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4.48 AVERAGE
4.48 AVERAGE
Reviewed for Books and livres
Am I a victim of the Potter mania ? Nope. Don't hit me. Are my boyfriend and daughters Potter maniacs ? Yes ! Coud I ever escape it ? I don't believe so, Harry Potter is everywhere. Have I seen all the Harry Potter films ? Yes. But only recently, last year.
Let me explain : many years ago, I read this very book because my sister loved it (she worked for the French railways and the French railways people really looooved the idea of Platform 9 3/4 among other things). And yes, I loved the book too but wasn't crazy about it. So I didn't read the others.
Then my daughters wanted to watch aaaaall the films (and wanted Hermione costumes, and wands, and collected Harry Potter Pop collectibles, etc etc etc). So we watched them : on sunday afternoons, just after the sunday meal, with our shutters closed for a better image when the weather was sunny, and I fell asleep each time confortably settled on the sofa, warm and cosy. Up until last year, when I felt I *had* to finally watch all of them if I wanted to be part of this world, I had never seen a Harry Potter film entirely, just bits and pieces.
So when Tom reads things launched his #HARRYPOTTER2020 challenge, I joined in.
And I don't regret re-reading Harry and the philosopher's stone, I love all the inventivity in this book, the humour, the whole universe. The film is very faithful to the book, I could watch the images in my head, but I've been told it's not been the same afterward and I'm looking forward to finding out how exactly.
Here was my confession, I feel I'm the last people on Earth who hadn't watched the films until 2019 and still hasn't read all the books !
- "What do you see when you look in the Mirror (of desire) ?
- I ? I see myself holding a pair of thick, wollen socks."
Harry stared.
- "One can never have enough socks", said Dumbledore. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."
Am I a victim of the Potter mania ? Nope. Don't hit me. Are my boyfriend and daughters Potter maniacs ? Yes ! Coud I ever escape it ? I don't believe so, Harry Potter is everywhere. Have I seen all the Harry Potter films ? Yes. But only recently, last year.
Let me explain : many years ago, I read this very book because my sister loved it (she worked for the French railways and the French railways people really looooved the idea of Platform 9 3/4 among other things). And yes, I loved the book too but wasn't crazy about it. So I didn't read the others.
Then my daughters wanted to watch aaaaall the films (and wanted Hermione costumes, and wands, and collected Harry Potter Pop collectibles, etc etc etc). So we watched them : on sunday afternoons, just after the sunday meal, with our shutters closed for a better image when the weather was sunny, and I fell asleep each time confortably settled on the sofa, warm and cosy. Up until last year, when I felt I *had* to finally watch all of them if I wanted to be part of this world, I had never seen a Harry Potter film entirely, just bits and pieces.
So when Tom reads things launched his #HARRYPOTTER2020 challenge, I joined in.
And I don't regret re-reading Harry and the philosopher's stone, I love all the inventivity in this book, the humour, the whole universe. The film is very faithful to the book, I could watch the images in my head, but I've been told it's not been the same afterward and I'm looking forward to finding out how exactly.
Here was my confession, I feel I'm the last people on Earth who hadn't watched the films until 2019 and still hasn't read all the books !
- "What do you see when you look in the Mirror (of desire) ?
- I ? I see myself holding a pair of thick, wollen socks."
Harry stared.
- "One can never have enough socks", said Dumbledore. Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single pair. People will insist on giving me books."
adventurous
lighthearted
relaxing
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
No
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes
4.5/5
Dreszcze przenikają mnie do szpiku kości gdy pomyślę o dniu, w którym J.K. Rowling zaczęła pisać "Harry'ego Pottera". Wyobrażam sobie, jak pachniała herbata, którą piła, jakie ciastko jadła, jaki kolor miał tusz w jej piórze i jak promienie słońca padały na pokrytą pochyłym pismem serwetkę przez okno w kawiarni The Elephant House. Siedziała i pisała, nie mając pojęcia, że niedługo życie jej, a potem milionów ludzi w każdym zakątku świata kompletnie się zmieni.
Nie wyobrażam sobie świata bez Harry'ego Pottera. Bez quidditcha, psotnego Dumbledora, peronu 9 i ¾ , kremowego piwa i trzygłowego Puszka. Do dzisiaj znałam jednak to wszystko wyłącznie z filmów - mama czytała mi książki J.K. Rowling do snu, gdy miałam sześć lat i od tamtej pory z różnych powodów nie potrafiłam zabrać się do ponownej lektury. Thank god! Nigdy wcześniej nie potrafiłabym docenić wyobraźni autorki i jej precyzyjności w kreowaniu fabuły. Joanne - zrobiłaś to dobrze!
@papierowa.julia
Dreszcze przenikają mnie do szpiku kości gdy pomyślę o dniu, w którym J.K. Rowling zaczęła pisać "Harry'ego Pottera". Wyobrażam sobie, jak pachniała herbata, którą piła, jakie ciastko jadła, jaki kolor miał tusz w jej piórze i jak promienie słońca padały na pokrytą pochyłym pismem serwetkę przez okno w kawiarni The Elephant House. Siedziała i pisała, nie mając pojęcia, że niedługo życie jej, a potem milionów ludzi w każdym zakątku świata kompletnie się zmieni.
Nie wyobrażam sobie świata bez Harry'ego Pottera. Bez quidditcha, psotnego Dumbledora, peronu 9 i ¾ , kremowego piwa i trzygłowego Puszka. Do dzisiaj znałam jednak to wszystko wyłącznie z filmów - mama czytała mi książki J.K. Rowling do snu, gdy miałam sześć lat i od tamtej pory z różnych powodów nie potrafiłam zabrać się do ponownej lektury. Thank god! Nigdy wcześniej nie potrafiłabym docenić wyobraźni autorki i jej precyzyjności w kreowaniu fabuły. Joanne - zrobiłaś to dobrze!
@papierowa.julia
adventurous
inspiring
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Loveable characters:
Yes
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Complicated
Diverse cast of characters:
No
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
As an adult I have fallen in love with children’s fantasy novels, especially ones I can share some greater truth in with my own children, which is the only reason I finally decided to pick this up as an adult and at least give the series a chance before disregarding it entirely. There were a few points I felt that were well made - the wonder of being famous without knowing it and how sometimes the less fortunate in the world turn out to be very influential people. And the writing style was decent. But, overall for all the hype this series gets I just thought it was overall goofy, over the top, and felt strongly that it encourages the “everyone is a witch” mentality. I am not against magic in books, but this leans more toward glorifying witchiness in real life. I know many people say it’s a slow starting series. It was just not my favorite.
adventurous
fast-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Character
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
N/A
adventurous
emotional
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
A mix
Strong character development:
Yes
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Yes
Flaws of characters a main focus:
No
challenging
funny
lighthearted
mysterious
medium-paced
Plot or Character Driven:
Plot
Strong character development:
Complicated
Loveable characters:
Yes
Diverse cast of characters:
Complicated
Flaws of characters a main focus:
Yes