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Originally Posted by anamardoll
I think the books -- the ones I've read anyway -- could be better edited. I'm not a fan of world-building or character-building for world/character-building's sake, I like my details to be very much in service to the overarching narrative -- which is, I grant, an UTTERLY SUBJECTIVE bar.
Then again, I feel that most books I read should've and could've been cut down to 300 pages at most. I'm quite ruthless when it comes to my law of narrative conservation.
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Which books did you read though? In my experience she sprinkled parts of plot points for later stuff early on. What seem like minor details end up being building blocks for something big later on.
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Originally Posted by anamardoll
I also "get" that a lot of HP fans wanted more and more details as the series progressed and Rowling had to chose between satisfying people like me or people like them. In all seriousness, she probably made the best choice for her, and I respect her for it.
Having said THAT, I reserve the right to feel that the books are a little bloated.
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However, how much of it was plotted out before the series got popular? She worked on it for 5 years before the first book was released, and had a very good idea of what exactly she wanted at that point, for the entire series.
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Originally Posted by anamardoll
Oh, and if we're taking a poll, I can't stand "bottom-quoting". Seems like not worth even leaving the quote in the post in those cases, since it's not providing context or clarity, at least not for me. But eh, whatever.
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Yeah, I prefer quites on top, I think it makes following the flow of conversation easier, but there are a couple people here who refuse to do that. It has been brought up before. You're not alone.