Reviews

The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

susannah1215's review against another edition

funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective medium-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? Plot
• Strong character development? It's complicated
• Loveable characters? It's complicated
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0

Genuinely loved reading this with my 9 year old after full completion of the original series and movies. We both wished "Grumble the Grubby Goat" had been included. 😉 The balance of the sweet stories and Dumbledore's commentary was perfect.

kinzythefreak's review against another edition

informative reflective fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? N/A
• Strong character development? N/A
• Loveable characters? Yes
• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? N/A

5.0

ohmyhoven's review against another edition

5.0

this, by far, is my favourite book of the Hogwarts collection

mlkao94697's review against another edition

adventurous dark lighthearted relaxing fast-paced

• Plot- or character-driven? A mix
• Strong character development? No
• Loveable characters? No
• Diverse cast of characters? No
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

2.5

I was somewhat disappointed in these stories, hoping that they would give me cozy feelings. But instead, I was left feeling slightly annoyed and confused. The morals of the stories were pretty weak and the notes from Dumbledore felt unnecessary. He pretty much summarizes the main ideas and "contextualizes" the story we read just moments ago, almost like he's holding our hand to understand what the message of the story was. Which is apparently something I struggled with. The strongest story was definitely The Three Brothers, but the others didn't have very clear lessons or the lessons can be interpreted as kind of problematic...? The illustrations were pretty nice though.

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Content Warnings

Minor: Death, Suicide, and Acephobia/Arophobia

annettefunnycello's review against another edition

3.0

meh

mamanewtnewt's review against another edition

Boring. 

gabymoon's review against another edition

5.0

The hopping pot and babbitty rabbitty were probably my favorite ones, and of course the deathly hallows (though that was a bit obvious) I love how this book includes Dumbledore's notes, it's great seeing things through his POV specially when it includes his charismatic yet ostentatious way of saying things. (don't get me wrong, I loved it, it made me laugh so much in some parts)

Read it through Kindle unlimited but I will probably end up buying the physical copy for my own collection

rchluther's review against another edition

5.0

This gets a 5 star review just for the tale of the three brothers!

amieg17's review against another edition

3.0

*Harry Potter cast audiobook*

I'm in love with Jude Law.

that's all

sshraddha141's review against another edition

adventurous dark funny hopeful inspiring lighthearted reflective relaxing fast-paced

• Diverse cast of characters? Yes
• Flaws of characters a main focus? Yes

5.0