Just an inspiration. This is what I wanted to start 2019 reading, the clean slate and goals. Plus it’s so weird reading it so many years later and in this only books 1-4 were out!

Título: J.K. Rowling Vista Por J.K. Rowling
Autor: Lindsey Fraser
Editorial: RBA
Páginas: 79
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Wpadła mi ta książka w ręce, więc ją przeczytałam w przerwie podczas sprzątania, skoro sam wywiad to niecałe czterdzieści stron. Ja wiem, że tę rozmowę przeprowadzono ponad 20 lat temu (dokładnie: 23 lata temu), kiedy saga o Potterze się jeszcze rozkręcała, więc nie było nawet za wiele do powiedzenia, ale nie wiem, czy nudniejsze są odpowiedzi Rowling, czy jednak zadawane jej pytania.

Z perspektywy czasu i tego, jak obrzydliwym człowiekiem stała się Rowling w sposób bardzo otwarty, wyjątkowo urokliwe są dwa cytaty:
"Po raz pierwszy spotkałam się z takim typem kobiety. Była feministką, ale mądrą i inteligentną. Miała bardzo rzeczowe, racjonalne podejście do wszystkiego".
"Spodziewałam się tam spotkać wielu podobnych mi ludzi - myślących radykalnie".

Wzmianki o wybuchowym temperamencie oraz udawaniu super pewnej siebie jako metody przykrycia kompleksów również zestarzały się... interesująco. Also rozumiem, że skoro jej nauczycielka-feministka nauczyła Rowling nie lać wody i trzymać się tematu, to wiruje w grobie gdzieś od opisu sprzątania w Zakonie Feniksa, a przy ostatniej wydanej części Cormorana Strike'a to zaczęła się chyba powoli dowiercać do Chin.

I love reading about J.K. Rowling and her life which led me to think that this book was for me. Nope, not really.

The questions were generic, like "Did you watch much television as a child?" or "Do you enjoy the book tours?" It was fun to read some of J.K. Rowling's favorite things when she was younger but other than that, it read like a Wikipedia page minus a good portion of the details. I certainly wouldn't go to this book to find details about Rowling's life. To add insult to injury, this book targeted children, which meant that Rowling wasn't as candid about the rough patches of her life. Her tone was light as she briefly mentioned a time in her life that had been extremely dark from what I understand from her other interviews. Furthermore, from a book titled Conversations With J.K. Rowling I would have liked more than 58 of the 95 pages to be an interview with Rowling.

I think it's time for a new authorized biography of J.K. Rowling.

Even thought it was a really short book, I really enjoyed it. Many of the facts in this book are very well known or easy to find online. However, if you are like me and you are a HUGE Harry Potter buff and you enjoy just reading a ton of fun little facts all assembled in a small book. I would suggest picking up this book.

Being an avid Harry Potter reader I of course love knowing more about the author! This book was published just after the 4th book came out so it's definitely outdated (my copy came from the school book fair where I bought it for my sister as a gift if that gives you an idea of how old!) but it's so nice reading a candid conversation about J.K.'s life and interests. J.K. Rowling was a single mother who taught English classes and dreamed of being an author. The whole time she's giving the interview she reinforces the fact that the whole experience was a wonderfully, unexpected whirlwind of success. I can't help but love the person who created this wonderfully, spectacular world that I've grown up dreaming of so learning more about her life is intriguing! Reading this book just reinforces the awe inspiring respect I have for J.K. Rowling and her talents. This is a short read (it took me about an hour) that is well worth it for any Harry Potter fan!

Come tutte le biografie o interviste autorizzate, il libro risulta asettico, inutile e, seppur non scritto dalla Rowling, autocelebrativo. Niente di che, buono per i collezionisti e amatori della Saga di Harry Potter.

Nice book meant for kids, published by Scholastic, capitalizing on the earlier HP craze. However, it had a nice informative interview with Rowling that I enjoyed a great deal. Verdict: Not tossing this book, yet at least! Now, on to find some book I don't want in this house!

A simple yet fun read about the fascinating woman behind the HP series!

It was really interesting to learn some things about JKR but I was very disappointed to see a glaring error in the summary of book 2. The Dursleys did NOT withhold his mail, that would be Dobby. Fact checker? or maybe just read the book?

I picked this up in the half price bookstore the other day expecting to find out something new about JK Rowling.

I didn't expect the book to be as outdated as it was (at the time of publication, Goblet of Fire hadn't come out yet and I don't think the first movie had come Out yet), and I would love if there wasa newer version. And, maybe it's just because it's older, I knew and/or heard about 90% of the info in this book.

And, as far as biographies go, it was pretty bare bones. Maybe it was directed more towards younger audiences, but it was just an average-sized interview on paper.

My verdict is to save some money and perhaps buy a larger, if not "official" biography of the wonder that is JKR.

2.5

La entrevista está bien, pero los comentarios de la autora y la edición del libro son vergonzosos.