HP is terrible in almost every respect. The only part she got really right was the ability to draw people into a fantasy world they wanted to live in. At least at first blush. There’s so much squick in there for a kids book its unreal.
I think a large part of it is the interesting visuals (well, descriptions of them), like everything being crooked and off base in Diagon Alley, and the silly names, like Diagon Alley. For a kid or teenager, that’s pretty interesting and unique.
I actually genuinely think she never expected to write more than one or two books. The first one feels a lot like she was going for something Terry Pratchett-esque, like a parody/comedy version of a fantasy setting. Like, a lot of the silly naming conventions started appearing less and less as the books went on.
HP is terrible in almost every respect. The only part she got really right was the ability to draw people into a fantasy world they wanted to live in. At least at first blush. There’s so much squick in there for a kids book its unreal.
I think a large part of it is the interesting visuals (well, descriptions of them), like everything being crooked and off base in Diagon Alley, and the silly names, like Diagon Alley. For a kid or teenager, that’s pretty interesting and unique.
I actually genuinely think she never expected to write more than one or two books. The first one feels a lot like she was going for something Terry Pratchett-esque, like a parody/comedy version of a fantasy setting. Like, a lot of the silly naming conventions started appearing less and less as the books went on.