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A review by labunnywtf
Harry, a History: The True Story of a Boy Wizard, His Fans, and Life Inside the Harry Potter Phenomenon by Melissa Anelli
4.0
First of all, I have to reiterate. Joss Whedon fans could kick Harry Potter fans' asses. I belong to both fandoms, I know this for fact.
I started this book extremely excited. Then I got annoyed, and expected to hate the book. It picked back up, though. As someone with a strong fandom family, I just didn't feel hers was as strong. Maybe it's an us vs them sort of thing.
This was really a fun read. I was not deep enough into HP fandom to know half of what happened. I remember the H/H vs H/R war, but I learned about it after the fact, really. I remember reading the JK interviews, but didn't pay much attention to who was doing them and the significance. I probably read them well after the fact.
I didn't like the recurrence of SHAME, though. I've never been ashamed of my fandoms. Once I started reading Harry Potter, I read it in public, private, talked about it, screamed it from the rooftops how great it was. Hell, the only reason I removed the dust jacket from books 5-7 (the only ones I read as hardback originally) while reading was to keep it in pristine condition. But she was so ashamed of being a fan, and of running this website that the fans loved. Even when discussing fanfiction and 'shipping and her own personal belief in H/R, she backed away as quickly as she walked toward it. I just can't relate to being ashamed of fandom love.
Despite any little annoyances, this is a real treat for HP fans and HP fandom. Just a lot of fun.
I started this book extremely excited. Then I got annoyed, and expected to hate the book. It picked back up, though. As someone with a strong fandom family, I just didn't feel hers was as strong. Maybe it's an us vs them sort of thing.
This was really a fun read. I was not deep enough into HP fandom to know half of what happened. I remember the H/H vs H/R war, but I learned about it after the fact, really. I remember reading the JK interviews, but didn't pay much attention to who was doing them and the significance. I probably read them well after the fact.
I didn't like the recurrence of SHAME, though. I've never been ashamed of my fandoms. Once I started reading Harry Potter, I read it in public, private, talked about it, screamed it from the rooftops how great it was. Hell, the only reason I removed the dust jacket from books 5-7 (the only ones I read as hardback originally) while reading was to keep it in pristine condition. But she was so ashamed of being a fan, and of running this website that the fans loved. Even when discussing fanfiction and 'shipping and her own personal belief in H/R, she backed away as quickly as she walked toward it. I just can't relate to being ashamed of fandom love.
Despite any little annoyances, this is a real treat for HP fans and HP fandom. Just a lot of fun.