Susan Hated Literature

Author: Jim Butcher
ISBN: 1841493996 DDC: 813.6
Book two in The Dresden Files read for the RIP Challenge

I never used to keep close track of the phases of the moon

Harry Dresden is a wizard. Most people in Chicago don’t believe in magic or wizards, Science has seen to that, but he still gets called in to assist the police on occasion. Their Special Investigation department may be not be the dream assignment but police there still have to work. Although recently Harry hasn’t received too much business from them. A result of what happened in the first book I’m guessing, seeing as I didn’t read that. But when there are a series of extremely violent deaths Murphy, head of Special Investigations, comes calling. It looks like werewolves are on the loose.

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Tags: 5 Stars, 813.6, Chicago, crime, detective, Fool Moon, Jim Butcher, magic, RIP Challenge, series, sff, The Dresden Files, werewolves, wizards

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Author: J.K. Rowling
ISBN: 9780747591054 DDC: 823.914
Book Seven in the Harry Potter series.
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The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in the narrow, moonlit lane.

The problem with reviewing the final book in a series is that you are never sure exactly what you can and can’t say. You don’t want to spoil the earlier books. But at the same time how can you discuss a novel without reference to at least a little of the plot. And so reveal plot details of earlier books? I’m going to try, but I am allowing spoilers in the comment section. For previous books, and for this one, I’ll try and hide them with the spoiler tag, but one or two might slip through, so be warned.

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Dir: David Yates
Writ: Michael Goldenberg Based on novel by J.K. Rowling

• Daniel Radcliffe … Harry Potter
• Emma Watson … Hermione Granger
• Rupert Grint … Ron Weasley
• Ralph Fiennes … Lord Voldemort
• Michael Gambon … Albus Dumbledore
• Imelda Staunton … Dolores Umbridge
• Gary Oldman … Sirius Black
• Mark Williams … Arthur Weasley
• Julie Walters … Mrs. Weasley

I don’t remember much of the book. I know that I did read Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix and I do remember the ending, but a lot of what went on in the middle. No recollection whatsoever. So in a way you could say that I wasn’t faced with comparing the novel and the film. Which is a good thing. And without that comparison I’d have to say that this is a good film. (there are spoilers for the previous books/films below the cut. None for The Order of the Phoenix.)

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Magical Tales from Masters of Modern Fantasty
Editor: Jack Dann & Gardner Dozois
ISBN: 9780747590569 DDC: 813.0876608377
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There was a witch buried at the edge of the graveyard; it was common knowledge.

This is a collection of 18 short stories, and as the title of the collection seems to have been Wizards in the USA there is a common theme running through them all. That being wizards

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