Nate
Not much to write for a review of Harry Potter books that hasn’t already been written by so many others. I read this out loud to my son years ago when he was small, but I only read him the first two and a half books, so I decided I would start over from the beginning. Well written and as good as I remember, though the minor differences from the movie snuck up on me. I also struggle with the author’s public comments in more recent years. It is hard to keep those very negative and unkind opinions from my thoughts as I write this. It is well written. The plot is solid. I’m always a sucker for a story of a young boy who discovers something amazing in himself and triumphs over seeming insurmountable odds. The inner child in me wishes he was Harry.
Not much to write for a review of Harry Potter books that hasn’t already been written by so many others. I read this out loud to my son years ago when he was small, but I only read him the first two and a half books, so I decided I would start over from the beginning. Well written and as good as I remember, though the minor differences from the movie snuck up on me. I also struggle with the author’s public comments in more recent years. It is hard to keep those very negative and unkind opinions from my thoughts as I write this. It is well written. The plot is solid. I’m always a sucker for a story of a young boy who discovers something amazing in himself and triumphs over seeming insurmountable odds. The inner child in me wishes he was Harry.
World building, A+. Mechanics and fight scenes had me unable to stop reading those sections. Relationships were a bit too contrived for my liking, but I know some people like half a book of start-crossed angst. Worth the read, though I’m not sure I would rate it as highly as others have. Solid writing, decent characters, and straightforward plot (with some over complicated side plots). I would say the end left me feeling unsettled. There were too many convenient surprises at the end all piling up on top of each other. I won’t give too many details, but by the time I got the end I was literally asking what curveball was going to happen next that would make me roll my eyes. Most of the book was much more believable than the end.
World building, A+. Mechanics and fight scenes had me unable to stop reading those sections. Relationships were a bit too contrived for my liking, but I know some people like half a book of start-crossed angst. Worth the read, though I’m not sure I would rate it as highly as others have. Solid writing, decent characters, and straightforward plot (with some over complicated side plots). I would say the end left me feeling unsettled. There were too many convenient surprises at the end all piling up on top of each other. I won’t give too many details, but by the time I got the end I was literally asking what curveball was going to happen next that would make me roll my eyes. Most of the book was much more believable than the end.