"What in the name of Fyodor Dostoevsky is the world coming to?"
That was the thought that rushed through my head when I read on the BBC news website that a helpline has been set up for Harry Potter readers who may get distressed as a result of the new book's outcome.
A helpline?!
Are they for real?
Surely the Bard himself would be spinning in his grave if he was aware of the depths of the barrels that supposed English literature is scraping?
I just don't understand how one series of pathetically written drivel can have had such an impact on the world.
Not to mention the idiots who CAMP out to ensure they get a copy of it. And this idiots are grown adults.
I'm in awe at the ridiculousness. The stupidty. The fact that JK Rowling has managed to make so much money.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
That was the thought that rushed through my head when I read on the BBC news website that a helpline has been set up for Harry Potter readers who may get distressed as a result of the new book's outcome.
A helpline?!
Are they for real?
Surely the Bard himself would be spinning in his grave if he was aware of the depths of the barrels that supposed English literature is scraping?
I just don't understand how one series of pathetically written drivel can have had such an impact on the world.
Not to mention the idiots who CAMP out to ensure they get a copy of it. And this idiots are grown adults.
I'm in awe at the ridiculousness. The stupidty. The fact that JK Rowling has managed to make so much money.
I feel like I'm taking crazy pills!
3 comments:
In my language there's a saying which goes,'In the land of the noseless the half-nosed is king'. There simply isnt an English Literature now which is as accessible,as captivating and as well written as there had been in the 16^th c. I dont mean that there arent talented writers anymore. It's just that their works are born, live and die without many people noticing. The people who'd appreciate good literature are sadly outnumbered ten-thousand to one by those who'd settle for something simpler. There wont be any end to those long queues or camps outside bookstores or 'helplines' till somebody makes literature popular again.
It's ironic that JK Rowling's creation has become a "major part" of children lives, when according to the Telegraph she's considering placing a bookmark with the face of Madeleine McCann inside every book, thereby making sure every child reading it is scared about been abduced like Madeleing allegedly was.
it is interesting how long the books have become as well. They started out around 300 pages: average for a fantasy book, and are now 800 pages. I suppose it is a ostitive sign that children do finish 800 page books, it's just a shame the books in question are cash cows which are popularpartly because of the merchandizing. You don't find Romeo and Juilet matching backpacks, or Aslan action figures...At least not yet.
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