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Originally posted by Grojlach:
</font><blockquote>quote:</font><hr />Originally posted by Darkman:
I've never read Harry Potter. How would you describe Rowling's writing style? Why is Harry Potter seemingly more successful than Dragonlance and Forgotten Realms?
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I suppose it's merely a case of the right novel at the right time, plus a well-oiled hype machine at the same time.
Only read three pages once to do a fellow student a favour (or, rather, she'd been nagging me for weeks to do it, convinced I would be converted to HP-fandom once I read a few pages 
), but it's not really my kind of novel. And what struck me the most was that the few attempts at jokes Rowling made in those pages were mostly groan-worthy, but I suppose that's mostly a matter of taste (and yes, I know HP isn't about being funny).
Contrary to popular belief, I'd probably read it if it was the last novel on Earth, though. I'm not *that* snobbish. </font>[/QUOTE]Your loss then!
. For me I prefer reading Rowlings books than any of Tolkeins yawning books anyday.