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Pencilmation-style homage to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone

Posted on April 19, 2016 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

Stumbled on this on Facebook and had to share.

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The Magician's Land (Magicians Series #3) by Lev Grossman

Posted on August 20, 2014 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

A satisfying conclusion to the series but one in which rereading the first two books might be in order. (Unless, you just have a much better memory than I do, i...

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Revisiting Harry Potter via Audio Books

Posted on February 10, 2013 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

This is not a revelation but you just forget how much more detail and imagination is involved in reading (or listening) to a book rather than watching a movie (...

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The Charlatan's Boy by Jonathan Rogers

Posted on December 18, 2010 by Kevin Holtsberry / 0 Comment

I love the setting and the personality and voice of the main character, Grady, but found the story dragged and held little suspense. But this might be due to "a...

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The Magicians by Lev Grossman

Posted on October 1, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 2 Comments

Like so many, a big part of my becoming a devoted reader at a young age was the magical books of fantasy writers like J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis.  I jumped f...

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The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling

Posted on January 5, 2009 by Kevin Holtsberry / 1 Comment

I will admit that I got suckered into buying the The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling.  I wasn’t all that tempted to buy it at first.  But then...

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