LOL--yeah, I do remember a few people Personally Hurt and Offended whenever something happened that they didn't like, but I mostly ignored them. Because, come on.
Yeah, and I felt like some people basically wanted what the books were never going to be. One fandom friend of mine in particular basically just hated the books on the whole. She preferred fanon. And you know what? That's fine, but that's not JK Rowling's fault.
I totally defended her too. Because, she's still a great writer
I agree 100%.
That, and some less savory opinions that have nothing to do with her writing, and her repeated missteps with trying to work minority representation into these later works and getting it VERY wrong.
Yeah.
I honestly think that people who have complaints now are separate from people who had complaints in 2002 on some level, even if some are consistent. For example, even as a JKR defender, there were things about the books I didn't love and still don't. Even then, though, I held JKR accountable for them as a writer, not a person, and I acknowledged that for the most part, her books were pretty damn good.
However, Luna showed up at the same time, and I love every single thing about Luna, so. *shrug*
Yeah, but Luna has the advantage of being at school with Harry, whereas Tonks wasn't. Still, she could've been around during GoF, for instance.
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Date: 2019-11-04 06:42 pm (UTC)Yeah, and I felt like some people basically wanted what the books were never going to be.
One fandom friend of mine in particular basically just hated the books on the whole. She preferred fanon. And you know what? That's fine, but that's not JK Rowling's fault.
I totally defended her too. Because, she's still a great writer
I agree 100%.
That, and some less savory opinions that have nothing to do with her writing, and her repeated missteps with trying to work minority representation into these later works and getting it VERY wrong.
Yeah.
I honestly think that people who have complaints now are separate from people who had complaints in 2002 on some level, even if some are consistent. For example, even as a JKR defender, there were things about the books I didn't love and still don't. Even then, though, I held JKR accountable for them as a writer, not a person, and I acknowledged that for the most part, her books were pretty damn good.
However, Luna showed up at the same time, and I love every single thing about Luna, so. *shrug*
Yeah, but Luna has the advantage of being at school with Harry, whereas Tonks wasn't. Still, she could've been around during GoF, for instance.