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Harry, A History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon
written by Melissa Anelli
Studio : Pocket
by Pocket
Publisher : Pocket
Released : 2008-11-04
Availability : Usually ships in 1-2 business days
Number of Items : 1
EAN : 9781416554950
Avg. Customer Rating: (based on 51 reviews)
List Price : $16.00
Our Price : $8.99
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Product Description:
***Featuring a Foreword by J.K. Rowling***
The Harry Potter Books Were Just the Beginning of the Story. . .
During the brief span of just one decade, hundreds of millions of perfectly ordinary people made history: they became the only ones who would remember what it was like when the Harry Potter saga was still unfinished. What it was like to seek out friends, families, online forums, fan fiction, and podcasts to get a fix between novels. When the death of a character was a hotter bet than the World Series. When the unfolding story of a boy wizard changed the way books are read for all time.
And as webmistress of The Leaky Cauldron, one of the most popular Harry Potter sites on the Internet, Melissa Anelli had a front row seat to it all. Whether it was helping Scholastic stop leaks and track down counterfeiters, hosting live PotterCasts at bookstores across the country, touring with the wizard rock band Harry and the Potters, or traveling to Edinburgh to interview J. K. Rowling personally, Melissa was at the center of the Harry Potter tornado, and nothing about her life would ever be the same.
The Harry Potter books are a triumph of the imagination that did far more than break sales records for all time. They restored the world’s sense of wonder, and took on a magical life of their own. Now the series has ended, but the story is not over. With remembrances from J. K. Rowling’s editors, agents, publicists, fans, and Rowling herself, Melissa Anelli takes us on a personal journey through every aspect of the Harry Potter phenomenon—from his very first spell to his lasting impact on the way we live and dream.
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Wonderful history |
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A wonderful look at the Harry Potter fandom from the inside and from the front row! At times a funny and at times a moving history of one fan's journey with Harry. Melissa Anelli is given us her account of the Harry Potter experience and having been herself making Potter history it is a unique glimpse into the Harry Potter fandom. A must read for all Harry Potter fans around the globe! |
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Fabulous read!!!! |
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Let me first say that I have long considered myself a HUGE Harry Potter fan but did come to the dance a bit later. I learned so much about the early days of the history of the books and fandom from this book. It is a MUST READ for anyone who considers themselves a fan of the HP world. The bonus was the insight into Melissa's life. As someone who frequents Leaky, I've often gotten the feeling that Melissa was "a friend of a friend." Now, it's hard to remember that she's not an old friend from school. Great book -- lots of fun and lots of good information, too boot! |
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Harry,A History:The true story of a boy wizard,His fans,and Life inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon |
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I bought this book for my grandaughter who loves Harry Potter and has read every book and seen every movie. She loved the book. Told me she never saw this and is glad to have it to add to her collection. |
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JUST FOR FUN! |
This was such fun to read and I am so full of admiration for J. K. Rowling.
i am glad I bought this book! |
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Anelli, A History |
For all the fanfare this book has gotten, I'm not entirely sure all of it is deserved. It is a lovely look back at how the Harry Potter fandom evolved and got to where it is today, but there are some issues I do have with the book. One of the things I noticed was that Melissa told the book like it was a novel, a fictional piece, filled with flowery description that I feel has no place in what is essential a memoir of sorts. The intent of the book is to retell the HP fandom, from start to finish. Melissa pulls this off artfully, but if her intent was to reach the general public, it was not accomplished. From start to finish, this book is full of name-dropping and in-jokes that just another Harry Potter fan would never understand. In this book, the BNFs (Big Name Fans) rule supreme. The other side of the fandom is never shown. It took 90 pages for the first mention of MuggleNet, and all future mentions (of which there were very few and only when absolutely necessary) were cold and snobby. The HPANA is mentioned only once, in the acknowledgements, the Lexicon once, nothing about the humongous controversy, and no mention at all of Veritaserum and other sites out there. The truth is, Melissa fails to mention the side that truly appeals to the general fan. I did not feel, after reading this book, like I was part of the phenomenon, although I know I was, because I read the books, I posted in the communities, I had just as much fun theorizing, but nope, I didn't own a fansite or publish JKR's books, so I clearly don't matter. Probably about 90% of the Harry Potter fans would fall in my boat, not Melissa's. Where is our story? It was a good read, I will not say I disliked it, but I just wish Melissa had shown us the entirety of the HP world, instead of her secluded, high-and-mighty part of it.
Rating: 3.5/5 |
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