Series: The Harry Potter Saga
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Format: Paperback (adult)
Pages: 3407
Source: I own each separate book
Genre: YA Magic
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Synopsis
A boxed set, including the titles 'Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone', 'Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets', 'Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban', 'Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire', 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix', 'Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince' and 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows'.
I could have written a review of each book but since there are seven of them and that I cherish them all, I thought I would do a review of the complete series. Plus, apart from a few people who haven't read Harry Potter (either by choice or because they live in a parallel world and have never heard of it), I think everyone knows the story of the 11 year-old boy who turns out to be a wizard and has to fight the evil forces of Lord Voldemort!
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone must have been the first book I read. I was 8 when I decided to get into it. I will never regret it and it has definitely changed my life. I am a dreamer and therefore I dream about Neverland and Hogwarts and all those places where you can be the person you'd love to be but never will be because they unfortunately don't exist. Anyway, Harry Potter was a revelation to me. I grew up alongside Harry, Hermione and Ron and all the other characters I adore.
There is even more to this series than a mere magical world: there's a psychological and moralistic dimension, with subtle (or not) criticisms of a certain British class, the lack of imagination in our society and its importance, the value of family and friendship and the significance of solidarity and asking for help. There is also a distinction between the Good and the Evil, which is a classical dimension in literature and philosophy.
Each book has a proper storyline but all have the same action schemes. Some people were bothered by the repetitive structure but I didn't give it too much thought while I was reading the series and it apparently didn't strike me that much. The more the story goes on, the more it gets dark and creepy. The final installment broke my heart since the happy ending is tarnished by all the unexpected deaths of the most beloved characters.
The whole Harry Potter series is breathtaking and awesome and wicked. Reading it was like an emotional roller-coaster and the feeling was so intense that I did it multiple times. I would recommend the series to anyone that is interested in magic and good/evil battles and school friendship dramas and society and EPICNESS. J.K. Rowling definitely is a hero, an inspiration! (I'm not such a big fan of the movies though...)
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