I reread this series every year or two. I keep waiting to be sick of it but it has
not happened yet. I guess I enjoy the
way that Rowling transports the reader to another world, just slightly to the
side of our own.
Harry Potter grew up with his cruel aunt, uncle, and cousin
after the sudden death of his parents.
He was always treated shabbily by his family—being forced to sleep in a
cupboard, never having new clothes, always going hungry, etc. On his eleventh birthday he discovers that
his not an ordinary boy, he is a wizard.
He finds out that his parents died trying to protect him from Lord
Voldemort, an evil wizard who disappeared the night that he tried to kill
Harry. Voldemort’s supposed death at
Harry’s hands has made him a celebrity in the wizarding word, so when he starts
at Hogwarts Harry is instantly famous.
Many want to be his friend, while others despise him for bringing about
the end of Voldemort’s reign of terror.
While trying to navigate this new and unfamiliar world, he has to determine
whom to trust and has to fight enemies that were assumed to be dead.
I’m sure that most of you had read this, which makes it
difficult to review. I obviously love
these books, but I wouldn’t go so far as to say they are my favorites. These are simply a lot of fun and great
entries into young adult fiction.
No comments:
Post a Comment