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*headdesk*
Apr. 14th, 2010 12:11 pm
Listen up, people. Just because two books (or a book and a book series...) happen to both take place in a boarding school and feature a train ride it does not mean that the second is based off of the first!
Harry Potter is not the originator of boarding school books. Newer books set in a boarding school may be profiting off of Harry Potter's fame, yes, but they're not necessarily derivative of Harry Potter. Instead, they and Harry Potter are both derivative of the same genre. Get it right!
(Also, formulaic isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's what you do with the formula that counts.)
*sighs*
It could be worse. They could be going after Tortall or Wizard's Hall or Worst Witch again.
Harry Potter is not the originator of boarding school books. Newer books set in a boarding school may be profiting off of Harry Potter's fame, yes, but they're not necessarily derivative of Harry Potter. Instead, they and Harry Potter are both derivative of the same genre. Get it right!
(Also, formulaic isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's what you do with the formula that counts.)
*sighs*
It could be worse. They could be going after Tortall or Wizard's Hall or Worst Witch again.
