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Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

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This is about the tenth time I’ve read this, but only the first time since I read it last year. After reading The History of Magic and Tales of Beedle the Bard, I was interested mildly in revisiting it, but then Hoopla put it on a list of books you could borrow with affecting your monthly count I went for it. Rather than review it I will simply make some stray remarks. They might end up being the same ones I made last year, but […]

If you’re going to ban Harry Potter, at least come up with a better reason

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

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Bingo 23 Banned Book The Harry Potter series has been challenged for many things including glorifying witchcraft, encouraging bad behavior like disobeying rules and lying, and for being un-Christian. This recent ban though is almost laughable, but it did make the international news (click for link): Reverend Dan Reehill, head St Edward Catholic School in Nashville, Tennessee, apparently decided that the spells presented in the series were real. He supposedly consulted the Vatican on this, and had the books removed from his school library so […]

I Love This. Always.

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by J.K. Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by J.K. Rowling

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Cbr11bingo I love this. When the first Harry Potter book came out, I read a review of it in the New York Times and thought it sounded like a fun series for kids. After The Chamber of Secrets came out, the Quality Paperback Book Club (of which I was a card carrying member) offered a deal to get both volumes in hard cover, so I took advantage of it. Like millions of people around the world, I fell in love the the stories and their […]

It is our choices, Harry, that show what we truly are, far more than our abilities.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and Goblet of Fire by JK Rowling

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by JK Rowling

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CBR11Bingo – Pajiba Archive — Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone CBR11Bingo – Birthday (Harry’s and JK Rowlings!) — Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets CBR11Bingo – Banned Books! (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religious_debates_over_the_Harry_Potter_series) — Any of the rest, but let’s say Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban CBR11Bingo – Reader’s Choice (Sorry Two Heads are Better than One!) Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire CBR11Bingo – I love this! (I love books about school, education, and portrayals of purposely bad teachers or educators) Harry Potter […]

“I’m worth twelve of you, Malfoy.”

Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by JK Rowling

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How the hell am I supposed to review Harry freaking Potter? Just the fifth best-selling book in any language of all time, nbd. I’m sure I have some original thoughts on it. I read this 12ish years ago but I was a different human then. I’ve started and finished a bachelor’s degree, gotten married, had a child, gained an astronomical amount of context, perspective, and life experience since then. I’ve also had a memory-wiping coma. One of my few resolutions this year was to reread […]



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