#hp book review

[nuninho2000]

My favourite Weasley twins moment and it's not even in the books

[coffeebookslovegt]

Ella murió junto con el corazón... Del hombre que más la amo en el mundo.

[transman-badass]

Okay y'all, I need your input!

I want to take my lifelong Cthulhu Mythos special interest to the next level. I want to expand my own horizons and introduce people to what I find. So, I want to start reviewing Cthulhu Mythos stuff. Mostly books, since that's my wheelhouse but also anything else I can get my hands on, especially more obscure stuff. I've got a lot of ideas, including stuff for my Kofi, a cartoon persona, maybe even YouTube or podcast stuff later on?

I'm gonna do this for a year to see how it goes. Give it a good solid try because the time is gonna pass anyway and I'd rather be full of knowledge than regrets. But first... I gotta decide where to put it.

Please, if you're interested, reblog this! I want to have some idea of what I'm getting into with a theoretical audience 😅.

[pandorasboxofhorrors]

Today’s theme are the writings of Clark Ashton Smith, a Lovecraftian writer who added to Lovecraft’s Cthulhu mythos. Clark Ashton Smith wrote many short stories and I have read them all. He is a fun and creative writer and not particularly dark or nasty. All of his short stories have been reissued in the last twenty years in nice volumes, but the question is where to start. Hyberborea is an excellent starting point for reading this author, a book of short stories from his Lovecraftian mythos. The best first story to read by Clark Ashton Smith is The Seven Geases, about a hunting party that descends into problems. Below are helpful links:

Hyperborea pdf:

The Seven Geases html:

The Seven Geases YouTube reading:

Hyperborea Goodreads review:

[bakausagilavi]

does anyone know any good youtube video reviews/deepdives/essays that are about Harry Potter books and the worldbuilding? I'd like to watch some critical takes on the book series and its worldbuilding, but thanks to youtubes "wonderful" search function, I'm only getting ones about the movies, really surface level takes, or just "jk rowling is bad". I'm not looking for "hp is the best omg nostalgia" videos either, but ones that look at the plot and worldbuilding with a critical mind.

[ilovecoralineandotherbooks]

The world can burn for all I care if you are not in it.

CDLynn - perfectly in pieces

[gambit-blogs]

This just dropped 😯😯😯

But I definitely think this is the last book of the series.

Because the first book is The Inheritance Games

Games as in plural meaning the series continues and the next book is The Grandest Game

Singular meaning the one last book

Totally going to be sad when this series is over but at least us team Grayson girls get more content. Looking forward to his happy ending.🫶🏻

[kittyghoul751]

You know what

Happy birthday, Wilbur Whatley 

He turned 111 :)

[book-coffee-stormy]

Accio coffee 🪄 ☕

What is your favorite Harry Potter book?

[radashes]

Magic Unveiled: Harry Potter Books vs. Movies

Grab your broomsticks, folks, 'cause we're diving into the enchanted world of why Harry Potter books are the real deal, leaving the movies in the dust like a sad Sorting Hat rejected from Hogwarts.

Let's talk about characters – the heart and soul of any magical escapade. In the movies, they're like magical mannequins parading around with a script. Ginny, my dear, in the books, she's got more personality than a room full of poltergeists. The movies just turned her into Harry's background dancer. Bravo.

And scenes? Oh, the movies have this knack for taking a scenic route straight through Cluelessville. Remember the Quidditch World Cup in "Goblet of Fire"? Nah, the movies were like, "Who needs magical sports? Let's focus on Harry's angst instead." Because nothing screams magical world-building like ignoring magical sports!

Now, Peeves, our favorite mischievous poltergeist. Books? Check. Movies? Nope. They tossed him out like a bad Quidditch player. Probably figured they had too much magic and mischief already – who needs a cheeky ghost causing chaos?

Let's not forget the brilliance of S.P.E.W. - Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare. The books gave us Hermione's crusade for house-elf rights. The movies? Well, they were like, "Eh, too much plot. Let's cut that and throw in another shot of Harry dramatically staring into the distance."

The movies' idea of "detail" is like serving a feast with only pumpkin juice and a chocolate frog. The books, my friend, are the full banquet. You're not just watching the story; you're dining with the characters, experiencing the full magical buffet of Rowling's imagination.

So, while the movies were busy with their cinematic flair, the books were casually dropping wisdom like Dumbledore at the end of each school year. Here's to the true Hogwarts experience – where the pages are the real magic, and the movies are just a quick spell that fades away.

[the-kestrels-feather]

Dominic Noble hot

[autumn2may]

Today Richard Marpole reviews Chaosium's Cults of Cthulhu supplement for the Call of Cthulhu tabletop rpg, written by Christopher Lackey & Mike Mason! 🐉

"This is a well-crafted, thoughtful, and very useful guide to adding Cthulhu cults to your games."

[localoceanqueer]

I don't usually go on blocking sprees but I went through the h*gwarts legacy tag bc I thought everyone would be shitting on it and realized that far too many people try to find reasons for it to be okay to buy and/or play that piece of shit game, so on a blocking spree I went <3

srsly though, is it so hard to not play one (1) game? and it's not even good 😭

[kindledspiritsbooks]

My Month in Books: November and December 2024

The Call of Cthulu and Other Weird Tales by H.P. Lovecraft It says a lot about me that I was thrilled to receive this as a birthday gift and even more about my husband (and how well he knows me) that he got it for me. Lovecraft is an acquired taste but one that I definitely have. A pioneer of the horror genre, this compendium of short stories and novellas is a great introduction to his creepy…

[darkrynrealms]

Every so often in the Wizarding World Community, whether Snape was good or bad rears its ugly head. I’ve previously written a post on my opinions of Snape. However, my thoughts have sort of changed. I don’t suddenly think Snape is good, but rather, it depends on where you know Snape from. 

Book Snape & Film Snape are vastly different. Many people who have read the books agree that Snape was out of line often. Whereas those who have watched the films (whether they only watched them or lean towards them more) tend to agree that Snape was misunderstood.

In this post, I will focus on Snape as a whole. Combining actions from both the books and films, as in both Dumbledore’s tolerance towards Snape’s actions didn’t change. I want to focus more on how Dumbledore reacted to Snape (or, more like, didn’t react) and how Dumbledore allowed so many actions to slip past him. 

[ilovecoralineandotherbooks]

No, the difference between you and I is that, yes, I am the villain; I am the villain to everyone and anyone else. I will gladly be the villain to the rest of the world, if it means I get to be her hero.

CDLynn- perfectly in pieces