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Originally Posted by bertold
I disagree. Rowling didn't fool anyone, yet her books are among the most popular ever written. It's not about fooling readers, it's about writing an interesting and entertaining story. In this regard, I think Simmons succeeds with "Hyperion". You are free to disagree, of course, but there's no point in "scientifically" trying to justify what is essentially just an opinion.
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I made (at least in my mind...) a distinction between noticing while reading and noticing while reflecting a bit about the book. Also among people that read a lot of books I have heard a lot of criticism of Rowling's books and some of it are that she have done old stuff much worse than the original.