Ultimate Unofficial Guide to They Mysteries of Harry Potter

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Funny and informative - Rated
Reading this book was a tough job, because there is a lot of information in it, you have already figured out when reading the books.
Anyway there are also a lot of interesting viewpoints on Rowlings clues and how to read them. Having read this book I am simply going to read the Harry Potter-books once more, feeling that I am able to get a lot more out of them. Who is Snape really? Why is Lupin teaching "defence against vampires" right after Snape has taught "defence against werewolves"? How do we know, if the childrens' assumptions are right or not? Well, Hermione is always right except for if she gets emotional. Ron is usually wrong etc. Rowling has set up certain rules for herself - and the book has figured a lot of them out. My notes after having read the book was only about 15 pages - but they were worth it. Now I know a lot more than most others about Rowlings hints.
P.S. It is a fan book, not a student book on university level.

If you're interested in speculation, this is the one - Rated
Personally, I loved it, because it brought a lot of different theories up, some I hadn't even considered. It can be slightly tiresome as the book analyses each chapter, highlighting important comments. So if you're solely reading for Harry Potter theories, maybe you should head over to a HP fansite (though their theories probaly won't be as strongly backed up).

Fine for 9 year olds! - Rated
Not impressed with this book - unless you are buying it for someone under 10yrs old. And of course it doesn't cover book five so all the fun of guessing is taken away if you have all ready finished book five. The author constantly repeats himself - to bulk the book out maybe???? Poorly put together.

ESSENTIAL FOR ALL HP FANS!!! - Rated
This guide to the first 4 harry potter books is a great buy for any HP fan. With easy to follow and easy to read hints, tips and major spoilers, you'll realise that there is just so much more to the world of harry potter than meets the eye. Then buy the Guide to the Mysteries of Book 5, to predict what will happen in Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince! Read it with the HP books, and you will discover why JK Rowling has become the literary genius we alll know her as!

Useless - Rated
I was encouraged to buy this book on recommendation from a few people, but I found it very disappointing. Many of their 'clues' were things I had already worked out through reading the books five times, so there wasn't much more information I could glean from buying this.

Don't get me wrong here, I'm not trying to brag and say 'I knew all that already', it's just that from the reviews I'd seen, and the info I'd had from others made it sound like there was more information to it that there was. Either that, or this book is aimed at children rather than anyone older than a teenager.

I found many explanations were aimed at the American audience, with a piece on "Sherbet Lemons" and how in the US edition they went under a different name.

If you have already worked out a few things from the Harry Potter books, don't expect to learn much more through buying this book!