Since the first book, the Harry Potter series has incited religious conservatives and over-protective parents to reprehensible acts against intellectual freedom, including book bannings and even book burnings. As the later books in the series were published, more theologians began to come around (spoiler alert!) – finally – to the overarching ethical and spiritual themes [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Harry Potter’
July 28, 2009
Harry Potter and the Half-Baked Film
After looking forward to the Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince movie for a long, long time, I finally saw it on Sunday. The movies have done a great job of living up to the books – until now.
What worked:
The additions and change in sequence at the beginning of the film were much more visually [...]
December 23, 2008
What’s on your nightstand?
What books are you reading, or will be reading, during the next month?
The folks over at 5 Minutes for Books have an ongoing community event called “What’s on your nightstand” that happens every fourth Tuesday of the month. A fun way to see what other book bloggers are up to.
Here’s what’s on my nightstand (arranged [...]
November 24, 2008
Even without fangs, ‘Twilight’ movie sucks
I’m sad to report that even with low expectations for Twilight, I was really disappointed by the movie. First of all, the casting was all wrong. The only characters who came close to what I’d imagined were Billy, Mike, Jessica, Alice, and Esme. Kristen Stewart as Bella was pretty but incredibly awkward. Not awkward in [...]
