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I don't even read J.K. Rowling, and I'm annoyed at this snobbish moral panic Telegraph article about how now that she's releasing a non-genre novel for adults she's going to steal sales from "better" writers and civilization will crumble.
Yes, darn people for buying books they want to read for enjoyment and not ones that are good for them; and yet the reviewer think Rowling is the one who "infantilizes" society.
Yes, darn people for buying books they want to read for enjoyment and not ones that are good for them; and yet the reviewer think Rowling is the one who "infantilizes" society.
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Date: 2012-04-14 03:37 am (UTC)From:All very odd.
My brother, was never one for reading during his early teen years. He only really started to read for enjoyment with the Potter series; now he's quite avid.
Weird, "I'm so much more grown-up than the people who would read children's fiction" statements fill me with pity, really. Like they feel the need to defend themselves against an accusation nobody is making, because heaven forbid anyone think they're childish.
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Date: 2012-04-14 01:48 pm (UTC)From:Well, I've been seeing those for years, but this seems to be a "oh no, now she's going to get her cooties on adult books" rant.