Back in 2003, when Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire was published, the writer A.S. Byatt put up a snarky essay in the New York Times condemning JKR and her work. I have not been able to find the entire essay online, but you get the idea:

(Quote) According to Byatt: "Ms Rowling's magic world has no place for the numinous. It is written for people ( Read more... )