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Who Killed Albus Dumbledore?: What Really Happened in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince? Six Expert Harry Potter Detectives Examine the Evidence.
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Average Rating:  out of 32 Reviews
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Price: $14.99
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Sale: $6.00
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Manufacturer: Zossima Press
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EAN (European Article Number): 9780972322119
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Number of Items: 1
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Binding: Paperback
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Author: Joyce Odel::Wendy B. Harte
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Publisher: Zossima Press
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Dewey Decimal Number: 028
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Publication Date: 2006-11-01
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Reading Level: 240
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Description: Six fan-theorists attempt to unravel the clues of THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE. Joyce Odell of Red Hen Productions, Daniella Teo of Mugglenet, Sally M. Gallo of The Leaky Cauldron, Wendy B. Harte and the mysterious "Swythyv" - along with editor, John Granger (author of Hidden Key to Harry Potter, etc.)- provide Harry Potter readers with exciting and insightful ideas of what happened and what will happen based on their close reading of the texts ... ideas that will challenge and engage readers everywhere. Travis Prinzi, creator of THE SWORD OF GRIFFYNDOR website, writes that these essays "will stand as a monument to the kind of guesswork we were all involved in as we awaited the final Harry Potter book."
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Customer Reviews
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Review Summary: ~~Fun read....for serious fans only......~~ |
Date: 2008-12-11 |
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Details: This was definitely a fun read. It is interesting and diverting to check out some of the most popular (and some not so popular) theories about what will happen. I am one of the biggest HP fans out there, but I have to add that after having read many of the reviews posted here, some people are taking this stuff way too seriously (and I am the first to admit I take it pretty seriously, but there is a line). If you can read this book and take it with a grain of salt, it can be very thought provoking and entertaining. As to the spoiler in the title, how else were the authors supposed to convey what the book is about? "Who killed the person who gets killed in book six?" You have to admit that's not very appealing. This book really was written for an audience of people who already knew who was killed and was looking for a way to pass time before the next book. The target audience already had many of its own ideas and wanted to "compare notes" so to speak. The eventuality that these types of things, no matter what the book, if it's popular enough, will get spoiled is unavoidable. I will also add as a word of caution that if you haven't finished the series and you truly don't want to be spoiled, you'll need to sequester yourself from the internet, especially any websites that deal with HP, as there are always ongoing discussions about what happens in each of the books and there is just as big an event that happens in Deathly Hallows. I know I wouldn't want to be spoiled if I were you but at this point, I don't see how you can prevent it or how you've kept from being spoiled up until now. Consider also the fact that the authors have no control over where the book appears on Amazon. Amazon does that. So if you have any complaints, write to them. Don't dismiss the book or the authors. They had excellent, well thought out theories that they were presenting to a specific audience. In that, it was well done and enjoyable. I recommend this book to anyone who has already read Half Blood Prince but not Deathly Hallows and anyone who doesn't take it too seriously. If you like looking for clues and theorizing about what happens, then this book is for you! |
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Review Summary: annoying and upsetting spoiler title |
Date: 2008-11-29 |
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Details: I will make sure to never buy any product from any of the authors associated with this book. |
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Review Summary: Who Killed Albus Dumbledore? |
Date: 2008-02-18 |
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Details: I found this book very confusing at first. The compiler writes the first piece and he should not be writing reviews of any kind! After getting through the first essay, the others were better. And while I have read all the Harry Potter books, after reading this I had to go back and reread Half Blood Prince, and parts of the other books, because obviously I had missed quite a few precedents from all the other books. I was reading Harry Potter for the fun and mystery of it, not looking for clues and omens and analyzing each incident. I did not realize there were folks out there that did! I am glad there are because I did learn a lot. Each essay is different and after I got past the first one they became more "readable". |
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Review Summary: Not worth the title... |
Date: 2007-11-01 |
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Details: Interesting, but very little of the text addresses the titular question. Mostly comprised of reprinted what's-next blog posts that may be read online for no charge. A few theories hit their marks, but again, already published. And the title just stinks of the worst possible hook-and-line marketing; check it out from the library instead. |
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Review Summary: Horrible title. |
Date: 2007-10-14 |
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Details: As others have noted this book's title is ridiculous and spoiled arguably the most shocking event in the harry potter series for me. At the very least stop grouping this in with the actual novels in search results. |
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