I read the first book in the Harry Potter series in 2001, when I was a senior in high school. The first movie was about to come out and I'd been ignoring the series because of the hype. I finally read it because I wanted to read the book before seeing the movie. 300 pages later I was completely hooked and in a week I'd read all the other books that were out at that time. For the final 3 books I pre-ordered each one and read them as soon as I had them in my hands. There is so much to love about the series. Rowling created a new world where wizardry made just about anything possible. She also created characters that you care deeply about. Some of my all-time favorites, like Dumbledore, come from the series. She balanced a good vs. evil plot with the drama that comes out of regular life. There are family problems, bullying, sibling rivalries, homework, sports teams, first crushes, etc. all while our favorite trio battles bad guys.
So as worldwide Harry Potter love culminates this summer, when the final movie is released, I will be re-reading all seven books. I'm sure I will re-read them in the future, but this does feel like an era is truly coming to an end. Daemon Books is hosting a read-along and here are the details if you want to join...
The Books and Schedule:
1. January 1-31: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone
2. February 1-28: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
3. March 1-31: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
4. April 1-30: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
5. May 1-31: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
6. June 1-30: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
7. July 1 – August 31: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
Note: The last book will be read over two months in case some people (me included) would like to see the final movie before re-reading the book.
How To Participate Each month:
Step 1: Read the assigned book for that month (see schedule above)
Step 2: Write a review or opinion piece about the book on your blog
Step 3: Starting February 1, 2011 and at the beginning of each subsequent month we will have a post up for you to share links to your reviews, opinion pieces or to write comments (designated comment section). This will count as proof of your participation.
6 comments:
If I wasn't reading these in French this year (and thus there's no way I could complete those long books in a month each) i'd definitely be joining this challenge/readalong!!
This sounds like fun! I don't think I have time to finish the first book by Monday though. I'm going to try to read the series again before the final movie comes out. Like you, I'll probably wait to read the last book until after I watch the movie.
It does seem like an era is coming to an end with no new books or movies to anticipate. It's a little sad, but we'll always have the books and movies to enjoy as often as we'd like.
I've only read the first 3 books of the series but I would love to reread them to refresh my memory of events & then finish off the series. Hmm...maybe that should be part of my 1st in a Series challenge goal?
What a fun challenge!
Have a blast rereading. I should have done it too!
Amanda – Reading them in French is challenging enough!
Kristi - I should have posted this earlier, but I wasn't sure I'd have time to read the first book while doing the W&P read-along. Then Friday night I got home from dinner with friends and was in a Potter kind of mood, so I read the whole thing.
Teacher/Learner – Read the rest, so good!
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