Jk Rowling's Harry Potter Novels: A Reader's Guide

by Philip Nel

Book Overview

Continuum Contemporaries will be a wonderful source of ideas and inspiration for members of book clubs and readings groups, as well as for literature students.The aim of the series is to give readers accessible and informative introductions to 30 of the most popular, most acclaimed, and most influential novels of recent years. A team of contemporary fiction scholars from both sides of the Atlantic has been assembled to provide a thorough and readable...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826452329
• ISBN13: 9780826452320
• Release Date: September 2001
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
• Length: 96 Pages
• Weight: 0.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 5.3" x 7.4"

Customer Reviews

A Primer on studying Harry Potter

The is a well written and thought out book. I learned a lot about Ms. Rowling and the Harry Potter books. It was interesting learning what influnced J.K. Rowling and help her create the characters and of course the car from her second book. The book is small and would be a good addition to your Harry Potter library. Buy it and see inside Harry Potter.....

Intelligent and thoughtful

A thoughtful and intelligent companion to the Rowling novels that helps to identify themes and place the stories in their literary context. A worthwhile purchase for teachers and interested teens and adults; children will likely not be overly interested in such analysis.

Small book packed with interesting information

Although I've read many articles about the Harry Potter books and J.K.Rowling I found new and interesting information in this slim volume. For example, I didn't know what influenced J.K. Rowling's description of Professor Remus Lupin and his condition. Read the book and find out!

Four and a half out of five!

I've read a lot of books about Harry Potter, and a lot of them are not very good. But my only complaint with this one is that it's not long enough! Mr Nel the author knows a lot about Harry Potter, but he doesn't show off or get too clever about it. All of his ideas are interesting, like the prime numbers, and even though I knew some of what he says about JK Rowling already, I found out a few things too. Plus, the book is small and cute! I think this would be a good introduction if you want to know more about Harry Potter. I hope the author writes more when there are more Harry Potter books to write about!