Harry Potter's Muggles' Guide to Magic [Hardcover]

Product Details

• Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1929771045
• ISBN-13: 978-1929771042
• Product Dimensions: 8.7 x 6.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 2.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (19 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,230,141 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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135 of 144 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Save your money!, October 2, 2001

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This review is from: Harry Potter's Muggles' Guide to Magic (Hardcover)

I have not been so disappointed with a book in a long time. The author comes across as obviously NOT a Harry Potter expert. On first reading, without consulting the actual books, I found more flat-out errors than I could count. The reading turned into a contest where I tried to spot mistakes. I don't want to list them because it might be fun for others to pick them out as well.

And that does not even include the editorial errors. The typeface is ugly and hard to read. Words are misspelled. The notes for "Chamber of Secrets" abruptly end partway down a page and are mixed with the last notes for "Prisoner of Azkaban." Then the misplaced notes are repeated again in the proper location. It is a very obvious mistake.

There are a lot of different guides to the Harry Potter books out there. Take your time and find one that is more accurate than this one. I am returning mine.

81 of 86 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A Bungled Guide to Magic, August 10, 2001

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neasa (Park River, ND) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harry Potter's Muggles' Guide to Magic (Hardcover)

David B. Mouser must have tried to write this book without ever reading any of the Harry Potter books. It is filled with typographical errors (I hope that's what they are) and just blatant errors. For example Mouser would have us believe that Harry meets Sirus Black in Book 2 Chamber of Secrets. There is a reason that this book is an UNOFFICIAL GUIDE--

48 of 49 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Complete waste of money..., November 11, 2002

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"saddlefan" (TX United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Harry Potter's Muggles' Guide to Magic (Hardcover)

This book is full of basic inaccuracies, from actual events to the spelling of characters' names. And the inconsistancies are not merely the occasional typo; for example Rubeus Hagrid and Lily Potter are spelled incorrectly throughout the book. When reviewing book 2, events from book 3 are chronicled as well. The book is obviously produced by someone out to make a fast buck, someone who has not even read the Harry Potter series. Overall, the content of this book is a sham.