Linus says: My mom just started telling me a random bedtime story and I had to guess it, and it turns out it was Harry Potter. I liked it and that’s how I got involved in the series. Harry Potter is a wizard, and he’s just really good at magic. He goes to a really good school. His friends are Ron, Hermione, and Cedric Diggory. Harry goes to Hogwarts but he’s just trying to have a normal time but then Voldemort comes back alive and he’s really good at magic. It’s sort of funny.
I liked The Goblet of Fire because Harry Potter escapes Lord Voldemort and he doesn’t die but he was really close to dying. It was really cool and I like magic. This one is my favorite because it is really long. I just like the series, and it’s really surprising what happens. They make up really good characters. I like it because you can just hear the first book and say “Oh I like this book” and go into the whole series.
Mom says: We have been listening to the excellent audio books of the Harry Potter series for a few months now. We all enjoy listening to them, and they last a long time. (So long that we had to return this one to the library and put another hold on it so we could finish it.) We moved through the first three books pretty quickly but this one was much more involved. Linus seemed to like it though, especially the Tri-Wizard Tournament tasks.
I haven’t been letting him watch the movies until he’s at least listened to the books. He is trying to read the first book himself out loud, though right now it’s a bit of a challenge for him.
The Linus Book Review 