J K Rowling
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Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
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Reviewed on 31st May 2021
Somehow it turns out that I must have only read Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows twice before - on original publication in 2007 and again pretty soon after in 2008, before I started logging all my reading. I found this really surprising when I realised, and so decided I needed to dive back in again.
The Ickabog
Reviewed on 28th March 2021
J K Rowling's long talked-about political fairytale is exactly what it promises to be. This is the tale of a King, his unscrupulous advisors, and an array of good and bad people from around the kingdom - and of course the local monster.
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
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Reviewed on 8th June 2020
A chance conversation led me to realise that it was a very long time since I’d read Half-Blood Prince, the sixth Harry Potter book. Possibly I haven’t even read it since book seven came out, which seems negligent.
The Crimes of Grindlewald
Reviewed on 23rd June 2019
This is the script of the film - which I got a while before actually seeing the movie and kept on the shelf until I’d seen it.
Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Reviewed on 18th March 2017
This is the screenplay (i.e. the script) to the 2016 film of the same name - written by J K Rowling and taking place some 60 years before the first Harry Potter novel.
Harry Potter and the Cursed Child
Reviewed on 19th August 2016
Who would have thought there would be a sequel? Who would have thought it could be as exciting again? I was slightly dubious when I heard there would be a play, but my interest has been slowly piqued by the marketing department's drip feeding of information - but nothing could have prepared me for reading this, the rehearsal script for the play (the actual play may include tweaks to the text made during rehearsals and previews - but I haven't managed to see it yet).
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Reviewed on 25th March 2016
The time has come in my latest Harry Potter re-read to revisit my favourite of the series (and I know that's an unpopular opinion). I started this read through trying to be in sync with Pottermore releasing bonus material for each book, but since I read Goblet of Fire last the format of the website has completely changed and so I just took the opportunity to read the story again and prepare myself mentally for the appearance of a new story (in script and stage form) this summer.