I’m likely to read this very dense and thought-provoking post several more times and perhaps to have to draw myself some diagrams. But having read only the six chapters of The Running Grave released in August, I can see how some of the predictions about the future of the Strike series are materializing. A clear example is Cormoran’s improved diet and weight loss. To provide more examples would give spoilers for those who may not want them. Kudos, Evan, and thanks for giving me so much to think about as I wait very impatiently for the book.
I finally finished reading this excellent piece over the weekend and have been mulling it over since. I really like that, like any good theory, it gives rise to testable hypotheses. The apparent stumbling block I keep coming back to is, we know Rowling planned out the whole 7-book HP series before she wrote it, but at that time, she didn't know whether even that would be published, let alone whether she would have the opportunity to publish a further 3 books afterwards. So my question is, would the tetractys need to have been planned from the outset, or could she have made plans to make it one once she realised she was likely going to be able to keep publishing after HP?
I’m likely to read this very dense and thought-provoking post several more times and perhaps to have to draw myself some diagrams. But having read only the six chapters of The Running Grave released in August, I can see how some of the predictions about the future of the Strike series are materializing. A clear example is Cormoran’s improved diet and weight loss. To provide more examples would give spoilers for those who may not want them. Kudos, Evan, and thanks for giving me so much to think about as I wait very impatiently for the book.
Hi Evan,
I finally finished reading this excellent piece over the weekend and have been mulling it over since. I really like that, like any good theory, it gives rise to testable hypotheses. The apparent stumbling block I keep coming back to is, we know Rowling planned out the whole 7-book HP series before she wrote it, but at that time, she didn't know whether even that would be published, let alone whether she would have the opportunity to publish a further 3 books afterwards. So my question is, would the tetractys need to have been planned from the outset, or could she have made plans to make it one once she realised she was likely going to be able to keep publishing after HP?
Wow. Wow. Wow. My mind is spinning. What amazing work! I am going to be re-reading and thinking about these ideas for some time. THANK YOU!!