Adventures in Harry Potter

[przed]

In the wake of Ros' Harry Potter obsession, I picked up the first book this week. We're now three chapters in, and I have to say I'm enjoying reading it aloud far more than I did reading it to myself back when it first came out.

Having an appreciative audience probably helps. Ros giggled through the entire chapter of Harry getting all those Hogwarts letters. And she let out a long dismayed "nooooo" when the chapter was over.

Comments

[dawnebeth.livejournal.com]

Wonderful! I tried reading Potter to my daughter back when but she wasn't interested. She now owns the movies, but doesn't really watch them. I recall tearing through the first couple books with enthusiasm--yes, not the best written, but a wonderful blend of boarding school books (one of my fave genres) and magic (another fave). So win-win. What was also fascinating was getting the British versions because there really are differences.

[przed.livejournal.com]

I was sooo looking forward to reading the first one, because boarding school + magic sounded awesome. But it just didn't do it for me at the time. (Diane Duane's Young Wizard books and Susan Cooper's Dark is Rising cycle mine similar territories so much better.) But seeing them fresh through Ros' eyes, when she doesn't have other similar narrative to filter them through, that's making it work for me completely.

Fortunately, in Canada we always get the British versions! Benefit of being part of the Commonwealth. ;-)