This book is based on Harry Potter Boxed Set (Books 1-7) by J. K. Rowling.
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Liked It1 of 1 members found this review helpful “As a big Potter fan myself, I could deeply relate to this book and Melissa's passion as a fan. While I may not go to wizard rock concerts or fan conventions, I listen to Podcasts and have read the books several times. Melissa is well-known in the Harry Potter fan community. The way she runs...” see full review » see other reviews » |
Didn’t Like It“I got this book from the library in order to do an english paper on the positive impact that Harry Potter has on children. It was helpful and dreadfully boring, just as one would expect from a book being used to write an essay.” see full review » see other reviews » |
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“I got this book from the library in order to do an english paper on the positive impact that Harry Potter has on children. It was helpful and dreadfully boring, just as one would expect from a book being used to write an essay.”
Selena wrote this review Friday, April 13, 2012. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“4 stars
Randee M wrote this review Tuesday, December 6, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
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This was not the book I thought I was downloading. For some reason, I thought this was JK Rowling's encyclopedia to go along with her series. So I was somewhat disappointed when I first started reading. However, I found this book to be very interesting. Not something I could sit and read for long periods of time, but something I wanted to keep picking up. It was interesting to see how this phenomenon changed Melissa's life. It was also good to be reminded of some of the events surrounding the Harry Potter world that I had forgotten. If I had it to do over again, I probably wouldn't have spent $15 on it, but I am glad I read it. I particularly enjoyed the full transcript of the interview with Rowling added at the end of the enhanced edition. ”
“I'd like to read anything that has to do with harry potter”
Jacquelin C wrote this review Tuesday, November 8, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“As many others, I grew with Harry Potter's books. Those were my first english book and as many others I fell in love. I went to fansites, I read fanfictions, I was supportive of characters and a lot of people around me didn't understood.
atpase wrote this review Wednesday, September 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This book reminds me the life, the dreams the conversations I had and the persons I met through the history of Harry Potter.
The way the author choose to tale the story is a bit strange but I think this a marvelous story.The writing is also really good. A must read for fans.”
“As a Harry Potter fan, I had a lot of fun reading this. Certain parts were not as interesting to me (the "ships" I found a bit boring, perhaps because I was not part of the debate at the time) but other things I found highly entertaining.”
Connie F wrote this review Monday, September 19, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No“A must for all Harry Potter fans! As Anelli took me back through the phenomenon of Harry Potter, I laughed and cried. She took me right back to the feeling of anticipation as we waited with baited breath for the release of book 7, and the joy of reading and debating theories with your friends. I particularly enjoyed the transcript of Anelli's interview with J.K. Rowling. It was wonderful to hear her talk about her creation.”
bibliophile1019 wrote this review Tuesday, August 16, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“This book looks interesting - I love the Harry Potte rSeries!”
Madeline. wrote this review Wednesday, July 27, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
“Book Concierge said: 2**
Play Book Tag Shelf wrote this review Saturday, July 23, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
This tells the story of Pottermania and Anelli’s role as webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron – the # 1 website for fans of Harry. I like the Harry Potter books. I enjoy Rowling’s writing, and I’ve enjoyed a couple of the movies. But I’m not obsessed with the phenomenon. By Anelli’s own account, she first heard of Potter when she was buying her college text books. Her mother suggested “something light” to provide some entertainment and escape from all the heavy college texts. Anelli was hooked from the beginning. She quickly was spending virtually every spare moment reading, thinking, talking Harry Potter. In fairness, the book does go beyond Harry Potter to explore the world of children’s-book publishing. And she also talks about how the web-friends joined together to support and inform each other in the aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. She nearly lost me entirely in the section devoted to Harry and the Potters and other bands that formed using various themes / characters from the books. Boring. But that was enjoyable compared to the section concerning those who would ban the books because “they teach witchcraft to children.” The most interesting part is the way in which Harry Potter changed the publishing world, the marketing world, the sale of intellectual property to the movies, etc. The best testament to the “power of Potter” is that this book debuted at #18 on the New York Times Bestseller list.
Raudman’s reading of this work is perfectly fine. She sounds appropriately young and enthused when describing the phenomenon, distressed and frantic as she reacts to the Sept 11 attacks, and doesn’t completely put us to sleep when reciting statistics or history. ”
“This tells the story of Pottermania and Anelli’s role as webmaster of The Leaky Cauldron – the # 1 website for fans of Harry. I like the Harry Potter books. I enjoy Rowling’s writing, and I’ve enjoyed a couple of the movies. But I’m not obsessed with the phenomenon. By Anelli’s own account, she first heard of Potter when she was buying her college text books. Her mother suggested “something light” to provide some entertainment and escape from all the heavy college texts. Anelli was hooked from the beginning. She quickly was spending virtually every spare moment reading, thinking, talking Harry Potter. In fairness, the book does go beyond Harry Potter to explore the world of children’s-book publishing. And she also talks about how the web-friends joined together to support and inform each other in the aftermath of the Sept 11 attacks on the World Trade Center. She nearly lost me entirely in the section devoted to Harry and the Potters and other bands that formed using various themes / characters from the books. Boring. But that was enjoyable compared to the section concerning those who would ban the books because “they teach witchcraft to children.” The most interesting part is the way in which Harry Potter changed the publishing world, the marketing world, the sale of intellectual property to the movies, etc. The best testament to the “power of Potter” is that this book debuted at #18 on the New York Times Bestseller list.
Book Concierge wrote this review Friday, July 22, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
Audio book narrated by Renee Raudman, whose reading of this work is perfectly fine. She sounds appropriately young and enthused when describing the phenomenon, distressed and frantic as she reacts to the Sept 11 attacks, and doesn’t completely put us to sleep when reciting statistics or history.
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“I really want to read this!”
Sydney "I've never seen a city life so clear. I smile as you whisper in my ear." wrote this review Monday, March 21, 2011. ( reply | permalink ) Was this review helpful? Yes | No
