The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination Of The Boy Who Lived
The Psychology of Harry Potter: An Unauthorized Examination Of The Boy Who Lived Books
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** COMPLETELY UNAUTHORIZED **
Leading psychologists delve into the world and characters of Harry Potter in this revealing look at J. K. Rowling’s constructed universe, using the characters and their puzzling situations to offer insight into real-world psychology. Calculated to fascinate to both fans of pop culture and students of psychology, this unique blend of scholarship and contemporary criticism consists of essays by professional psychologists hailing from schools and clinical practices throughout the world. Every major area of psychology is covered as the contributors tackle such heady questions as Is Harry a cranky youthful or suffering from real post-traumatic-stress disorder? Is Voldemort evil incarnate or a misguided boy now twisted beyond recognition? and Is Snape treacherous or struggling for redemption?, revealing the fictional world’s complex psychological brew.
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I bought this book, ongoing reading it, then place it down for 6 months because it was so uninteresting.
“An Examination of the Boy who Lived”? Not really. It’s a collection of essay about psychology that mention aspects of the Harry Potter run. Maybe one or two essay really discuss Harry’s psyche, and even there the essays are open-finished, non-conclusive, and not wholly right.
Most terrible of all, it reads like a pile of essays handed in by psychology students.
If you want to read it, get it from the library so that you can return it once you realize how terrible it is.
Rating: 2 / 5
I want to admit up front that I haven’t finished reading this book yet… which is because it’s a very slow, trying read. What I HAVE read is fascinating, and the titles of the (now unread) chapters look intriguing. But this is NOT a casual read — certainly not for teen & younger readers — because of the complexity of the issues discussed. I’ve had a college-level psychology course, which helps with the comprehension, but is still not enough to allow me to know everything they’re talking about. Still, I will plow my way through the rest of the book eventually — but am not going to end it in 24 hours, like I did with “Deathly Hallows”!
Rating: 3 / 5
I liked it, and used it for my English class because we had to write an essay on harry potter… so if you need a credible source for an essay this will work perfectly… it was fascinating to read and had valid points.
Rating: 4 / 5
The book is really fascinating and if you’re a psych major and a Harry Potter fanatic, you’ll probably delight in it.
Rating: 5 / 5
I teach AP Psychology and this book is perfect! Many high school students are familiar with Harry Potter so I intend to refer to this book throughout the school year. Doesn’t hurt that I am a huge Harry Potter fan myself. I didn’t agree with every psychologist’s theories but there was much to consider. Fun for those of us who like to question.
Rating: 5 / 5