I read this little gem a few days ago - in probably less than an hour. But I didn't review it, at least not at any length, on Goodreads. That's mostly because I didn't feel like I needed to, really. I mean what is there to say about a book of magical fairy tales?
What I did want to say is this. J. K. Rowling, you are one clever clever person. The stories themselves were cute and all, but the really genius part came in the commentary after each story. Commentary by none other than Professor Albus Dumbledore himself. Those comments were witty and made me laugh out loud.
I've sung the praises of Ms. Rowling before, and I think she deserves it. What she created is more than just a story. She's created an entire people with a history that goes back for centuries. She's created a mythology. I would like to take a peak inside that brain of hers and see just what else she's come up with, and I hope for more little gems like this.
I do not want the story to go on, and I don't want novels that cover the lives of Harry's progenitors. I think that would ruin the series for me. Sort of like the Anne of Green Gables series...I loved Anne's story but once she stopped being the central character, well, it wasn't the same. And as much as I wanted to read more about her, the stories that came after were just not as good.
But I wouldn't complain if Rowling wrote more "historical reference" works that tell the tales of ages past. Call me a nerd if you will. I don't care. I like that she's made an entire mythology all her own. I especially love that she's shared it with the rest of the world.
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