Psychology, depression, etc

[mary-j-59.livejournal.com]

I do feel uncomfortable when we start speculating about J.K. Rowling, the person. OTOH, I also think it's perfectly okay to look hard at the way she presents emotional, as well as moral, issues in her text. And nobody has taken a harder look, with funnier results, than starcrossedgirl! Look here:


http://starcrossedgirl.livejournal.com/322471.html#cutid1

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[oneandthetruth.livejournal.com]

IAWT, particularly when you're talking about an author who's gone out of her way to say, "This character is based on me," or "This character is based on somebody I knew." Then she's rolling out the red carpet, inviting people to speculate about how her personal quirks and life history affected her work. Rowling is rather like Taylor Swift in that regard, although Swift clearly has much higher standards for her work and a lot more respect for her fans.