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Can I watch the Harry Potter movies without reading the books?
The truth is that books and movies are just completely different: neither has to be better; you can enjoy both the book and film version of a story without choosing one. That being said, if you never read the books for an iconic series such as, say, Harry Potter, there’s a lot you’ll miss.
How fast can you read Harry Potter book 1?
250 WPM
The average reader will spend 3 hours and 43 minutes reading this book at 250 WPM (words per minute).
Do you have to read the first Harry Potter book?
There are important plot points in the 7th one, and the only way to understand that is to have read the first book. You MUST MUST MUST read them in order 🙂 R reintroduces harry to the reader so the books can be read independently up until the Goblet of Fire then the story becomes to involved.
How long is Harry Potter book 1?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone
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Author | J. K. Rowling |
Publisher | Bloomsbury (UK) |
Publication date | 26 June 1997 |
Pages | 223 (first edition) |
How many words does Harry Potter book 1 have?
Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone – 76,944 words. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets – 85,141 words.
How many pages is the first Harry Potter book?
223 pages
The book series as written by JK Rowling also shows that the Philosopher’s Stone, although the shortest at 223 pages, is the most popular with a volume of 3,844,316 sales during 2008-2010.
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How accurate is Harry Potter to the book series?
It was fairly accurate to the book, and the cast was also very good. Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint and Emma Watson all looked similar to the characters they were playing, and were also the right age (again, Percy Jackson movies, anyone?). I also loved Alan Rickman as Severus Snape and Maggie Smith as
Why do people hate the Harry Potter movies so much?
Pretty much, that is why. The books are extremely long and detailed whereas the movies were made by people who made poor decisions about cutting out scenes and adding them in. The books are the imagination of an author. The movies are the opinions of outside forces that mess up the overall formula and balance of the books.
What did the Harry Potter movies miss out on?
Also, the movies did miss out some good scenes, such as the Midnight Duel, Harry meeting Draco in Diagon Alley, and the Potions challenge. However, most of these scenes had to be cut so the movie wasn’t too long, and overall the story was adapted very well. Overall, the first movie was a success.
Why is Hermione Granger so pretty in the Harry Potter movies?
Well basically, the producers and directors saw Hermione worthy of help to be better. They decided to make her pretty over the course of the films, and gave her the lines of other characters. “So what if Ron and Ginny aren’t portrayed correctly? As long as Hermione, who deserves it gets more screentime”