When the Harry Potter books first came out, my husband wanted to read them and I told him I'd rather he didn't because it was all about witches and wizards and witchcraft and I didn't want it in my house. I just assumed that what it was but I was wrong. Yes, I admit it honey, I was wrong.
When I looked at different booktubers on YouTube, over and over the Harry Potter series came up as being favorite books, best fantasy world, best book about a boarding school, book that got kids into reading and probably some others I forgot. I never found one negative comment from anyone who actually read the series and my curiosity was sparked. This year I decided to read it so I could find out exactly what it was that everyone who read it loved so much, and I did!
It is definitely my favorite series and I loved every book in the series. Never would I have thought I would read a book that was over 700 pages, but I did and want to reread them! This is so much more than witchcraft. It is about friendship, family, loyalty, kindness, leadership, sacrifice, good vs. evil and love with lots of humor! It's a coming of age story following Harry Potter from a little kid through to adulthood and Harry Potter is so cool! I liked how each book told about another year in Harry's life. He is a lover, not a fighter. He just wants to be ordinary and not famous. He didn't like everyone staring at him all the time because of his scar. He was always humble and showed love for others all through the book, even to the end and managed not to kill anyone even though his life was threatened over and over.
There are many well-developed characters in this series that were introduced gradually enough that I was able to keep them straight. I found myself really liking Harry and his friends and felt as though they were my friends too! This series brought out a variety of emotions for me too which I love. At times I felt sad, jubilant, scared, angry, excited and curious. I laughed at quite a lot of things and cried during the last book. I loved the interaction between the professors and the students, and the interaction among the students.
There is a lot of mystery and suspense with action, adventure and unexpected twists and turns. This book is so well written and I was just amazed at the imagination that went into it. J. K. Rowling had me eager to read more and more and get back to whatever book I was reading. Even after the book was done, I kept thinking about it!
The plot is very elaborate and complex which is why I'm surprised these are classed as juvenile books rather than YA, especially since most of them are about Harry's teenage years. Also, I think the vocabulary is very advanced for children. Because of the witchcraft and the dark plot, I would not recommend it for young children but would highly recommend it for teens and adults who missed out on this classic literature series. I loved this whole series!!!!
Here's some links to check out for more information and some fun:
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http://pottermore.com
Here's a sorting quiz (one of many) to see which house you would belong to:
http://www.gotoquiz.com/pottermore_sorting_hat_quiz_2 I got Gryffindor on this one but Hufflepuff on another one
Have you read the Harry Potter books? Which was your favorite? (Mine was the 3rd, Prisoner from Azkaban). What did you think of the series?
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