In wishing that JKRowling would shut the fuck about her new novel?

[ExitPursuedByABear]

For days now the media has been awash with interviews about her new 'adult' book. Every time I turn on the radio or the tv, there she is, giving another bloody interview. She has said she thought about publishing it under a pseudonym but decided to go public. You know what JKR, anonymous would have been a good idea.

I mean, the Harry Potter books are a good yarn but hardly great literature so I am not exactly champing at the bit to get my teeth into her 'adult' offering.

And apparently it contains swearing .

She has called her fictional middle class village with the adjacent sink estate Pagford.

[ExitPursuedByJKR]

Really marfisa? Should I buy a copy then?

[LesleyPumpshaft]

YANBU. She is one of those people who gets my hackles up. I thought HP was twee and boring. I imagine her book for adults would be equally as thrilling.

[anonacfr]

I enjoyed the books-saying that the whole story is presented from a single character's perspective which is rather disappointing.

Those books were so long and we were introduced to so many interesting protagonists- why was it always just about Harry? How about chapters on Hermione and Ron bonding? Even silly side plots like Ron emerging as a genius Quidditch keeper. How about seeing Draco's pact with Voldemort? And what about Snape????? He was such a great twisted villain- he needed his own voice.

[marfisa]

Yes Exit, I would go for it! It's fast-paced and I found most of the characters convincing and compelling. There are also lots of rather mumsnetty-type themes: school catchment areas, moody teenagers, class warfare... OK, maybe class warfare is not such a mumsnetty theme.

Different writers are good at different things (obviously). JKR's prose style is not particularly poetic; sometimes it's even a little clunky. But plotting and imagination are what she excels at.