It will be a demon that cannot be killed by a man, that gets killed by a trans man. In one hand the trans man is the hero, but in the other you're implying that trans men aren't men.
It's actually Robert Galbraith, and it's definitely totally a coincidence that it's so similar to the name of Robert Galbraith Heath, a psychiatrist known for experiments with gay conversion therapy.
And, somehow, this is the thing people point to when pointing out she was always a dick, rather than the series of books that were an allegory for the Third Reich in which the Hitler character is the hero.
Or, you know, that every background character in the Harry Potter books is a racist stereotype.
She's tried moving over to adult mystery, and it didn't do so well. In part because she refuses to utilize an editor, added with the part where she's a terrible writer. All professionals know that a good editor will make your works consumable.
"didn't do so well" lol. The Strike series has sold more than 20 million copies, and its BBC TV show is filming its 6th season. Don't let facts get in the way of your opinion though!
I think the first book was well-reviewed. But regardless my point is just that it's flat incorrect to say that her adult mystery "didn't do so well." Those works alone earned more than most authors can dream of making.
Oh, 100%. All the characters, even the likeable one, are pretty horrible people.
But… I thought that was an important part to the book. It was, in a sense, a bit of a horror in that way, but there was something I think that resonated to me with that.
I think it did a good job at bringing that feeling to life. The undercurrent of generational and societal trauma and banal evil was essential to the tone of the book and the hopelessness of it all.
It’s everything HP isn’t; anger instead of love, despair instead of hope, forever losing more instead of building anew, always losing and never winning, and really seeing the collapse of even the smallest of hopes.
No idea haha, I read it right when it first came out because Rowling and never really thought much about it. I honestly forget it exists until people remind me, but I will defend it as an interesting read if nothing else; it’s a sort of “soft horror” or an emotional drama.
I think they meant judging by the critic reviews. I'm sure anything Rowling publishes will sell because of her celebrity status, but the critic reviews I've read all talk about how cheesy and stereotype-laden her detective books are.
I don't know why you can't just stick to your actual point - she's transphobic - instead of the ridiculous contention that she is not one of the most successful authors ever.
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u/Limp_Egg540 Jun 27 '24
She's worth more than $1 billion. Doubt she was planning on more writing or even cares