I know it seems incredibly lazy to condense seven novels into one post, but I'm coming off a six-week class and nineteen-page paper both solely focused on all things Potter, so... I just can't talk about it much more. I'm sure this also seems like a cop-out: hasn't everyone read the Harry Potter novels? Aren't we supposed to be reading new books? Truth be told, I never read past book 2 (HP and the Chamber of Secrets) before this summer. I really enjoyed book 1, but by the time book 2 came out I had to re-read all of book 1, and when I started book 3 and realized I needed to re-read book 2, I thought, "Forget this; I'll read all of them at once when they're all published." Unfortunately, I just never got around to it. So here I am, finally knowledgeable about all the pop culture Harry Potter craziness that has been surrounding me (more so lately, what with Universal Studios opening up the HP realm of their park). I LOVED the Harry Potter books! There were so many great lessons, great characters, great interactions between reader and text. Rowling really knows how to keep readers interested; I never felt like I was too old, or too experienced to be reading the novels, and the way she changes the text (in terms of the language and focus) as the characters progress through adolescence rings true. This is definitely a series I am going to keep on the shelves to read some day with my kids.
Favorite lines:
"Slowly, very slowly he sat up and as he did so he felt more alive and more aware of his own living body than ever before. Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he was, brain and nerve and bounding heart?" -HP & The Deathly Hallows
"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live" - HP & The Sorcerer's Stone
"It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand up to our friends." -HP & The Sorcerer's Stone
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