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Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton
44 reviews
savshanae's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
Amazing. So good. Will recommend to everyone. Even better when listened to. I didn’t think it was possible, but I finished this book being even more in love with Tom.
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Alcohol, and Addiction
Moderate: Drug use, Drug abuse, Grief, and Cursing
Minor: Toxic relationship
r_j_setser's review
emotional
funny
inspiring
reflective
medium-paced
5.0
In Beyond the Wand: The Magic and Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard, Tom Felton (Draco Malfoy) recounts his acting career up to the point of this publication and gives special attention to his time at Hogwarts (filming the Harry Potter movies). Any fans of the Harry Potter series should consider this memoir a "must read" as it is both full of behind-the-scenes and nostalgic memories of the movies.
Tom's memoir is everything I hoped it would be. I laughed so much at his forward and no-nonsense way of telling stories. Listening to the audiobook (which he narrates himself) felt like listening to theatrical takes from the set of the Harry Potter movies. Many of his stories had me laughing out loud and I loved this rare glimpse into the life of a child actor. He was very good about explaining things that aren't common knowledge, so I feel that I learned a lot about the acting industry by reading this book, as well.
After the first half of the book, which is where spends his time describing his Harry Potter experience, the book takes a more personal turn and focuses on his life after the films and his journey through rehab and finding himself again. While there are a few chapters that made me incredibly sad and worried for him, I feel that with the conclusion of this book, he's doing much better now.
I will caution readers who haven't finished the Harry Potter series that there are many spoilers to the series mentioned throughout this book! Tom Felton assumes that his readers have watched all the movies and talks about the endings often, so don't read this if you're trying to avoid spoilers!
Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook so much and recommend it to anyone who loves Harry Potter or even just if you'd like to read about the behind-the-scenes of filmmaking!
Tom's memoir is everything I hoped it would be. I laughed so much at his forward and no-nonsense way of telling stories. Listening to the audiobook (which he narrates himself) felt like listening to theatrical takes from the set of the Harry Potter movies. Many of his stories had me laughing out loud and I loved this rare glimpse into the life of a child actor. He was very good about explaining things that aren't common knowledge, so I feel that I learned a lot about the acting industry by reading this book, as well.
After the first half of the book, which is where spends his time describing his Harry Potter experience, the book takes a more personal turn and focuses on his life after the films and his journey through rehab and finding himself again. While there are a few chapters that made me incredibly sad and worried for him, I feel that with the conclusion of this book, he's doing much better now.
I will caution readers who haven't finished the Harry Potter series that there are many spoilers to the series mentioned throughout this book! Tom Felton assumes that his readers have watched all the movies and talks about the endings often, so don't read this if you're trying to avoid spoilers!
Overall, I enjoyed this audiobook so much and recommend it to anyone who loves Harry Potter or even just if you'd like to read about the behind-the-scenes of filmmaking!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Drug use, Addiction, Cursing, and Alcoholism
Minor: Bullying
Content warnings listed below:cristina_reading24's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
medium-paced
4.75
Content Warnings
Moderate: Alcohol, Alcoholism, Drug use, Cursing, and Drug abuse
cocaworm1017's review against another edition
emotional
funny
informative
inspiring
sad
medium-paced
4.0
For Harry Potter fans this is a must read. However, also as Harry Potter fans, some is hard to read. The persona of who you think someone is, may be broken. Now I'm ready for the others to write their own autobiography :)
Content Warnings
Graphic: Drug use, Addiction, Alcoholism, and Mental illness
Minor: Cursing
bookswithlauren's review
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
informative
inspiring
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Alcoholism, Drug abuse, Drug use, Forced institutionalization, Addiction, Alcohol, Medical content, Mental illness, Cursing, and Bullying
hematthews's review against another edition
emotional
informative
reflective
medium-paced
4.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Addiction, Drug use, Alcohol, and Cursing
Moderate: Panic attacks/disorders
litliz's review against another edition
adventurous
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
relaxing
medium-paced
5.0
Content Warnings
Graphic: Misogyny, Sexism, Dysphoria, Mental illness, Bullying, Drug use, Alcohol, Alcoholism, Cursing, and Addiction
Minor: Grief and Death
midnightrose_reads's review against another edition
dark
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
lighthearted
reflective
sad
medium-paced
5.0
Tom Felton’s autobiography Beyond the Wand is lighthearted, warm, inspiring, and at times sad. I felt an enormous amount of affection towards Tom as he reflected on his life and career. Definitely would recommend!
Content Warnings
Graphic: Cursing, Addiction, Mental illness, Medical content, Drug abuse, Alcohol, and Drug use
Minor: Death
brinleyowens's review against another edition
emotional
funny
hopeful
inspiring
reflective
fast-paced
5.0
If you're a Harry Potter fan, I would absolutely recommend this book! I know I'm a little late to the party, but if you happen to be like me and haven't read this yet...do it. I really don't think you'll regret it.
I'm not sure what I expected from "Beyond the Wand," but a funny, inspirational, and refreshingly reflective account of Tom Felton's life and career was, for whatever reason, not it. It was incredibly easy to read, perhaps in large part to the personal feel that made me surprisingly invested in an actor that, while I admired, didn't really have me eager for his autobiography.
The one neutral aspect of this book is that I do think it would be easiest to understand and enjoy as someone with a passing knowledge of the Harry Potter franchise. But I can't say that non-fans wouldn't enjoy it, because it's that good.
Would definitely recommend!
I'm not sure what I expected from "Beyond the Wand," but a funny, inspirational, and refreshingly reflective account of Tom Felton's life and career was, for whatever reason, not it. It was incredibly easy to read, perhaps in large part to the personal feel that made me surprisingly invested in an actor that, while I admired, didn't really have me eager for his autobiography.
The one neutral aspect of this book is that I do think it would be easiest to understand and enjoy as someone with a passing knowledge of the Harry Potter franchise. But I can't say that non-fans wouldn't enjoy it, because it's that good.
Would definitely recommend!
Content Warnings
Moderate: Cursing and Alcoholism
grace_lilly's review against another edition
challenging
emotional
funny
informative
reflective
medium-paced
3.25
I liked the short and heartfelt chapters but sometimes it did feel a bit choppy and I would have preferred a more chronological timeline. That being said, he final couple of chapters really made this book for me, they were emotional and real and I really enjoyed it and I felt a connection to the author in these moments.
Content Warnings
Minor: Alcohol, Addiction, Cursing, and Drug use