Harry Potter Reading Challenge
Wow, we’ve really done alot with this challenge since I last updated. We have finished listening to The Prisoner of Azkaban, and I have to say that it’s funny the difference you pick up on between the movies and the books. My daughter was constantly pointing out the differences, and even commented that the book tells the story better.
We’ve also listened to the entirety of The Goblet of Fire, and I remember now why I like this book so much, it is the real turning point of the series, when we really get down to business in the battle between good and evil. Miss Muffin pointed out that the tasks seemed much scarier and less fun in the book, I think she’s got a point.
We’re 5 discs into The Order of the Phoenix, right now and I’d forgotten how dark the series gets at this point, it’s like someone turned a switch and took all the lightness out of the story. It’s okay though, because life is like that sometimes, and we all need to learn to laugh when what we really feel like doing is crying.
This challenge has really has been great for us. I’ve given up the idea that we will get to reading them before it is over, but that’s okay too, the books aren’t going anywhere. I’m even contemplating what series we’ll try when we’re done, perhaps A Series of Unfortunate Events or Percy Jackson & The Olympians. Which would you pick?
