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John Kenney talks turning down Potter John Kenney, an editor who declined to publish 'Philosopher's Stone', has spoken in The International Herald Tribune about why he chose to turn down Potter. He insists that he does not regret the decision and refers to parts of the book as 'drivel'. Quote:
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Source: Writers Blog via VTM |
Hahahaha! Poor poor man. |
Lol did he get a slap on the wrost of his P45? |
There's a distinct tone of sarcasm throughout the piece -- which is actually funny. Took me a while to realise that as a result of that meeting, he got fired and now works with fish guts as a result. Although I doubt that's true. Satire is brilliant but I very much doubt he doesn't regret it. |
I really feel sorry for him:head:. What if he accepted:eyebrows:? He would have been very rich... |
Poor guy...*sighs* But you said no? What were you on??? <_<His wife must be super hard core Harry Potter fan if she left him because of that...Duuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuude.<_< And there are no parts in any of the books that are dribble. None.<_< |
Bad Luck! |
this guy mustve been tough....... yes it probably seems he doesnt regret his decision cuz if he did he wud probably have gone crazy thinking abt how much money he cud have made with this successfull a book..which went on to become a series..... |
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Oh well... Really... Like... Dude... The guy is... o_O.... Crazy... XD hehe |
HAHAHA look what he missed otu on!! lol |
lol, i bet he regrets turnin it dwn now |
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He's definetly wishes that he hadn't had turned it down, he just probably wnts to make himself look better. If i was his boss i'd be pissed |
How crazy! That sucks for that particular publisher, but at least JK got her story out... and thank goodness she did! Imagine a world without HP!? haha |
LOL that poor guy. Turning down Potter.... lol :-) |
eeek that's gotta hurt. But that's what happens when risks aren't taken I suppose. |
he seems depressed. But happy about it..... |
Aw, I feel kinda bad for the guy. He couldnt have known it would be so big! Quote:
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If I turned Harry Potter down, my god I'd want to kick myself! |
Ha funny this is.. |
He's an idiot, but I guess he wasn't 2 know it would turn out this big. |
Haha - well, it's nice he has the presence of mind to make us all laugh about it. |
well, its his fault but at least we get a good laugh about it *rolls around laughing uncontrollably on the floor* |
If he thought it was drivel, he must be dumb. |
but from what it seems, turning down big books runs in his family, his father turned down goodnight Moon, what an idiot he also turned down cold mountain, he doens;t know what a good book is even if it hit him in the face, |
lmao.....aww...too bad for that guy...oh well if life hands u oppurtunity, and ur dumb enuff not to realize or take it, thats ur problem...hehe :lol: |
even though he says he doesn't, i bet he really wishes that he hadn't turned it down. |
hmm..intresting..poor man |
poor guy i have some pity for him but it shows how much of aan idoit people can be o well thats life lol wat can u do |
wow poor guy |
His wife left him....actually it's kinda funny.....With the pauses and the sarcasim... |
OMG What a damed shame. That poor man. He could be a millionaire now with two homes, his wife by his side and a horse!! What a shame!! |
:head: HAHa bet he regrets it now. :head: |
poor man... but that doensn't mean he's forgiven for turning the books away. (shakes head in dissaproval) |
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That he was fired and his wife left him seem to be events of his own making. What man would brag about turning down the 'next big thing'? And I imagine his wife left him more because he got fired and now works in a fish market than because he actually turned down HP. Honestly, can you blame her? It would take alot for me to stay with a man like that, anyway. |
He does not regret the decision? Now this is what we call delusional. Poor guy! |
:lol: That is really rather funny. I would be upset if I had turned her down, but we can't dwell on the past or else we won't be able to move forward. That is rather sad that his wife left him though. I hope him turning down her book wasn't the main reason. If it was then that's horrible. |
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hes gonna kick himself and slap him upside the head everyday for turning down POTTER! i bet hes just saying he didn't regret turning it down to keep cool. its obviously a VERY STUPID mistake. and the book is......drivel? yes, and that is why its being translated into like 60 different languages.*scarcasm* |
:sorcerer: This is an amusing post, I wouldn't turn down Harry Potter if I could help it. |
HHHmmm!..intersting! |
yeah right what does he mean he doesnt regret it? i bet you he does and hes juss hiding his emotions... man i would have to take anger classess if i turned that book down |
poor guy! ug that bites the big ones! |
Dumbledore said it best; "there are far worse things than death" Poor John. |
OMG! what an idiot..he turned down Harry Potter...that's funny!!!! well, poor guy..but i think he does regret it deeply lol. you know though, he shouldnt have dismissed it so quickly...you have to read the whole book before you make judgment!! jeez! |
OMG!!! that is sooooooooooooo funny!!! I bet that guy is kicking himself now, for turning down HP!! ha ha ha ha, as If U turn down HP!! But its kinda sad too, when he wife left him. ha ha ha |
hahahaha, i think he regrets it... i know i would!!!! i would feel so stupid hehe |
well i dont really feel sorry for him..i mean he was the one that declined the book..it is sort of his fault |
I think you guys are being totally horrible about this. There's no need to laugh and be exultant over it. To use a cliche: ' one man's meat is another man's poison', some people just don't like Harry Potter, finding it boring. So what? LoTR is exceedingly dull - it took me ages to plow through it, and it's hailed as the greatest thing since sliced bread. Just because his taste in books isn't the same as ours doesn't give you lot the right to insult him. It's a pity that this man lost his job, and his wife over one mishap, but if she'd leave him over something as stupid as that, she definitely isn't worth it. The whole article had a certain dark humour to it - and I'm not sure if it's not a joke - but I'm disgusted by the way some people reacted to it. |
Omg I"m In Stiches I ABSOLUTELY LOVE the fact that Jo call him back to ahhh ummmmm....... *cough* rub his nose in it!! Makes you love her all the more right!!!!!!! :bow: :rotfl: :evil: |
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Hehe, me thinks he's a little bit bitter he didn't snap it up!! I wonder if he's read anymore of them? |
This fellow truly makes me giggle. He must be a very strong man to look back upon such a grevious mistake and laugh about it. I found the whole article very entertaining. His tongue-in-cheek writing style had me hooked from the first paragraph. I'm glad he's written a book. I'll probably at least give it a shot. |
Haha it is really his loss. His choice, his problem, his mistake ;) As if you would ever turn away something like HP, must have been delusional. |
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Poor guy ... But is this story actually true? I mean no reasonable person would have mentioned such thing to their boss, if the boss is talking about the book sales at the moment ... Oh, I understand ... He definitely wasn´t in Slyherin :P |
oh, poor poor guy.. if i were him, i'd regret it so much that i wouldn't be able to live! think about the money he lost because of one simple decision! |
idiot i guess he was polite, but he doesn't have very good taste, does he? i mean, i bet he was the only person in the entire world who would have turned that once in a lifetime oppurtunity down! what a fool! |
Haha! Crackhead. |
he's a funny guy haha. love his style of story though. maybe i'll check his work out. |
His wife has more brains than him.... |
I hope he regrets it..that man was saaad! |
Bahaha. Poor guy. Bet he regrets it really, |
I bet he feels really sorry now. He missed out on one of the best selling books. |
O well, shame on him, his loss!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! hahaha |
This poor man, not only did his dad turned down 'Goodnight Moon', and he HP, but he also turned down 'Cold Mountain'. Although, from my perspective, it might have been these combined losses (Cold Mountain and Harry Potter), that lost him his job. I know if I had been his boss, after Cold Mountain came out, I'd have kept a close eye on him to see he didn't stuff up again. I truly feel sorry for him, as if losing something as big (and I'm not talking money wise), as Harry Potter isn't going to make him just a tad bitter. Again... poor bugger. |
Really His Mising Out On Alot |
omg i would regret it.....how could he refuse such a good book |
Hah! Just by reading those quotes I can tell that it would be an extremely funny passage to read....the poor guy who let such an amazing story slip through his fingers. I bet he's still quite sour about it.....I'd love to meet him and brandish my copies of HBP and the PoA film...possibly also the price tags...Aw that'd be so mean of me.....*chuckle*...yeah I still think I'd do it....bwahahaha.... very entertaining ^_^ |
Ah poor guy...but that was probably the biggest mistake of his life!!! |
Ok, that was funny. :lol: |
Too bad |
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