Why Writing Style Matters

I just came across this BRILLIANT website, in which writers have rewritten the first two passages of Harry Potter and The Philosopher's Stone ( one of my favorite novels) by J.K.Rowling in the writing style of other famous authors over time.

So, in essence, this passage has been rewritten to mimic the writing styles of Jane Austen, Raymond Chandler, William Faulkner, and Dr. Seuss.

My favorite versions were the Raymond Chandler version and the original J.K.Rowling one.

I have never liked Jane Austen's works. There I said it! Found the books too stuffy, boring and tedious. I have not read anything by Raymond Chandler, but I think I now will. I actually watched the movie version of Pride and Prejudice( I think it starred Keira Knightley) and the Hinglish Bride and Prejudice but found the book pedantic. Okay, Okay, calm down. Don't throw rotten eggs at me yet.

I've read Sound and the Fury by Faulkner and hated it. I know. I know. It's a literary masterpiece and all that. But I'm entitled to an opinion.

I've never read Dr. Seuss. I think, at 40, it's a TAD too late in the day to be reading it. Well, that's all for now. So long!

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