Lilly Hunter
Ursula K.Le Guin saw right through JK Rowling early on. The "mean-spirited" description is so on target.
Here is the relevant excerpt from the Guardian interview from 2004.
Apr 10, 2023 at 10:00amWeb
Show threadDoug WarrenApr 10, 2023
@LaChasseuse
Right. Rowling tried to identify her villains, House Slytherin, with the Nazis, but at the same time she invented a society whose citizens are all born inescapably into one of four eugenic castes, one of which was "Nazi". The irony is rich.
Show threadEspinadaApr 10, 2023
@LaChasseuse JKR is a hack.
Show threadJohn RefiorApr 10, 2023
@LaChasseuse
Link to the article at the Guardian:
https://www.theguardian.com/books/2004/feb/09/sciencefictionfantasyandhorror.ursulakleguin
Chronicles of Earthsea

'I follow where the story takes me...' SF and fantasy author Ursula Le Guin answered readers' questions about anarchism, utopias, Harry Potter, her favourite planets and the best Dr Who

The Guardian
Show thread🏴🌲 Scout  Apr 11, 2023
@LaChasseuse @shyra what an eloquent thrashing lol
Show threadMarkApr 12, 2023
@LaChasseuse She’s talking about the first Harry Potter book, not JK Rowling.