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12-19-2007, 02:47 PM
| | |  J.K.R. second runner-up in Time's Person of the Year 2007
With many different contenders, J.K. Rowling did not grab the title of Time's Person of the Year 2007. She came in third place behind Russian President Vladimir Putin and Al Gore. However, she's been profiled with information regarding the Harry Potter phenomena, her future plans, and much more!
On Harry Potter success, Time writes: Quote: |
Rowling calls her time with Harry "one of the longest relationships of my adult life," her rock through bereavement, a turbulent marriage and divorce, single motherhood, changes of country, fear of failure — and transcendent joy, on the day a wise man at Bloomsbury offered her $2,250 and agreed to print 1,000 books. When Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows went on sale last July, it sold 15 million copies worldwide in 24 hours, breaking the record that had been held by each of the previous three books. (To put that in perspective, 2005's Half-Blood Prince moved more copies on its first day than The Da Vinci Code did in an entire year.) Meanwhile, the movie version of Book 5 — Order of the Phoenix — made $645 million, and plans for an Orlando, Fla., theme park were unveiled. Forbes magazine put Rowling second only to Oprah as the richest woman in entertainment, ahead of Martha Stewart and Madonna — and as the first person to become a billionaire by writing books.
| They also address the fandom and the impact Harry Potter has had on its fans: Quote: |
And that is on top of the impact, even her critics acknowledge, of inspiring a generation of obsessive readers unafraid of fat books and complex plots. "They're easy to underestimate because of what I call the three Deathly Hallows for academics," says James Thomas, a professor of English at Pepperdine University. "They couldn't possibly be good because they're too recent, they're too popular, and they're too juvenile." But he argues that the books do more than entertain. "They've made millions of kids smarter, more sensitive, certainly more literate and probably more ethical and aware of hypocrisy and lust for power. They've made children better adults, I think. I don't know of any books that have worked that kind of magic on so many millions of readers in so short a time in the history of publications."
| Regarding the ending to Deathly Hallows, they report: Quote: |
The ending, naturally, was the most controversial part of the book. It would have been so much neater just to kill Harry. "I've known that all along," she says, but that was never her plan. To her, the most noble thing, the real bravery, is to rebuild after a trauma. Some fans were disappointed that after all his adventures, Harry's greatest concern in the end is whether his son will fit in at Hogwarts. "It's a bittersweet ending," she says. "But that's perfect, because that is what happens to our heroes. We're human. I kept arguing that 'love is the most important force, love is the most important force.' So I wanted to show him loving. Sometimes it's dramatic: it means you lay down your life. But sometimes it means making sure someone's trunk is packed and hoping they'll be O.K. at school."
| To read the rest of the profile about our favorite author, go here.
Enjoy! And Congratulations Jo!  | |
12-19-2007, 02:55 PM
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|  Portuguese ModeratorThestral
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Aww maaaan! I won't say a thing about Al Gore but she shouldn't be behind Vladimir Putin  | 
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12-19-2007, 03:57 PM
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I think Jo deserved to be top 3, definitely. Congrats to her. | |
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12-19-2007, 04:28 PM
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|  PP2FC & RLFC SponsorHippogriff
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Hey, top 3 is pretty darn awesome. Many congratulations to her! 
... And I agree with what they wrote about her and her books.
I ought to track down an issue of Time this week... that'd be a good item to have with all my HP books/memorabilia. | |
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12-19-2007, 04:43 PM
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she desearved to win | |
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12-19-2007, 05:16 PM
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man! forget martha stewart, who cares about that thief...? Jo Rowling!!! | |
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12-19-2007, 10:18 PM
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Congrats Jo...we all say she should be number one, but those polls are overrated!xD anyway, it's weird that it was never her plan to kill Harry...at least I think it is.... | |
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12-19-2007, 10:26 PM
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She should have won!!!! | |
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12-20-2007, 12:46 AM
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Thats so cool!! I think that she really deserved it!!  | |
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12-20-2007, 01:51 AM
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She should have won!!!!!! And I totallly agree with Jo the best endogn was showing Harry Loving and been love in return | |
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12-20-2007, 02:15 AM
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This is awehsome!! | |
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12-20-2007, 05:17 AM
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wow thats cool | |
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12-20-2007, 10:22 AM
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Congrats Jo! | |
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12-20-2007, 06:23 PM
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She should have won..
She has done so much .. If she did not write HP, we would not have this
great site... | |
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12-20-2007, 06:27 PM
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If it weren't for her, my little brother probably would never have learned to read..
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12-20-2007, 10:52 PM
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In my opinion, Jo should have won. I won't opinionate on the other two (being Russian and being too deep in her own world to hear much about Al Gore)
Harry Potter got me into reading...writing...and later into RPing on this lovely site. Polls are overrated, she's the Person of the Year and one of my heroes. | |
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