Galadriel WatersCritiques

The Plot Thickens is a good read for Potter fans who want to take their series analysis further in-depth. Many aspects of the series are investigated by different writers, which makes the book interesting.

This book reviews all the clues that are presented by JK Rowling in the first 4 Harry Potter books. It breaks the clues down as to specific for that book and/or related to the entire septology. The book also points out the connections between names and numbers to events and people. However, this book also leans more toward the UK versions of the book rather than the US version.
I liked the sections for each chapter where the action is paraphrased and then it is followed by the explanation of the clues. Then each chapter is summarized for oddities and questions raised.
This approach definitely makes you look at the books from a different point of view. However, I'm not sure that it really helps the appreciation of the story.

This book, very much like its predecessor, reviews all the clues that are presented by JK Rowling in the Harry Potter and the Order of he Phoenix. It breaks the clues down to specific chapter for that book and/or shows how it is related to the entire septology. The book also points out the connections between names and numbers to events and people. Again, this book also leans more toward the UK version rather than the US version.
However, this edition for Book5 does not paraphrase the section of the chapter discussed but only shows the explanation of the clues. This manner makes it much harder to follow unless you have the actual book open with it.½

Galadriel Waters uses the archetypal hero's journey, as well as other literary techniques to descipher the Harry Potter series. Waters' does a good job of analyzing the series, making comparisions, and making predictions for future books using these techniques. A definite read (or reread) for Potterphiles.

This book raises alot of good questions and points out things you may not have noticed. Really makes you look a little deeper at this "children's" book.