Manchmal sind die Kinderbücher einfach gute Literatur, die auch dem Erwachsenen, der die Komplexität des Lebens schon kennt, etwas mehr geben als nur entzückende Erinnerungen. Kinder- und Jugendliteratur hat sich in den letzten Jahren auch verändert. J.K. Rowling hat die Kinder- und Jugendliteratur nicht neu erfunden. Doch Rowling unterläuft peu á peu fast alle Konventionen.…
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J.K. Rowling’s Choice
by Dierk Haasis •
The following is about the very end of the Harry Potter series, thus, if you haven’t read book 7 or watched film 8 but plan to, be aware of spoilers herein. It is strange, how many readers and probably even more literary critics seem to think J.K. Rowling‘s choice for her last chapter — actually…
Review: Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1
by Dierk Haasis •
This is a first impression review I wrote up a just the day after having watched the film in the theatre. Originally I published it as a note on Facebook, and since I made mostly minor changes to it, anybody having read the original can move on. I have been to the cinema for another…
Review: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
by Dierk Haasis •
This is a first impression review I wrote up a few years back when the film hit theatres. Originally I published it as a note on Facebook, and since I made mostly minor changes to it, anybody having read the original can move on, jump to last two sentences. So, that’s the movie of the…