Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix by J.K. Rowling

Goodreads page My rating: 3 out of 5 My review: From all the Harry Potter books this is my least favourite one for some reason. It just dragged on a bit with not much happening for the most part. Lot of things made sense in later books and so this seems like an introduction for them. Oh well…still worth the read

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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling

Goodreads page My rating: 3 out of 5 My review: It read really nicely. Something about simplicity of the story and…it made me feel good in the end. It’s not a literary masterpiece, but I can see why it’s a bestseller. Quite entertaining.

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Neverwhere by Neil Gaiman

Goodreads page My rating: 5 out of 5 My review: I knew right away on the second page this is an extraordinary book. It pulled me right away into the world of London Below, with rat-speakers, angels, hunters and prey. There is nothing I can say that will truly express how much I enjoyed reading this book. It was exciting, scary, funny and oftentimes surprising. I loved all the characters, but I felt particularly engaged around Marquis de Carabas and the two good-hearted fellows: Mr. …

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The Graveyard Book by Neil Gaiman

Goodreads page My rating: 4 out of 5 My review: Another of Gaiman’s great works. I can’t get enough of his storytelling abilities. Somehow he is able to create vivid images of most unimaginable places in my mind. A great adventure of a boy growing in in a graveyard and being raised by ghosts after his family is murdered in the dark of the night.

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The Light Fantastic by Terry Pratchett

Goodreads page My rating: 3 out of 5 My review: I enjoyed this second Discworld novel marginally more than the first part (Colour of Magic). The humour is there in all its gory, no idiom will stay unscathed and no legend uprooted. Darkness is not the opposite of light, it’s just absence of light. Opposite of light is called (appropriately): Light Fantastic.

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Sourcery by Terry Pratchett

Goodreads page My rating: 3 out of 5 My review: It has luggage, LOTS of magic and even more sourcery. What more to expect form a discworld novel. However for some reason it seemed a bit drawn out so I’ll reserve final judgement for later I guess.

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