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A review by athousandgreatbooks
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. Rowling
3.0
Humans have a knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them
Potter fans would remember this book of children’s stories from the Deathly Hallows.
Three stories – ‘The Wizard and the Hopping Pot’, ‘Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump’, and ‘The Fountain of Fair Fortune’ – are given cursory attention in the Death Hallows while ‘The Tale of Three Brother’ is told in its entirety. One of them, ‘The Warlock’s Hairy Heart’, wasn’t mentioned. It is also the darkest of the whole collection.
The collection, meant for Wizards and Muggles alike, is diverse, wicked, captivating, and thoroughly enjoyable. Some have even likened them to tales of the Brothers Grimm (but that’s a stretch IMO).
The only recurring problem I had with the collection was the addition of notes after each story, penned by Albus Dumbledore outlining the moral aspects of the stories and other titbits. Sure, this could be a welcome addition for many Potterheads but I found them utterly worthless. Perhaps it was required to get the book to an appreciable length.
Since I heard it on Audible, I missed out on the artwork of the collection. But the impeccable and lively voicing by the cast of Harry Potter coupled with sound effects more than made up for it and brought dimension to the stories.
Rating – 3/5
Potter fans would remember this book of children’s stories from the Deathly Hallows.
Three stories – ‘The Wizard and the Hopping Pot’, ‘Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump’, and ‘The Fountain of Fair Fortune’ – are given cursory attention in the Death Hallows while ‘The Tale of Three Brother’ is told in its entirety. One of them, ‘The Warlock’s Hairy Heart’, wasn’t mentioned. It is also the darkest of the whole collection.
The collection, meant for Wizards and Muggles alike, is diverse, wicked, captivating, and thoroughly enjoyable. Some have even likened them to tales of the Brothers Grimm (but that’s a stretch IMO).
The only recurring problem I had with the collection was the addition of notes after each story, penned by Albus Dumbledore outlining the moral aspects of the stories and other titbits. Sure, this could be a welcome addition for many Potterheads but I found them utterly worthless. Perhaps it was required to get the book to an appreciable length.
Since I heard it on Audible, I missed out on the artwork of the collection. But the impeccable and lively voicing by the cast of Harry Potter coupled with sound effects more than made up for it and brought dimension to the stories.
Rating – 3/5