sworntosecrecy said:
Definately Harry Potter.
Dumbledore's gay for goodness sake!
What ever happened to the Lemony Snicket phase?
J.K. Rowling did actually say that Dumbledore is gay in the documentary
J.K. Rowling: A Year In The Life.
The most annoying book of all time, for me is
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. It had such a terrible, clunky ending and an atrocious epilogue. I thought I might puke.
The orientation to the aforementioned book was horrible. Hardly grabbed me. It just goes to show that Jo Rowling's phenomenal success has gone to her head and she's got cocky. Also, planning
exactly what will happen 2 years before you even start writing is insane. She limited her own creativity, the ending was hopeless - honestly, this business about Harry being 'capable of love despite having gone through so much angst' began to really get under my skin.
I only finished the book to say that I had read all SEVEN, which I have. No quips about the first FIVE books, however
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince and
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows were two of the most ANNOYING, appalling books that I have read. Ever.
From an acclaimed author such as Joanne Rowling, much more was expected, and at the end of the day...she didn't step up to the plate and deliver, which was such a pity. However, she wrapped up the series and it made sense, but the last 200 pp of the final book made for terrible reading. Her description of the war was similar to that of a novice writer. A talented Yr 9/Yr 10 student could have wrote a much better ending, given the endless hours at home that Jo Kathleen Rowling has. Albeit she has children to look after, yes, but only two under the age of 10 I believe...and granted, that was her choice. :uhhuh:
She really needs to be more critical and perhaps inject the slightest amount of humour into her next book ("a political fairytale for children", this will be a chpt book for children under 13, I believe). Come on, Jo, we thought you knew how to write.
- James
