WHAT? what's wrong with using a lot of adverbs? isn't that good? you can't just expect it to be 'said Harry.' all the time! *rolls eyes* hehe Canada is forest-friendly, eh? i live in Canada... WOO HOO! yay first to post

i think he's a person who's taking advantage of this month's limelight on HP books. he just wants to be known. i mean really...

even if it was gramatical errors, its the stories that count. i mean my cousin has a beautiful imagination and her stories are great! but her grammer's need a few adjusting. yes-yes, Ms J.K Rowling should be professional about it, but dont you think she would have done it on purpose?

i mean after's she finished typing them, she has to pass it on to her editor. so, either 'he/she' missed it or it was on purpose.

The adverbs-argument is a bit strange ...
Okay you read a fantasy book to imagine the world for yourself but what is wrong with using some adverbs ?
It really helps to understand or imagine things in a better way.
I agree with him that this whole hype and the pressure JK has to suffer from makes the books maybe not as good as if they would be if JK has more time to write them but that's no reason to quit reading completely, is it ?

Say what?!?
adverbs? That's all he could find for not reading Harry Potter and the Half Blood Price? That's pathetic if you ask me.

It doesn't make sense. Oh well, his lost He doesn't know what he's gonna miss...

in my opinion he has got quite a bit of loose bolts in his head or lost too many brain cells... to many adverbs... honestly.. is that the best he excuse he can think of?

anyway.

What a lode of rubbish.. in my opinions the first two books were and are the weekst of them so far POA, GOF and OOTP are the best books... mmmm

Actually, I sort of agree with his whole bit against using adverbs in place of speech verbs. Sure, sometimes it's okay, but constantly? It does get a bit annoying after a while, but something like that's not going to stop me from reading the sixth book. In school, English teachers like to stress the use of adverbs so that students will use more vocabulary. But he has a great point...a good author shouldn't feel need to do this as much because everything around the dialogue should be able to demonstrate how the character is reacting. There's really nothing wrong with using adverbs, but there's seriously no need to use them all the time.

However, I don't agree with the length bit. The longer the books, the better. She does go into lots of detail and into some tangents, but it's never, ever boring and there are clues and hints everywhere that she probably needs to put in there. Every book is packed with more information, so I think it only makes sense for each book to be a little longer (although we all know HBP isn't quite as long as OotP).

Although he makes an interesting point, I don't agree. I think it's good she used adverbs. I use them a lot too when I write. It's fun to add a little something to describe how something's being said or the char's facial expression when he says it. The books are great and I don't think the two last books were bad at all.

This guy isn't thinking well...

Actually I agree with this person that she does a bit too much "said Harry hazily", "said McGonagal sternly", "said Dumbledore Forcefully" etc.

Sometimes it's enough without it.

Maybe she uses adverbs so younger audiences understand what's being said. I can understand and appreciate what he's saying; punctuation, the pace of words, the length of sentences, syllables, the types of words chosen etc ... can show how a line is said in place of an adverb. But maybe those aren't as easy to understand as blatantly stating how a character says something. While the series grows and the target age grows, Rowling still has to acknowledge that kids from 10 - 12 read the books.

What's wrong with the Quidditch World Cup scene? I doubt a flashback would have worked well. How could you ever describe the excitement of a World Cup through a flashback?

But, I've also read an article lately, specifically on writing, and it too says to stay away from adverbs as much as possible.

Oh noes, attack of the adverbs! I've noticed it, but I don't mind it that much. JK's got plenty of pressure on her back nowadays. I'm not going to freak out just because of a few misplaced parts of speech.

Please, keep reading the books. They have a good message.

Another point I think is fair to make is that sometimes (at least this is true for me) writers don't consciously make decisions over what type of grammar and forms they use. They just spring from the pen, onto the paper. So the use of the adverbs may not be a conscious thing at all. In which case, if it is 'bad', it's down to the editor to spot it.

May be he is right..but this is not a thing to not read the books. It doesn't matter much. When we read, we concentrate on the events not on the punctuation or any thing else. Besides as every one said that there are children read these books and also this isn't a Governmental speech to look careful inside it.

I don't understand how you can complain about the world cup scene and then induce that J.R.R.Tolkien is a better writer. I think that you are fishing for attention. I personally do not care how many adverbs a writer uses.

It's his lost for not reading the sixth book!

That was my problem with is opinion, too. I can see his point, and I did notice the use of adverbs seemed to increase, but if he's that allergic to them... I say (sarcastically) that we write him (crossly) about what we think (honestly) of him.

verry good

personally i think that if you are reading a book for enjoyment then u really shouldnt be worrying about the amount of adverbs that is on a single page... im perfectly hapy with just following the story along... and yes i did advanced english, lol!

Me too.

Once again I agree with you Emma!

So who cares if this guy reads the book? It's his right. There will be plenty of other people who do. It's also his right to not like the books, however, methinks he may be enjoying the attention that jumping on the hate HP bandwagon brings...? Hmmmm?

Ummm....just run the lot of that by me again because i didnt understand a word of it. I dont care how its written just as long as its got a great story line. Whats the matter with these people! I mean your talking about the book that has introduced millions of children to reading for pleasure so dont knock it matey!

Sounds stupid!The first three books were good because they weren't having adverbs,ha!I thod they were considered for kids cause they weren't having!Anyway,who doesn't like it,shouldn't read it!
Only my opinian!