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This acted as a pocket-sized, lovely bit of additional material from the Harry Potter world, written with J.K. Rowling's (/Newt Scamander's) typical sense of dry humour. Scrawled notes from Harry and Ron also act as funny marginalia which really bring out the otherwise textbook nature of Fantastic Beasts. Overall, I liked it. Would it stand on its own? No, but that's not really the point. Would I like it if I wasn't such a huge fan of the Harry Potter series? No, of course not, but this book is
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This book was funny it took me back to Hogwarts and gave me bits and pieces of Harry. I'm not sure I could imagine him talking the way his notes sound (funny and sarcastic) but it was an interesting side to him. The beasts where interesting to read about although I could sense myself skim over some descriptions. At times it really did feel a lot like a text book. I really want another HP fix and while this gave me a little of that I want back into the world with another novel or spin off series.
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This slim little volume is supposedly a faithful reprinting of Harry Potter’s very own copy of this text book. It includes various notes and drawings in the margins made by the young wizard and his friends as they studied the care and feeding of magical creatures. We learn of the history of the various agencies, councils and departments responsible for regulating creatures, beings, and spirits. The volume explains the classification system (X to XXXXX), the habitats and habits of the various cre
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Jan 03, 2014
Vanessa Gayle ⚔️ Fangirl Faction
marked it as to-read
Jun 16, 2015
Erin
marked it as tbr-owned
Jul 29, 2015
Katt Hansen
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Apr 15, 2016
Kimberly
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Mandy Hornsby
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