Exploring My Bookshelves #3
A Book I Wasn't Sure About
created by Victoria @ Addlepate and Book Nerds
co-hosted by Shannon @ For the Love of Words
The meme: Every Friday, participants share a photo of their
bookshelves and post on a specific topic or question about them.
However the book that takes the cake is this one.
Harry Potter thinks he is an ordinary boy. He lives with his Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and cousin Dudley, who are mean to him and make him sleep in a cupboard under the stairs. (Dudley, however, has two bedrooms, one to sleep in and one for all his toys and games.) Then Harry starts receiving mysterious letters and his life is changed forever. He is whisked away by a beetle-eyed giant of a man and enrolled at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The reason: Harry Potter is a wizard! The first book in the "Harry Potter" series makes the perfect introduction to the world of Hogwarts. -via GoodreadsFor years I've avoided reading it and assumed it overhyped. In the end, I only deigned to read it because a.) as a book blogger and booktuber, I figured I ought to at least give a try to the series so many other book bloggers and booktubers gush about and to which so many other books are compared and b.) as a writer, I wanted to see for myself this book that so drastically and fantastically changed the landscape in MG and YA publishing and heralded in a new Golden Age for these areas.
In the end, I fell in love with them. In fact, that book I'm holding is my very own, brand new copy, because I just bought the boxed set, baby!
Witness the Glorious Unboxing!!!
So yeah, that makes this another Harry Potter Month post. ;)
YAY for falling in love with the HP series :D I'm thrilled you gave the series a chance and ended up head over heels in love with it too!! I want to get the edition you have of the series myself too^^ I have the adult UK edition but I want these as well beacause they're so pretty ♥
ReplyDeleteI love the illustrations of this cover set; there's another set that came out a while back -with a Hogwarts illustration stretched over the spines of all the books- but I realized I'd seen the illustrator's work in a graphic novel so it didn't ring 'Harry Potter' to me. Plus, the illustrations on my set are so much more detailed. ^_^
DeleteEeek! I love Odd Thomas. I have the movie at home too. I am also creeped out by ghosts LOL. I'm so glad you fell into Potter and joined us for the Harry Potter month. We get so crazy about the series because there is a lot of love here. This video was a blast to watch! You're lucky in a way to be able to get a boxed set...I have a ton of mismatched (some paperback, some hard cover) and even duplicates of a few.
ReplyDeleteI have to say, part the reason exploring Harry Potter has been so fun is because I found you lot! This wouldn't be nearly as entertaining without you all chiming in! ^_^
DeleteOooh, I loved the Odd Thomas movie! I really need to grab a copy; I keep renting out the library's.
Oh I'm so glad you gave Harry Potter a shot! I have the hardback editions of your boxset and I love them! I hope you are enjoying Half-Blood Prince. :)
ReplyDeleteSo far, I am! I like Dumbledore's lessons to Harry and I'm far too amused by Ron and Hermione's fighting than I should be. ^_^
DeleteThat was a very exciting moment and I could totally feel your excitement. That box-set is beautiful and just perfect. I hope you'll enjoy uncovering new depths, clues, hints, secrets, and layers as you reread the books again and again and again and again)))
ReplyDeleteI was just thinking the same thing! I can't wait to read them all over again -and I'm not even finished yet! ^_^
DeleteI'm so glad you've joined us in the HP fandom! Those are beautiful books! I'm working on collecting my own set of nice paperbacks and the only one that has alluded me thus far is DH (because I'm doing it the Weasley way and getting them all used). Congrats on your new boxset and good luck finding a place on your shelf! I bought the SS illustrated edition and I need to find space for it. I don't know how, but I must!!! lol
ReplyDeleteI'll need all the luck I can get! I've got it on my second bookshelf right now, dubbed my Currently Reading Shelf, because I'm that much of a nerd. ^_^
DeleteGood luck on your hunt for DH!