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(More customer reviews)This book is a must have for every Harry Potter fan who has an intuitive feeling that there's more to these books than meets the eye.
Author Nancy Solon Villaluz has done a tremendous amount of research, reading every Rowling interview, listening to every podcast and radio interview, and by using Rowling own words and hints, has uncovered secrets and patterns that help the reader to understand what Rowling really wanted to do with these books.
But besides all of the research, Villaluz shows herself to be extremely well read, quoting everything from Dickens, to Monty Python, to John the Baptist, to Dante, to Thomas Aquinas, to Michael O'Brien. She's also very familiar with the other Inkling's books, C.S. Lewis and J.R.R. Tolkien, and can compare and contrast the three with ease.
I found this Sleeping Dragons book, written as a journey in a creatively non-fiction way, to be a confirmation of what I'd only half understood about the Harry Potter series before. I found myself smiling, laughing, and agreeing through virtually every point made.
I believe that if you have an interest in Harry Potter's deeper meaning, if you are concerned about your children reading Harry Potter because of what might or might not be in the series, if you've tried to prove to friends or relatives that Harry Potter is OK, but without really having evidence in hand to prove it: you do now. This is the book. This book has all the evidence.
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**NEWLY REVISED & UPDATED 2ND EDITION!** What did Harry Potter sneak past YOU?After making a much-applauded, controversial splash in 2008, ''Does Harry Potter Tickle Sleeping Dragons?'' is back for more! Completely updated, streamlined, and packed with even more jaw-dropping information, this new 2nd Edition is sure to tickle Harry Potter fans around the world. So brace yourself. If you think you know all of Harry Potter's secrets just because you've read all Rowling's books, think again. J.K. Rowling is much too clever to make things that simple. Buried and forgotten in a decade of interviews, hard-to-find resources, and a million words of Potter text are critical clues to J.K. Rowling's little-known intentions, plus treasure troves of her own oft-overlooked views on Harry Potter, her faith, and herself. Rowling even admitted one critical thing was ''always obvious'' to her in the Harry Potter books, but why wasn't it so obvious to the rest of us, and what does it really mean for Harry's readers? Then there's Rowling's virtually unexplored Hogwarts school motto, ''Draco Dormiens Nunquam Titillandus'' (Latin for ''Never Tickle a Sleeping Dragon''). Is really just quirky advice? Does Harry even follow his school's no-tickling advice...or did Rowling have something much sneakier up her sleeve? Thanks to Rowling's humble genius, all this, and loads more, is still waiting to be unlocked and awoken. Seven years in the making, this landmark commentary will take you on an amazing journey through the words, the books, the named influences, and the secrets of J.K. Rowling and Harry Potter. So whether you've read Harry Potter once, or a dozen times, there is more yet to discover for those brave enough to seek! What about you? Do you dare come along? Nancy Solon Villaluz is also the co-author of: ''Pale Light [The Iagwa Series: Book 1]'' available for pre-order at Amazon.com
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