. These details need to come out naturally during the course of the story, not spoonfed to the reader in the first paragraph. It is called crafting a story for a reason; a good writer needs to develop the characters over time, and allow the reader to imagine some of the details for themselves. Can you suggest any books with such an abundance of ideas, such an interest world, and such a dense, interesting plot like Harry Potter, then please let me know!
What I like about both is that they can tell a story without sending characters on a journey like so many other books.
I only liked the first book because of the good ending. A Feast of Crows was just boring. The First Law is another book series I read recently. I liked it, but I think Abercrombie could have written a better book if he had either combined the three books into one or if he had created a tighter plot with more ideas and more suspense. Le Guin, Donna Tartt…. So, yeah. My incredulity was at the critics who found the first book wonderfully original. That hurt. The Prose of J.
Rowling Matt 16 Comments. People always ask: Is J. Rowling a Good Writer? We can settle this once and for all! The Evidence.
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