Rowling take down. (Worth noting that I enjoy Potter as crossover fodder, but not by itself.)
@TwiHusband I seriously thought part of the popularity of the series was enjoying how poorly written it was, like enjoying kitsch. It amazed me to see people then start thinking she defined the young adult genre, like there weren't a ton of young adult books, even fantasy books, already around. She was good at marketing and making people pissed off at a kid being treated unfairly, it's really not difficult to make people upset at bullied children.
@tippitiwichet She also made a ton of crap character development choices.
I'm an oddball when it comes to fiction. Good fiction is escapist. To me escapist means that, eventually the guys in the white hats win and the good guy gets the girl. If a writer sends their characters to hell they'd damn well better write them out again, better than they were.
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@tippitiwichet If I want pain, death, and angst, while evil laughs all the way to the bank; I'll watch the nightly news.
That's why I read so much fan fiction. Fic writers, as a rule, get it.
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@tippitiwichet Not really a murder mystery fan, or a procedural fan. I do like King and Koontz, and I liked "Knives Out" (both movies). Mainly I'm SF and fantasy....and I have an unholy love of good crossover fan fic.
The unofficial motto of The Mystery Writers of America: "Crime does not pay....enough."
@tippitiwichet If you ever want to read a really funny horror, sci fi, comedy, track a copy of "The Haunted Earth" by Dean Koontz. Had me in stitches.
@TwiHusband I have a strange relationship with fiction, fascination with monsters actually comes from a place of trauma where horror/fantasy/scifi is "not real" and I can't watch drama because it's "real". So I'll dive into the macabre sometimes, but I'm also about cozies, all the way. Murder She Wrote and Midsummer Murders at the top of that list, can't count the number of times I've seen them, but I've also somehow thrown Leverage into that 'cause it's a feel good win.