A review by allmadhere106
Harry Potter's Bookshelf: The Great Books Behind the Hogwarts Adventures by John Granger

4.0

Granger explores the various genres and specific texts within the genres that have helped inspire the _Harry Potter_ books. I had been hesitant to read this book because I took a class along the same lines and I didn't know how much different this would actually be from what we discussed. While there were definitely some similarities, Granger went into several subjects, such as alchemy, that I had not covered before. The book was very easy to read as it was definitely written for the public but I found it slightly repetitive between chapters. I recommend it for anyone interested in the topic and in the conversation.