I'm a little worried about the new Pride & Prej, but not horribly so - there have been good adaptations, so if this stinks, it's not like the art world is bereft.
I was just thinking of Harry Potter vs the book I finished last night. The book I finished read like a chapter, and a middle chapter at that - little was resolved, and several threads were opened but never followed. The best way to read this series in the long run will be in an omnibus edition.
And yet at the same time, HP is shamelessly presented as chapters within a larger whole. But what chapters! Character growth & development, multiple plot threads advanced but also resolved (with hints for future growth), and a fully realized plot per book.
If only. To be brutal, the author seems to be going for quantity over quality; she's cranking these out at the rate of two a year.
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Date: 2005-11-02 01:40 pm (UTC)I was just thinking of Harry Potter vs the book I finished last night. The book I finished read like a chapter, and a middle chapter at that - little was resolved, and several threads were opened but never followed. The best way to read this series in the long run will be in an omnibus edition.
And yet at the same time, HP is shamelessly presented as chapters within a larger whole. But what chapters! Character growth & development, multiple plot threads advanced but also resolved (with hints for future growth), and a fully realized plot per book.
If only. To be brutal, the author seems to be going for quantity over quality; she's cranking these out at the rate of two a year.