Challenge 20: A Book "Everyone" But You Has Read

Donna's Book: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J K Rowling (Pottermore, 2015)

I've never got the Harry Potter craze.  I watched the films, reluctantly, mainly because Jackie Spencer and I were going on Pointless (BBC TV quiz show) and there had been a lot of Harry Potter-related questions during the time we were preparing for the show.  And I still didn't really get what all the fuss was about.  When I was preparing for this challenge, I asked all my friends what I should read and, pretty much unanimously, the answer was one of the Harry Potter books.  So here goes nothing ...

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Another confession.  I was as reluctant to read this book as I had been to watch the films, but a challenge accepted is a challenge accepted, so I didn't have much choice.  Plus, it was available for free via the Amazon Prime Kindle Library so I really didn't have any excuse. 

Within a couple of pages, though, I realised that I'd committed the cardinal sin.  I'd watched the film BEFORE I read the book!  Where as I'd never been grabbed by the film, within a couple of pages I was engrossed in the book.  It really is good!!  I'm sure I don't need to share any of the storyline - after all, 'everyone' but me seems to have read it!  But I really enjoyed it.  The story was entertaining and dramatic, the characters had depth, and the descriptions really fired the imagination. 

I'm still not sure that I totally get the Harry Potter craze, and I'm not sure that I'll read any more of the series ... but I might!  And I never thought I'd say that about the Harry Potter books.  So a good challenge, and a good recommendation from my friends!