J.K. Rowling, Fans Slam Times' Harry Spoiler
To J.K. Rowling and her Harry Potter faithful, what the Times did in reviewing the series’ final installment yesterday — an apparent violation of an industry-wide embargo — was akin to telling a 4-year-old that Santa isn’t real, the Easter Bunny is a creation of Cadbury’s marketing division and your Mom put that dollar under your pillow, retard.
The Times readers, too, were miffed — as evidenced by today’s letters-to-the-editor. Except this one, from a Tricia Lugger of Royal Oak, Michigan:
To the Editor:
I know you’re going to get blasted for “spoiling” the midnight launching of the newest Harry Potter book, but thank you for remembering that The Times is a newspaper and not an advertising engine.
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