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@@AA-so1xs Thankyou :) That’s incredibly nice to hear and I really appreciate it!!

Just a suggestion- I have been really enjoying listening to your reviews. However, I can’t watch some (like this one) because I don’t want spoilers. So perhaps you could have the beginning segment of the episode spoiler free so that we can still hear your thoughts!

I love it, thankyou so much for the feedback, I think that's a great idea. I am going to do my best to structure the episodes this way from now!!

Thanks for the comment :) You are right, its the emotion behind it. Watching Voldemort through the books be patient and calculating, but then to see these emotional outburst as we watch him start to slowly realise and lose grip of his power!!

Couldn’t agree more! I hadn’t even considered an alternative until I read it! 😂

My favourite but the film was such a let down to what it could have been! One of the main reasons I am kind of excited for the new series!!

Thanks for the comment! I have found it so interesting the love and dislike for both Order and Half-Blood. Most people seem to like one and not that other haha! The comfort is just so comforting though. A great one for the colder months :)

unfortunately ootp is book where a lot is happening and yet nothing really happens. it's the filler arc

It was my least favourite!

Thankyou! Yes, such a ridiculous scene and it made for some really poor writing!!

@@Zach-fu8wn thanks for the comment and for pointing that out! That makes it really clear to understand :)

@@kindasickngl9246 Thankyou that really means a lot :)

Thanks for the comment! It is a 'tongue in cheek' comment about the fact that Dumbledore is largely absent from 'Order of the Phoenix' because he is avoiding Harry. Of course, there is a lot of references to him, (the Order itself and Dumbledor's Army), but this isnt Dumbledor himself getting solid screen time in the books!

Thanks for the comment Seamus! I have met so few Seamus' out there, it is great to find another :)

Haha cheers for letting me know! I was worried it was just an Aussie thing

That is pretty cool that you have never seen one of the films or books. Having now listened to the pod, does it sound like it interests you? It was a startlingly progressive quote which i think elevated the book quite a bit! Yes, there will be an episode on 'Call me Stan' it should come out late August/early September :)

@@ANovelReview i think it's the kind of fictional universe that is most interesting to me, when other people talk about it/ analyze it, not really something I have to dig into myself - but if I see a second hand copy of on of the novels somewhere I might pick it up after watching this video, just out of curiosity. :)

@@rica3947 That is so fair! And that is also great to hear :)

Thanks for the comment and i'm glad you like it! :)

You are so right that Harry isn't equipped to deal with this kind of pressure and in a lot of ways i wanted to see more emotion from him, especially since he suffers a lot in Goblet. I think just reading the books back to back I was probably a bit fatigued myself and feeling like Harry 😂 Hermione was a star in this book, she really held it together I feel just calling Harry out which was great to see! Thanks for commenting about the plot holes, I can see what JKR was trying to do with the Thestrals and the death of his innocence but yeah, it doesn't fully stick and the blood remains a mystery.. Thankgoodness they are such fun books that we can excuse the occasional plot hole!

Haha controversial indeed. Don't get me wrong, I love the early books because I love being at Hogwarts. I kind of love the idea you floated that the early books build to Voldemorts return and then the second half goes from that moment. Makes it feel like a theatre production with an act 1 and 2 which I love!

When the dust settles, it is always hard to not love the first in a series for just purely being the introduction into a world we love!

It is a brilliant little easter egg!

Thanks for the great comment :) I think you are so right, understanding Tom Riddle becomes an important plot point which links it back to Chamber. Defeating Voldemort is one thing but we have to know and understand Tom Riddle the man first! Brilliant thankyou!

It makes for one hell of a ride for the last half of the book!!

Thanks for the comment! Haha I hadn't thought of that but I like that - a soft porn for straight men! I am glad you enjoyed the ep and please let me know what you thought of it when you have read it :)

Thanks for the comment :) I will for sure tell you the scene in the next ep! Oh I know, it is such a shame because the book (while it is dark) is still so vibrant and broken up with a lot of humour and fun!!

His Dark Materials!

@@stressedoutofexistence663 Epic, thankyou for the rec! I will try find them and give them a read :)

@@mooglefluff Thankyou for the comment and for subscribing! Great to have you :)

Hey thanks for commenting! I have loved re-reading the Harry Potter series, it has been a great nostalgic trip. In the final episode the Deathly Hallows, i am going to be ranking the books :)

I am glad you are enjoying it :)

Yes they are

@@tarlochansingh620 thanks :)

Haha hey thanks for the comment! I will reveal the scene in the Deathly Hallows episode :)

@@ANovelReview Hahaha Thanks! Alright, I’ll check it out in the next video then! By the way, I’m really enjoying your channel, talking about books is almost as fun as reading them. I totally get what you mean when you say this book lets us “live” more of Hogwarts, and that’s something that got a bit lost in the later books. That’s what I’m most looking forward to in the series - having time to get to know the characters better, seeing the Quidditch drama, and having all the characters with their own personalities (somewhere along the way, they forgot to give Ginny a personality). About Dumbledore, I think his personality is interesting because he trusts people but doesn’t reveal secrets to anyone. Actually, a lot of the story’s problems seem to come from that flaw. One of my favorite parts is when Dumbledore’s brother (in the seventh book) talks to Harry, and he realizes that Dumbledore was just a human with a lot of issues, and that’s when he stops being this almost divine figure in the story. Great podcast, as always!

Thanks for listening :) I really appreciate it! Yes the books are so great for watching all the characters grow, its been quite nice to revisit them all again. I just finished the Deathly Hallows and I couldn't agree more, the humanisation of Dumbledore is refreshing and so valuable - the films really missed a lot of this great nuance the stories have!!

You're a champion and you made my day :)

That is so true and I had never considered that... And it worked on me because I decided to keep reading 😅

Thanks for the comment :) You are right, I am treating Harry too harshly and I think in your comment you have highlighted the real reason this wasn't my favourite book. I wanted more Dumbledore, more information about what is actually going on but Harry is in the dark so we are in the dark!

@@ANovelReview I think in a way she wanted us to feel as frustrated as Harry was.

I think she more than succeded 😆 Would you say Order is your favourite HP?

@@ANovelReview nope. That would be the next book Half Blood Prince..despite the flood of teenage hormones at the school. God I remember when my twins (boy & girl) hit 16. It was a nightmare!

First person i have met that agrees that Half Blood Prince is the best! Dumbledore showing up, some solid fantasy action and yes, of course the teenage hormones taking me back to my first read!

To be fair I feel like people either love him or hate him absolutely so it's interesting to hear you think he's grey!

I will happily read more books! Did you have any books in mind?

Thanks Skylar :)

Thanks for the comment and for taking the time to let me know about the Thestrals :) Haha justice for Cho!!

Thanks for the comment, I am glad you enjoyed it and that you felt the same about Order. I was surprised how much I loved Prisoner of Azkaban!

She's a bit too real for a fantasy story!

I did say 'probably be fine' because of course you would still miss some small details that add to the story! POA being the best is you opinion thought because my favourite is Half-Blood Prince 😂

@@ANovelReview I don’t see how that’s a small detail it’s like most important plot point in the franchise but coming from someone who likes the most pointless book in the series it’s not really surprising you’d have such in off base argument.

Thanks! I will use a time turner, go back in time and relay your thoughts about the book being pointless to my younger self so I don't enjoy it as much 😉

Le me know what you think! It was a weird, confusing but fever dream of a book with such an ethereal feeling to it. Thanks for letting me know about these other titles, I am going to add them to my list and try to find them! :)

Thats awesome and so fair not wanting to go straight into the next one. I would say that Philosophers Stone is the weakest of the series purely because it is the first and therefore has to lay a lot of foundation in a short period of time, but no rush to get into the next haha. That's epic that you're also an archaeologist! Do you have an area of focus?

@@ANovelReview That's good to know. I might try another short book from my childhood that I remember loving first though. And I'm sad to report that despite my archeology & anthropology degree I'm actually a web developer these days as I got much better job opportunities in it. I do still have many friends in the UK who are archaeologists though and I try to keep up with the field. But when I was in university my main focus was educating people on Welsh culture and mythology and that fact that it actually exists which most people seem unaware of despite it being thousands of years old. What do you do if you don't mind me asking? We could maybe talk about arch and the Harry Potter book on Instagram if you'd prefer? Cheers

@@Ziggy_Jones For sure, shoot me a message in Insta! IG: instagram.com/anovelreviewpod/

@@Ziggy_Jones Hi I just read your comment and I have a book recommendation for you, if you're interested, based on your interest and knowledge in Welsh mythology: I'm currently reading the Raven Cycle by Maggie Stiefvater (a four part YA modern fantasy book series), where Welsh mythology is at the very center of the storyline. I do have to say that it is clearly written with a teenage/ young adult audience in mind, but I'm currently having lots of fun with it as a 27 year old as well. I also hope you're enjoying your Harry Potter journey - I read the series for the first time last year and was also quiet surprised by how much I liked them!

@@rica3947 Hi there, thanks for the suggestion, I'll be sure to check it out! I'd not heard of it before. Yes very much enjoying it thank you, nearly at the end of book 3 now!

I had never heard of him either but so far it is a great series :) You have to start with the first for sure to get the background and the initial (terrible) act that Thomas commits..

That's awesome mate! Stick with it, I found the first book a bit tough at the start but once the story gets going, it gets amazing :)

All 3!? Thats incredible, cheers mate I look forward to it :)

I really appreciate that, thank you :)

Yes! That's why I can't understand the change the films made.

Yes! When I read this I was so confused why they changed it to be so ridiculous in the films

Although I think this comment was meant for Harry Potter, not Bilbo!

Cheers!

A top bloke to be sure ❤

Thankyou for listening 😀and goodluck with the exam!

Mine is also gooodddddd

Glad to hear it :)