A review by mlkao94697
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling

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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