J.K. Rowling

I spent New Year’s Day in Hogwarts.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) by J.K. Rowling

January 2, 2019 by narfna 14 Comments

First of all I have read this book more times than I can count, literally. I know I’ve read this first one at least twelve times because that’s how many copies of it I own, but that is a gross underestimate because many of those copies I have read multiple times (especially the battered paperback I still have from 1999). I also used to re-read every year, and every time a new book in the series came out, so I’ve read this one the most. My OCD is crying inside because I didn’t keep track of what books I read and how […]

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1/2/2019 | narfna's CBR11 Review No:1 |

I mean, it WAS

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

November 26, 2018 by octothorp 2 Comments

So yes, my bingo square for “The Book Was Better” was indeed filled by a better book than a movie, but I tried to make it the fairest fight in the Harry Potter series; I wonder how much better the movies would have been with Alfonso Cuaron behind the camera for all of them. The filmed sequences that stood out for me were Buckbeak’s execution, the first appearance of the Dementors, and the staging of the adventures with the Time Turner, but honestly, this is the only movie where I felt a sense of place in Hogwarts. In other films […]

11/26/2018 octothorp's CBR10 Review No:67 |

Octothorp and the restoration of memory

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

November 23, 2018 by octothorp Leave a Comment

Look at em, y’all. They’re fetuses. But then again, so was I the last time I read these books. Hoping to re-read the series before CBR10 closes, book two of the Harry Potter series marking my “throwback” square. Kind of glad I’m re-reading these now, as I intended to read them to the octolet as bedtime stories in a couple years (he’s not quite two right now), as I remembered how the series does such a good job maturing at the same pace as it’s readership, but damn, even in book two shit gets dark. Moaning Myrtle is a student […]

11/23/2018 octothorp's CBR10 Review No:63 |

#CBR10Bingo: Award Winner – Malin reads another book she’s owned for many years (Bingo #8)

The Cuckoo's Calling by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling)

November 23, 2018 by Malin Leave a Comment

#CBR10Bingo: Award Winner (LA Times Book Prize for Mystery/Thriller 2013 and an Anthony Award for Best Audio Book in 2014) Supermodel Lula Landry topples from her third floor balcony and cracks her head open on the snow-covered pavement far below. Strangely, the paparazzi that were surrounding her apartment building earlier in the evening were nowhere to be seen when it happened. After careful investigation, the police rule the death a suicide, although the tabloids have all manner of conspiracy theories, the most popular being that she was murdered by her equally famous boyfriend. Lula’s adopted brother disagrees with the police’s verdict […]

11/23/2018 Malin's CBR10 Review No:100 |

I would have less rage watching this, because I would not have to experience the awful stage directions!

Harry Potter and the Cursed Child by Jack Thorne, J.K. Rowling, John Tiffany

November 17, 2018 by crystalclear 2 Comments

I’m a big Harry Potter fan. I went to the midnight book and movie releases, I have Harry Potter merch, I know what house I’m in. (Gryffindor who wants to be a Hufflepuff, in case you were wondering.) So I bought this when it first came out. Did I read it? No. And I don’t have very high expectations going into it. Because I’m the Harry Potter fan who reads fanfiction. I’ve been reading fanfiction for over 10 years. And in those 10+ years, I’ve come across some truly awesome stuff. People pour their heart and soul into these journeys […]

11/17/2018 crystalclear's CBR10 Review No:50 |

Fahrenheit 666, or how I learned to start worrying and love the resistance

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

November 10, 2018 by octothorp 2 Comments

(Double bingo!) It feels like I’m cheating to count this as my banned book “Fahrenheit 451” square, because in the nearly 20 years since I read this the first time it’s become omnipresent. Not that it wasn’t a hit even when I picked it up the first time around in the middle school library where my mom worked, killing time between the end of my school day and her closing hours with an endless supply of books, but the popularity explosion and merchandise inundation really took off with the movies. That said, I remember even at 13 being mildly surprised […]

11/10/2018 octothorp's CBR10 Review No:61 |

Yes, dear ones, the book was indeed better. (CBR10 Bingo)

The Silkworm (Cormoran Strike #2) by Robert Galbraith (J.K. Rowling, pseudonym), Robert Glenister (narrator)

September 22, 2018 by faintingviolet Leave a Comment

Since I missed the world of Cormoran Strike, when the television show was announced I knew I would do my best to track it down. It wasn’t easy in the States without a Cinemax subscription, but I sent a plea to my brother and he managed to procure the series for me. Talk about perfect timing for The Book Was Better? bingo square. Most people can’t reread mystery novels; once they know the ending the book loses its ability to hold their interest. Because my brain apparently doesn’t hold onto the salient details the mystery is often new again to […]

9/22/2018 faintingviolet's CBR10 Review No:45 |

Just ban those who ban this book

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

September 14, 2018 by lowercasesee 3 Comments

I’m not really going to review this book. We all know Harry Potter. If you haven’t read the books, you’ve seen the movies, and if you haven’t seen the movies well you’re here in the English-speaking internet so YOU KNOW HARRY POTTER. Y’all don’t need me to review g-d Harry Potter. Rereading Harry Potter – especially rereading Sorcerer’s Stone – is like walking back into your childhood home. Everything is familiar and oh so dear and yes you know every turn and beat by heart and that just makes you love it all the more. Heartwarming joy, starting to finish, top to bottom. […]

9/14/2018 lowercasesee's CBR10 Review No:108 |

emmalita on If you find me mainlining a baguette in February, this is whyI’ll be looking forward to the updates. I’m sad that I can’t mainline a baguette right now.
Dome'Loki on Magically DelightfulI've picked this up a few times but would put it down within a few pages. Your review is making me think I just need...
Ellen Cicconi on Drop-kick That Magic Lamp into Mount DoomNice!! I’m glad you enjoyed this collection. I hope it gets some more love here on the Cannonball Read.
The Mama on You, Sir, Are No Colin FirthI bought this at the local Goodwill. I want my $1.16 back. The ONLY reason I finished it is because I knew I could come...
The Mama on On one of the covers it says “you will be charmed” but I was not charmed, not at all.I broke up with SEP after giving her far too many chances. The one that did it for me involved a guy named Bobby Tom...