Beedle the Bard

[author_by_night]

So I really liked it.

The stories themselves weren't as childish as I'd expected, though I still mostly liked Dumbledore's insight.

I also found some things interesting, such as "Lisette de Lapin." Lapin, huh? Ancestor of one Remus Lupin? ;) Or am I just too obsessed?

In general, I really liked it. Though I will say that it was mostly for the die-hards... I mean, I really enjoyed the insight we got into wizarding culture and history and stuff, but not everyone will really care. There's definitely very little from characters we know, although Lucius has a brief cameo, as do some others.

I'm glad I got it; I just don't have much to say, as it was just... a fun, insightful book.

One more thing - the tales were definitely more like Grimm fairy tales than Disney fairy tales. There's actually some funny commentary on that.

Comments

[petitecrivan.livejournal.com]

Yes, and Lupin is a type of flower. XD

[gileonnen.livejournal.com]

True, but there's a cool Latinate origin for the wolfy part that predates the use for the flower. (Although, as my Latin-English dictionary informs me, 'lupin' could also refer to forged currency. O_o?)