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Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them

Newt Scamander (Pseudonym)

Start date: February 1, 2017

Finish date: February 28, 2017

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Dec 14, 2016 Madge rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: fantasy, young-adult

I hadn't read this in so long I'd pretty much forgotten everything about it. My husband recently bought me the Hogwarts Library books in hardcover to replace my utterly destroyed paperbacks, and with the new movie out, I decided it was time to re-read this one.

I really enjoyed it, probably because I always found the beasties from the Harry Potter universe so interesting. I wish there were illustrations for everything. That would be amazing. I thought the "annotations" were amusing, but I was a ...more

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Nov 22, 2016 Iris van Krimpen rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: read-in-2016

I've had this book standing on my bookshelves for quite some time now, but never got around to reading it. Now I've finally taken some time for this book. And yes, I like it. I like it a lot.

Just flipping through the pages reminded me of my love for books in general and my happiness as a child whenever I got to read a book. A book equals new information for me, whether it is to be a textbook or a novel and a way to lose myself in another world. Fantastic beasts & where to find them is a great c ...more

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Dec 24, 2019 Amanda rated it really liked it · review of another edition

I don’t really have a lot to say...

I don’t think this is the type of book for everyone; it’s definitely only meant for those who are TRULY INVESTED in discovering all the many facets of the Harry Potter universe.

I found this to be a very short and interesting read and I truly enjoyed getting to know the many “beasts” within the wizardarding world.

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