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Beyond the Wand: The Magic & Mayhem of Growing Up a Wizard by Tom Felton

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cristina_reading24's review against another edition

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4.75

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4.0

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5.0

'I'm not a wealthy man,' he said quietly. 'I don't have much money. I don't have a big house. I don't have a fancy car. But I have my wife, and I have my children, and I have my grandchildren, and that means I am a rich man. A very rich man.' He fixed me with a piercing stare and inclined his head a little. 'Are you a rich man?'

I don't rate memoirs less than 5 stars, because this is a persons life experience, how could one even rate that?

An audience can go back and watch a film any number of times they want. It's always there for them. For the cast and crew, the rela- tionship with a film is more complex. The magic is in the making, and that process is a discreet unit of time in the past. You can reflect on that unit of time, you can be proud of it, but you can't revisit it.

However, I think the book could have been shorter at times. But maybe that is, because I'm a absolute Potter-nerd and have known many of the anecdotes already :D

The last chapters were really deep and unexpected ones. I think it's great, that Tom is so candid and open about his struggles, while still realizing how lucky he has been in his life so far.

To this day I never know which version of myself I'm going to wake up to. It can happen that the smallest chores or decisions - brushing my teeth, hanging up a towel, should I have tea or coffee overwhelm me.

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4.5

I listed to the audiobook read by Tom Felton. It was so good!
I did not know much of the Harry Potter behind the scenes information that Felton shared, which I felt I knew quite well. I found it interesting! He went in depth for the behind the scenes of the Harry Potter films, the people on set, and his life that he lived before, during, and after Potter; which was insightful.
I hope wherever he is happy, well, and rich.

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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 :)

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