A Man About a Dog (Clique Summer Collection) - Harry Pearson

Advantages: Exitment. Well Written.Enjoyable...
Disadvantages: -

...a large mirror in an empty classroom which allows him to see his family behind him. The mirror has the writing of " The Mirror Of Erised " on the top of it which erised spelled backwards is desire and that is why Harry saw his parents. Harry is then joined by Dumbledore the headmaster who tells him a little bit about the mirror itself and that the Philosophers Stone that Hagrid picked up from gringots bank when Harry first collected his Hogwarts equiptment belongs to Nicholas Flemmel who receives an eternal life thanks to the stone... On Harry's Way back to his dormitory in the Gryffindor house, Harry sneaks past Proffesor Snape and the stuttering Proffesor Quirrel by using his invisibility cloak, and over hears them talking about getting past a large three headed dog named fluffy who is gaurding the Philosophers Stone. Harry and friends... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average very helpful

Advantages: Magical universal experience
Disadvantages: not enough books of this quality

...out! In Harry Potter & The Chamber of Secrets after a horrible summer with the Dursleys, Harry needs to head off to his second year at Hogwarts School Of Witchcraft And Wizardry. An elf named Dobby warns Harry not to go back, but he decides to go anyway. However, he is unable to catch the train he needs to take. He ends up using a magic flying car, which he crashes, and eventually gets back to school. At the school people are being attacked by someone... or maybe it's something. Harry is the only one who can hear a strange voice that keeps talking about killing. Harry and his friends have to find out what is going on and try to save the students at the school. A new addition to their group is Ron's little sister, Ginny, who is now old enought to be at the school. What they do find out, since it was written on the wall in 4-foot tall... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average somewhat helpful

Advantages: Well-written, affectionately funny look at a strange country
Disadvantages: None that I can think of...

..., and with little or nothing to recommend it. The best thing about ‘A Tall Man in a Low Land’ is that Harry Pearson goes about the task with tongue firmly in cheek, taking an affectionate look at one of the most misunderstood nations in Europe. Of course, it probably helps that he lubricated the journey with regular doses of Belgian beer, and large helpings of cakes, waffles and frites, but you are left with the impression that he does actually like the place. Which is lucky, seeing as he basically lived there for a few months, transplanting his young family to a life of B&Bs and holiday homes around the Belgian countryside while writing this travelogue! I’ll also go on record here as saying that I’ve not had good experiences with the Walloons, the Francophone inhabitants of southern Belgium (and Brussels). I have found them... Read review

Ciao members have rated this review on average helpful