Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows

This book is the final instalment of J.K. Rowling's series. The reason I have said so little about these books in my posts is that the franchise is so ubiquitous that it seems redundant to offer an explanation. Also I'm not going to give a lengthy chunk of reflection on "separating the art from the artist" when it turns out that the author of a series I enjoyed quite a lot as a kid (hence my recent rereading of it - I wanted to see if it was as good as I remember) has committed herself tooth-and-nail to making life painful for trans folks; my reason for not doing this is that Jessie Gender has already done it very thoroughly. Moreover, I'm not going to dissect all the problematic elements in the books themselves, because hoots has already done that very thoroughly - and I'm not even going to complain about how the magical franchise has morphed into a grotesquely needless corporate behemoth, since verilybitchie has that covered. If you're curious, yes I did enjoy rereading them, but I was also far more aware of ways in which they kind of suck more than its fandom gives it credit for - to wrap up I'll leave you with Ursula K. Le Guin's reaction to reading the first one: “I read it to find out what the fuss was about, and remained somewhat puzzled; it seemed a lively kid’s fantasy crossed with a school novel, good fare for its age group, but stylistically ordinary, imaginatively derivative, and ethically rather mean-spirited.” I don't think I'm likely to ever feel the need to revisit this series, so I'm giving all seven to my Hungarian friend who is weirdly obsessed with them but has never read the actual books.

Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

This book is the sixth in J.K. Rowling's series.

Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

This book is the fifth, and in my opinion the best, of J.K. Rowling's series.

Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire

This book is number four in J.K. Rowling's series.

Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

This book is the third in J.K. Rowling's children's' fantasy series.

Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets

This book is the second in J.K. Rowling's very famous series.

Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

This book is the first in J.K. Rowling's series, and it likely needs no introduction or explanation.