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Title: Harry Potter: Page to Screen
Author: Bob McCabe
Genre: Non-fiction
Rating: 3.5/5
# pages: 529
Date read: November, 2014

"Harry Potter: Page to Screen" opens the doors to Hogwarts castle and the wizarding world of Harry Potter to reveal the complete behind-the-scenes secrets, techniques, and over-the-top artistry that brought J.K. Rowling's acclaimed novels to cinematic life. Developed in collaboration with the creative team behind the celebrated movie series, this deluxe, 500-plus page compendium features exclusive stories from the cast and crew, hundreds of never-before-seen photographs and concept illustrations sourced from the closed film sets, and rare memorabilia. As the definitive look at the magic that made cinematic history, "Page to Screen" is the ultimate collectible, perfect for Muggles everywhere.


This book is filled with interesting tidbits about the making of the movies. The first part describes the making of the 8 movies, with a chapter dedicated to each movie. The second part describes the characters, the sets and the costumes.

I was really pleased to get my hands on this book, and though it is a MAMMOTH of a book, it was easily read and only heavy in the physical sense.

But if you've spent a lot of time online during the making of the movies, there actually isn't all that much new information to be gained from this book. And - more importantly - many of the anecdotes about the various characters that I'd found online and been looking forward to seeing in the book, had actually been left out. Of course I can understand that they couldn't include everything, so it is just a shame that I would have preferred that part of "behind the scenes" than descriptions of what went into making the costumes and sets.

Title: Ungen prøver vingerne (Reden #3)
Author: Estrid Ott
Genre: YA
Rating: 3.5/5
# pages: 159
Date read: November, 2014

The third and last book about the ungest kid from "The Nest". Her work has taken her to USA, where she designs gardens for wealthy people.

By itself the book is nothing special. I may have read it when I was younger, but actually don't remember - it certainly didn't leave any lasting impression on me. Seen as the last book in a trilogy it worked out nicely though - it was good to have the last ends tied up, even if anybody familiar with Estrid Ott's work could see the ending a mile off ;)

Title: At Knit's End: Meditations for Women Who Knit Too Much
Author: Stephanie Pearl-McPhee
Genre: Crafts, Non-fiction
Rating: 3/5
# pages: Audiobook ~4hrs
Date read: December 2013

Knitting finally takes its rightful place on the spectrum of personal obsessions, alongside golfing, fishing, and gardening. The tangled life of the knitter is the subject of inspired nuttiness in these 300 tongue-in-cheek meditations from the self-proclaimed yarn harlot, Stephanie Pearl-McPhee.

As any knitter can attest to, this is an activity fraught with guilt, frustration, over-optimism, sly deception, and compulsion, along with passionate moments of creative enlightenment. To soothe the unraveled knitter's soul, Pearl- McPhee has selected some of her favorite quotes to cast off from, and then, like the standup comic of the knitting world, she rants, raves, and reflects on common experiences that are sure to leave avid knitters in stitches.

Not a book I'd normally go for, but I've become really fond of the "Yarn Harlot"'s writing, so I thought I'd give it a chance. It was funny, and had me laughing out loud on several occasions, but it really is just a bunch of meditations. No plot, no story, no nothing... just some statements and situations to ponder over.

However, it did prove that while I do knit a lot - according to Stephanie's definition, I don't knit too much ;)

This version was read by Stephanie herself, which meant extra charm and a strong Canadian accent :)