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J.K. Rowling Announces New Novel
Hat tip to hypable.com. It was announced that J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, will soon publish a new novel for adults. The publisher will be Little, Brown in the United States.
On the Blair Partnership website, Rowling wrote, “Although I’ve enjoyed writing it just as much, my next novel will be very different from the Harry Potter series.”
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When the book comes out, would you buy and read this book solely on the strength of Rowling’s previous work? Or would you take a “wait and see” attitude?
Share your thoughts in the comments below.
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Joe 3:57 pm on February 23, 2012 Permalink |
I am curious about this new book.
Mary McDonald 4:14 pm on February 23, 2012 Permalink |
Not a chance. I doubt I’d buy it even if friends raved about it. She had problems with continuity and plot building before. She also was a complete Mary Sue in that ‘she’ was Hermione and her husband was Ron.
Ariadna 5:53 pm on February 23, 2012 Permalink |
Me. The book. Together.
David Anthony 2:17 pm on February 24, 2012 Permalink |
In a way, I feel nervous for her. Everything she writes has such enormous expectations. If her work is just good but not great, there could be a major let down.
Would I purchase the book solely on the strength of her previous work? While I’d be very curious, as Joe mentions above, I’d wait for the reviews to come forward.
Marianna 8:35 pm on February 24, 2012 Permalink |
Not sure. I’d have to read/learn much more about it. I don’t usually read fiction. The Harry Potter series was a rare exception (along with Tolkien). If she were to write her memoir, that I’d pick up.
G30rg13_R 3:55 pm on March 2, 2012 Permalink |
I think I would buy it if I thought it looked good and I liked the genre, but if it sounded totally not my type of thing then I would probably give it a miss.
Robert F. 5:00 pm on March 6, 2012 Permalink |
Let’s hope Pottermore will be out of beta by then . . . LOL . . .ooh, not funny.
louise 3:58 pm on April 10, 2012 Permalink |
I will purchase it. Her previous books have been good enough for me to buy it. Reviewers might not like it because it’s not Potter, but I don’t care what reviewers say, they don’t know what I like.