Ah! They just keep getting better and better! I seemed to recall liking "The Goblet of Fire" the best, but on this read-through, I had to say that "Order of the Phoenix" was better. My first impression of this one had been that Harry was a moody teenager, but in this read-through I felt I ...
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As a naturopathic doctor, this book fascinates me. While it pretends to be a children's story, it's really more of a morality tale on the power of the mind (and nature, laughter, and good spirits) to heal the body. The story follows Mary, a sullen and disagreeable little girl who was orphaned and ...
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My favorite of the Harry Potter books so far! (I've read them all many times but it's been years -- I remember that the first time around this was probably my favorite, but I'm not sure if I'll still feel that way now.) First of all (and this is true of every book in the series) I love feeling ...
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So fun revisiting these!!! Harry Potter is my all time favorite series, and I've read them all multiple times, but I memorize the films. The Prisoner of Azkaban is still quite similar to its film counterpart, though there are a few small sub-plots from the book that didn't make it on-screen. It's ...
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I have no idea how many times I’ve read this, let alone watched the films. This one was also quite similar to the film - but it was far less episodic than the first one. It still took a good third of the book for the story to really get going, but the conflict was introduced in the first chapter. ...
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I’m not sure how many times I’ve read this now—three? Five? But it’s been years, and to me, Harry Potter equals Christmas. So it seemed an appropriate time to go back through them again, with fresh eyes. When I tried to read “HP and the Sorcerer’s Stone” the first time, I think I gave up about 20% ...
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