So I know I didn't really blog Harry Potter when I reread the books this summer. Part of it was that I was moving during most of the reading process. Part of it was that I was reading just to read--not necessarily looking for things to analyze. I did find one or two things along the way, and I did give some final thoughts, here (toward the end). But all in all, not a concentrated effort in blogging or analysis. I even got rather tired of the books--about the time Sirius showed up and started acting like an overgrown adolescent--but somehow I couldn't stop reading until Voldemort was dead. I think the more I read the books, the less I like the supporting characters.
But now that I've finished, and I'm rereading Drums of Autumn (the Outlander book with the title I get wrong more times than not), I find myself going through the day thinking, "Hmmm, I'll just go home and read about Hermione impersonating Bellatrix Lestrange..." or "Yeah, Harry's cleaning up Sirius's place... oh, wait..." It's like the meme that you can't move on to the next book because you're still living in the previous book's world.
I was also thinking about what readers of this blog--you, my friends--seem to be most interested in. And I think it's the personality type reading theory (which I must have mentioned in more than the two posts linked... no? well...) Now, each of the Harry Potter books is very different, and the first three engage the reader in very different ways than the last 4. Book 4 is a transitional book in more than one way, and also has the most symmetry in its structure, being a mystery of sorts. It is the most pleasing to me in terms of its construction. But Book 5 is my favorite of all, I think. So I wonder... Might the Harry Potter series be a good place to start with consideration of personality types and reading preferences? Does anyone out there have a favorite Harry Potter book? If so, let me know (and remind me of your personality type (Literacy-chic: Book 5, INFP).
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