Ephemeris of the Mind (Book Review) Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them
Time to read: 2 min read
Book Cover
Imperfect understanding is often more dangerous than ignorance.
Past Harry Potter book reviews:
- Harry Potter and the Cursed Child: Parts One and Two
- Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
- Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
- Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
- Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire
- Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
- Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
- Harry Potter and the Philospher's Stone
Review
I saw the exhibit Fantastic Beasts: The Wonder of Nature at ROM last year and since then, I’ve always wanted to read the supplement Wizarding World books.
I’ve finally had the chance to pick up Fantastic Beasts and it’s an extremely quick read. The book is written as how it would have appeared within the Wizarding World. It’s an encyclopedia of different magical beasts, which includes their characteristics and interesting facts. Many of the beasts are based on different mythologies around the world and many of them appeared in the mainline Harry Potter novels.
The book is fun to read and includes notes written by Harry Potter. There is no overarching narrative and I found the notes by Harry to be a tad pointless. Despite this, it’s a creative compendium to the mainline Harry Potter series.
Conclusion
Unique book further exploring the Wizarding World.