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has anyone else noticed that as the series goes on the writting changes - eg the beginning of Philosopher starts as any children's book would etc
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siriuswillreturn17
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| Posted: June 29, 2007 5:02 pm Post subject: |
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i think it's because the books become more and more dark and violent as the series went on...JK may have intended for the entire series to be for the younger generations but instead it has grown into an older age group
i got lucky...when the books came out i was generally the same age as harry/ron/hermione so i have been able to grow up with them...so now when i get older instead of them being just books i read...i can tell my kids i grew up with the books
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halfbloodprincess
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| Posted: June 29, 2007 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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yes i realized that. books 1 and 2 are quite kiddie. book 3 gets less kiddie, but still fine. books 4, 5, and 6 are so not kiddie anymore, with the endings resulting in deaths.
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copperdude14
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| Posted: June 30, 2007 8:22 am Post subject: |
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yeah, because the children target audience in books 1 and 2 were growing up, so her biggest fan base would outgrow the books, so she decided to adapt the books towards her biggest fan base.
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HRH2013
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| Posted: June 30, 2007 9:17 pm Post subject: |
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| ^That makes the most sense in my opinion. |
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halfbloodprincess
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| Posted: July 1, 2007 12:25 am Post subject: |
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no i dont think so. i think it has to do with the fact that harry is growing up, so she had to make him more matured and less kiddie... i mean, ive never seen a 16 year old who had no crushes...
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| I bet you could easily find one though... |
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I think it is a combination of many factors but I'd also like to add in that Jo's writing skill has probably "changed" or even "improved" over the years. Saying improved is an opinion obviously, so that's why I say it changed.
I've been writing for a couple years now and my skills have gotten better in my opinion and they have definitely changed and your ideas change.
As an aspiring author, I know how quickly your ideas can change once you start writing and how they alter once you are in the middle of your story.
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RomeoyJulieta
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| Posted: July 1, 2007 5:04 pm Post subject: |
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It could also be that the 'base readers' are growing up as well.......
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| Posted: July 1, 2007 7:24 pm Post subject: |
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| RiddleisOurKing wrote: |
I think it is a combination of many factors but I'd also like to add in that Jo's writing skill has probably "changed" or even "improved" over the years. Saying improved is an opinion obviously, so that's why I say it changed.
I've been writing for a couple years now and my skills have gotten better in my opinion and they have definitely changed and your ideas change.
As an aspiring author, I know how quickly your ideas can change once you start writing and how they alter once you are in the middle of your story. |
I know exactly what you mean. |
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Sunne
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| Posted: July 2, 2007 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| HRH2013 wrote: |
| RiddleisOurKing wrote: |
I think it is a combination of many factors but I'd also like to add in that Jo's writing skill has probably "changed" or even "improved" over the years. Saying improved is an opinion obviously, so that's why I say it changed.
I've been writing for a couple years now and my skills have gotten better in my opinion and they have definitely changed and your ideas change.
As an aspiring author, I know how quickly your ideas can change once you start writing and how they alter once you are in the middle of your story. |
I know exactly what you mean. |
Same here, but I think it's a mix of both ideas...the characters/readers have grown up and JKR's writing style most likely has shifted over the years. |
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| Posted: July 10, 2007 12:08 pm Post subject: |
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| HRH2013 wrote: |
| I bet you could easily find one though... |
Yeah like me. I'm 18 and I still haven't had a crush yet ( well I am sort of generally a misanthrope so I don't really think it counts). 
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| Posted: July 10, 2007 6:26 pm Post subject: |
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| RomeoyJulieta wrote: |
| It could also be that the 'base readers' are growing up as well....... |
that is what i think too.
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