Ms Johnson did not shy away from giving reams of plot that would have meant nothing to non-Potterites: "As Rowling hinted a few months ago, some of the bloom has rubbed off Dudley's relationship with his indulgent parents. Today Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire has finally been unleashed. The third was a little bit of a regrouping episode - but still a cracker of a yarn. Despite what must have been a sleepless night, she was full of praise for the fourth book in JK Rowling's Harry Potter sequence. It was tagged a "sneak preview" and presumably Ms Johnson had got hold of a copy ahead of the embargo date. Sarah Johnson, in the Times, managed to review the book on the day of publication. The race was on, and don't worry too much about polishing those metaphors.
Critics had to rush out, buy the book and file their copy immediately.
No copies were sent out to critics ahead of publication on Saturday July 8, and Bloomsbury's midnight distribution to bookshops was akin to a military operation. L iterary sensitivity was not the prerequisite in choosing critics to review the new Harry Potter book the ability to speed-read was far more important.
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