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J.K. Rowling: A Year In The Life
EMAILPRINTSPECIAL: ABC, Thursday 7/16 at 8:00p (60 minutes)
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 4 critic reviews
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Show Info
Genre(s): Documentary
Created By: James Runcie
First Air Date: July 16, 2009
Summary
Starring J.K. Rowling, and Elizabeth Vargas
James Runcie interviews the author during the year she was writing Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.
What The Critics Said
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Philadelphia Daily NewsEllen Gray
A Year in the Life has little to do with the movie franchise: This is a story about an unhappy single mother whose life was changed by a book. And if that's not a proper bedtime story, I don't know what is.
Read Full Review >New York PostLinda Stasi
The special doesn't come to life until Rowling escorts us to the apartment where she hit her very lowest point, when she and her little girl struggled to subsist on the barest essentials.
Read Full Review >New York Daily NewsDavid Hinckley
ABC News dusts off a reasonably interesting British documentary on "Potter" author J.K. Rowling.
Read Full Review >The New York TimesMike Hale
Mr. Runcie achieves an odd tone that’s largely fawning but ever so slightly bullying.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this show is 6.2 (out of 10) based on 4 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
Gavin C gave it a7:
A very enlightening show about the popular childrens' author.
