Showing posts with label Harry Potter series. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Harry Potter series. Show all posts

21 March, 2012

Farewell, Harry Potter!

So I’m down to my last few chapters of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last book. I might read The Hunger Games next or the Percy Jackson books, but I’m 100% sure that I’m going to read Harry Potter again, for the third time!, though not in the coming months. I have to let my brain forget the story first before reading it again.

Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

I’ve also watched the Harry Potter movies, not the 8th though since I’m not yet done with the book, and I feel like tweeting or posting a status on my facebook, of my disappointment, everytime a scene that’s totally different from the book is shown. Cho didn’t tell Umbridge about Dumbledore’s Army. And Harry wasn’t “Harry” when he attended Bill and Fleur’s wedding, he drank polyjuice potion to disguise as another boy. And Neville didn’t give the gilliweed to Harry, during the Tri-Wizard Competition, it was Dobby. 

I love the book more than the movie. Although it helped put a face on the character of the books. I was disappointed though when I found out that Robert Pattinson played the part of Cedric Diggory. Cedric was described as probably the most handsome character in the book and I don’t think the actor who played Edward in the Twilight series is handsome, not at all.

11 February, 2012

Harry Potter or Hunger Games

As I've said on my earlier posts, I'm re-reading Harry Potter. And I also got curious with all the good reviews that I’ve been reading about The Hunger Games. I'm now on the fourth book of Harry Potter, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, but felt the urge to take a peak on the first book of The Hunger Games Trilogy. Scanned it. Got bored.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

What are they raving so much about this book then? Is something wrong with me that I find it boring? Or maybe because I jumped suddenly from Harry Potter to The Hunger Games? I’ll try again in a few months, when I’m done with all the Harry Potter books.

17 January, 2012

Harry Potter and J. K. Rowling

I am reading, for the second time after more than ten years, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone. To those whose not familiar with this book, my eyebrows are raised in disbelief right now, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is the first book of the Harry Potter series by J. K. Rowling.

harry potter and the sorcerer's stone

Me and my sister C bought the book for our youngest sister H around eleven or twelve years ago. I wasn't actually interested in reading it but bought it for H because I heard a lot of good reviews about it. Finding myself with nothing to do one day, I hesitantly read the book, just look at the book cover - only a grade schooler will buy that book, and the rest as they say is history.

After more than ten years, I've actually forgotten the story. I'm getting to know Harry Potter all over again. I am reading an ebook version on iBooks so I can read it outside the house without the burden of carrying a heavy paperback everywhere I go. Paperback or ebook, it doesn’t matter. It still is a page turner.
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