Comments on: The Harry Potter Obsession… er, Collection

By: Bookish weekend ahead | Bookmarked!

Bookish weekend ahead | Bookmarked! — Thu, 24 Sep 2009 06:29:24 +0000

[...] copy that really gets to me… Hahaha, I haven’t joined a contest like this since the Harry Potter diorama contest on the Half Blood Prince launch (and my paper mache Hungarian horntail won, by the way!) and I [...]

By: The Hunger Games LARP (Live Action Role Play) | Bookmarked!

The Hunger Games LARP (Live Action Role Play) | Bookmarked! — Wed, 23 Sep 2009 14:40:44 +0000

[...] Harry Potter, it was hard for me to imagine myself getting all worked up over another book series… until I [...]

By: A rough guide to the Manila International Book Fair | Bookmarked!

A rough guide to the Manila International Book Fair | Bookmarked! — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 13:47:48 +0000

[...] – I just love checking out what new books they have. I’m a big fan of Scholastic books (Harry Potter + 39 Clues + The Hunger Games + Chicken House books) and it’s always great to see their [...]

By: The Hunger Games | Bookmarked!

The Hunger Games | Bookmarked! — Sat, 12 Sep 2009 17:17:46 +0000

[...] While set in an alternate world, I liked how The Hunger Games lays the setting out simply and gradually, without plunging the reader into an unfamiliar world and expecting him/her to automatically take to the concept. I like how the book seamlessly you to Panem and how it works, and the concept of Hunger Games, which reminds me of a deliberately deadlier version of the Triwizard Tournament in Harry Potter. [...]

By: Sumthinblue

Sumthinblue — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 03:12:57 +0000

@Memory- Thank you! Am expecting some more HP books from abroad, I think I’ll come up with part 2 next year.

By: Memory

Memory — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 20:56:04 +0000

WOW! That’s an impressive collection! I just have the UK children’s covers and the first US children’s cover, but I’m working on getting all the Bloomsbury adult editions, too. I love the cover art on those.

By: A bunch of bookmarks | Bookmarked!

A bunch of bookmarks | Bookmarked! — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 16:31:16 +0000

[...] After rooting around in this plastic tub containing all the bookmarks (including My Little Pony, Bob the Builder and Spongebob bookmarks) I hit paydirt and found a bunch of Harry Potter bookmarks for my collection! [...]

By: Win a free copy of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows UK children’s edition! | The Bookish Pinoy

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 08:58:23 +0000

[...] of her Harry Potter birthday celebration this year. You can check out her massive Potter collection here. *wipes [...]

By: Sumthinblue

Sumthinblue — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:15:45 +0000

@Mauie – haha. Tourists will have to wait for another couple of years until we get our renovation underway and my personal library is built.

By: Sumthinblue

Sumthinblue — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 01:13:04 +0000

@Jo – Initially, it was because I liked the art of the different Harry Potter editions. Later on, when my collection was building up, I realized it was also the gratification of having tangible proof of the impact Harry Potter has made in the lives of readers all over the world