One of the big pieces of news in the book world is the upcoming novel by J.K. Rowling. So far, all we know is that it’s written for adults and “very different” from Harry Potter—which means we’re free to speculate. Here’s our take on how this book might play out, multiple-choice style. My (entirely baseless) answers are in the comments. Feel free to join in—the more the merrier.
1. In contrast to Harry Potter, the protagonist will be
a) a girl
b) an octagenarian, or at least middle-aged
c) an extra-terrestrial, talking animal or robot
d) cowardly, sly and a fan of libraries
e) part of a big, loving family
2. Instead of a drafty Scottish castle, the setting of the new book will be
a) a tropical island
b) a treehouse
c) underwater
d) inside someone’s head. The entire novel will be stream-of-consciousness.
3. The wizarding world preferred owls, cats, toads and rats for pets. In this new book, the faithful animal companions will be
a) dogs
b) ravens, Game of Thrones style
c) ferrets and weasels
d) dinosaurs
4. Rather than an epic struggle between good and evil, the main conflict will center around
a) a love triangle
b) alien invasion
c) societal expectations à la Jane Austen
d) economic disparity, ie one-percenters
5. Unlike Voldemort, the evil dude/dudess
a) is seriously beautiful or handsome
b) is laconic, or at least not given to triumphant speeches
c) has low self-esteem
d) suffers from ophidiophobia, aka a fear of snakes
This is kind of cheating, since I wrote the questions, but I’m inclined to choose
1. c
2. a
3. d
4. c
5. b
Hmmm….I choose:
1. all of the above
2. d (hey, that’s like book 5, right?)
3. d
4. b (this is starting to sound like Aliens vs. Dinosaurs vs. Robots)
5. a
Okay, here goes!
1. a (she has a daughter–hoping for more strong female characters!)
2. e: a metropolis. Although I’ll pull for treehouse.
3. b (love the Game of Thrones reference–but they might be pigeons instead)
4. c and d
5. a, b, and c
1. d
2. b
3. c
4. a
5. a