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“Give her hell from us, Peeves.” (This review is the reason I’m four months behind.)

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (Harry Potter, #5) by J.K. Rowling

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This was the most I have ever liked this book. (And that’s saying something, because I remember losing my mind over it when it was first published.) I’m kicking myself for not writing up some notes after I finished because it’s been since May that I finished this, and I’ve lost most of that newly gleaned insight. Maybe going through these quotes will help bring some of it back. Also, just know going in, I do not hold with any nonsense about blaming Harry for being whiny or angry this book, and I am going to have things to say […]

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9/10/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:72 |

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 characters. When The Prisoner of Azkaban was published, I went to the local Borders Books […]

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9/6/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:47 |

Books that you nerds will love

A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs by Ben Garrod

Shady Characters: The Secret Life of Punctuation, Symbols & Other Typographical Marks by Keith Houston

Harry Potter: A History of Magic by British Library, J.K. Rowling

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I’ve got three delightfully nerdy books for you to read: dinosaurs, Harry Potter, AND punctuation marks! A Grown-Up Guide to Dinosaurs by Ben Garrod I have a father who is very involved in the Dallas Paleontology Society, and two little boys under the age of nine, so you can imagine that dinosaurs play a big part in my life. Despite that, there is still so much about dinosaurs that I don’t know! This book is aimed at adults who loved dinosaurs as kids and sort of…grew out of it? It’s written and narrated by adults who still REALLY love dinosaurs, […]

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8/26/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:144 |

“Kill the spare.”

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (Harry Potter, #4) by J.K. Rowling

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Well, so I said I wasn’t going to wait to write this, and then I waited to write this. Over two months. I start reading book six tomorrow*. [loud moaning noise] (when fun things become chores) [loud moaning noise] *And then I waited almost two more weeks after writing that sentence. The thing is, it’s not the review writing, it’s the quote transcribing! Something I have learned about myself is I don’t like doing it! I’m not going to make any more promises. That way I won’t feel bad when I inevitably break them. – – – The villagers of […]

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6/11/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:53 |

Take another little piece of my soul now baby

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows by J.K. Rowling

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“And then he greeted Death as an old friend, and went with him gladly, and, equals, they departed this life.” Damn, Joanne, how badly did you want to be done writing these? That line can’t NOT be metafiction. All kidding aside, there’s some of Rowling’s best writing in this, and I missed it the first time around in my haste to see how it all played out, and my frustration (less warranted on second read through) about stranding our heroes in the woods for too long in the middle of the book and my irritation (DEFINITELY warranted in round two) […]

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5/27/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:36 |

Lethal White (Cormoran Strike #4)

Lethal White (Cormoran Strike #4) by Robert Galbraith, J.K. Rowling

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Don’t expect any kind of impartial review of this book — I love these characters so much that there’s no chance I’m going to be objective. This review will likely contain spoilers for the first three in the series, so be warned! “Sometimes, acting as though you’re all right, makes you all right. Sometimes you’ve got to slap on a brave face and walk out into the world, and after a while it isn’t an act anymore, it’s who you are.” Lethal White has two main plotlines: Strike investigating a possible murder that may have occurred years ago, and the […]

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5/9/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:64 |

I solemnly swear that I am up to no good.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (Harry Potter, #3) by J.K. Rowling

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Oh, wow, so it’s been a month since I read this. Good thing I’ve read it five billion times; my reactions are always fresh and ready to go! And also I took pictures of all the quotes I wanted to talk about. This review is not quite the 10,000 words as requested, but I suppose it will do. (I anticipate my review of Goblet of Fire to be monstrous.) I just needed to get this done before I started the next one on 4/1. Ooh, also before I forget, if you like Harry Potter and you like podcasts, and you […]

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4/1/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:34 |

My favorite potter on reread

Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince by J.K. Rowling

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I think this was the book in the series I had the hardest time putting down the second time through.  After Harry Potter and the Whiny Depression that was Order of the Phoenix, this felt like a return to form.  We have the adventurous Harry from the earlier books back, with the adult stakes that rise with each series entry. The central mystery – who is the Half Blood Prince – managed to be just as exciting the second time around, even if I remembered who actually owned the book with all the impressive annotated spells that Harry benefited from. […]

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3/25/2019 | 's CBR11 Review No:20 |


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