Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter: Analysis of Book 6 [Paperback]

Galadriel Waters (Author), E. L. Fossa (Author), Astre Mithandir (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 2007

Harry Potter’s fans are down to waiting for the final volume in JK Rowling’s epic mystery, and the fans at Wizarding World Press are no exception! We all want to know how it turns out, and if clues to the final solution have been sitting under all our noses in Book 6. Is Harry one of the people Rowling said would die? And if not—what else can happen to the boy wizard who’s already lost his parents, his long-lost godfather, and his mentor? This is the Analysis of Book 6. It is basically the same as the first two guides but covering only Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. The format is similar to the Analysis of Book 5. Many readers use these guides to help them try to guess how the series might end. They can use this one to refresh their memories of what has happened so far, as they reread Book 6. The guides look not only at the clues, but offer insights into both the motivations of the characters and the ways of the magical world, which functions differently than our own.

Product Details

• Paperback: 280 pages
• Publisher: Wizarding World Press (July 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0972393668
• ISBN-13: 978-0972393669
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.4 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,035,236 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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8 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars a bit of a disappointment, August 18, 2007

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debi (new york, new york) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter: Analysis of Book 6 (Paperback)

Err. It's ok.
Typos abound & drive me crazy. Shouldn't true HP fans know how to spell "Ollivander"? Not to mention the countless other grammatical mistakes and "regular" English-language words misspelled.
I've read all their other guides, so was prepared for the casual, web-style grammar and word usage. But, after reading the other guides, I was still expecting some really thoughtful, deep insights into the book, and have so far been disappointed. Most of the time, they start leading the reader in a general direction and then leave us hanging, saying they want us to be able to "figure it out" for ourselves. But most of the time, that seems impossible. I have no idea what they're getting at & I've read & re-read all the HP books at least 10 times (Deathly Hallows three times). The authors touch on all sorts of theories, but just do a really poor job of expounding on them. I wish they would have chosen just a few interesting possible theories and gone all the way with them.
A big disappointment.

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Great Read for HP Fans..., September 21, 2007

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PiperLady3 "anneinillinois" (Illinois USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter: Analysis of Book 6 (Paperback)

For those who are TRUE HP fans, this book is a great read. It's good to go through, even if you've already read "Deathly Hollows". There are still some unanswered questions and issues that this book covered, AND it has a lot of information here on all kinds of things - like the tarot imagery (hanged man, lightning-struck tower, etc.) in "Half-Blood Prince" and the other novels. Also, if you were a fan of the late great Madeleine L'Engle, you'll be floored by the ties between "Wrinkle in Time" and the Harry series these guys spotted. They even predicted that there would probably be somebody important kidnapped to force Harry's hand, just like in "Wrinkle", and of course there was.

Also, there were lots of fun finds, too. If, like me, you ever wondered how a kneazle might communicate... well, you need to read this book. They even spotted something that I completely missed. There's just tons of stuff! It gets kind of wild sometimes, but that's part of the fun.

I really like this guide series, it goes right along with the books and lets you think more about everything, it's almost like getting extra Harry books!

Unfortunately, this book got out just before "Deathly Hallows", which was a little bit of a disappointment, because I was really looking forward to having time to go through it all before "Hallows". But the research that went into it is just as amazing as the rest of their series. Like the previous guides, it has lots of definitions and backgrounds for words, plus other goodies that helped me appreciate Ms. Rowling's work even more.

The only suggestion I might make for any possible future editions is the addition of an alphabetical appendix, in order to find specific references in the analysis itself, to various characters, places, etc. There is so much in here, it's hard to sort through it all if you have a specific character or place you want to research.

5.0 out of 5 stars great condition - fast shipping, January 14, 2012

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This review is from: Ultimate Unofficial Guide to the Mysteries of Harry Potter: Analysis of Book 6 (Paperback)

This book came in very good condition and got to our home right in time for xmas, even though I waited until the last minute to get it ordered. My daughter LOVES Harry Potter and these books are great for the diehard HP fans.