Review: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is a delightful exercise in fantasy world-building
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The best thing about Harry Potter was always J.K. Rowling’s extraordinary aptitude for world-building. She could spin a good yarn, sure, but as engaging as it was, the main narrative through-line about Harry’s battle with Lord Voldemort was never the primary draw of the series. Its appeal lied in the hundreds of wonderfully-defined characters Rowling wrote into life and in the palpably complex and vibrant world they inhabited. When I was a kid, my favorite parts of
Review: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is a delightful exercise in fantasy world-building
Review: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find…
Review: "Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them" is a delightful exercise in fantasy world-building
The best thing about Harry Potter was always J.K. Rowling’s extraordinary aptitude for world-building. She could spin a good yarn, sure, but as engaging as it was, the main narrative through-line about Harry’s battle with Lord Voldemort was never the primary draw of the series. Its appeal lied in the hundreds of wonderfully-defined characters Rowling wrote into life and in the palpably complex and vibrant world they inhabited. When I was a kid, my favorite parts of