MuggleNet book reviewed by New York Times
This Sunday's edition of the New York Times will feature a review of MuggleNet.com's What Will Happen in Harry Potter 7:
The authors of "What Will Happen" run MuggleNet.com, a delightfully thorough and fanciful Web site devoted to all aspects of the world of Harry Potter. Though they self-deprecatingly call themselves Muggles - a Muggle is a person without the powers of a wizard - the authors of this rapt little volume appear to have magically transported every bit of information in the Potter epic into their own lively, teeming brains. They are as adept at parsing plot details as they are at anatomizing the characters' motives and predicting their next steps. The founder of MuggleNet.com - established when he was 12 - even has a name right out of Hogwarts: Emerson Spartz. Spartz and his colleagues apply themselves to every question and conundrum that Rowling (or J.K.R., as they affectionately refer to her) has created and thus far left unresolved.
You can read the full review online now and expect to find it in print this Sunday. There is also a small article on the online fandom (including a blurb about MuggleCast) that will accompany the review at this link. Interested in purchasing your own copy of the book? Click here!Posted by Andrew on Feb 8th |
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Yes yes.. mugglenet gets praise for their FANTASTIC work and the through improvement of many many many millions(?) of HP fans lives - myself included - who check mugglenet.com every day in the vain hope of ANY shread of HP news! THANKS LOADS MUGGLENET!! But JKR must also be thanked cus if it wasn't for her unusually ingenious brain i don't think any of us would be enjoying mugglenet or even (if we dare think it) Harry Potter itself!! Thanks jo and mugglenet! BTW: Jo, can you plzzzzzzzzzzzzzz tell us the title meaning? *smiles sweetly*
awww...u guys def deserve some praise!! and wow emerson since u were 12!?!? i had NO idea!! wow!! well u totally rock and make me feel like a lazy bum now being 17 and not having done anythng execpt fanfics!! lol lyl lyl
Awesome!! Congrats for the recognition! All of you deserve it so much!
Don't they affectionately refer to her as "Jo" more than "JKR"... just a thought. Great interview. Good job!
Wow! that's so good for you guys! I'm so proud of you! I really liked the book myself.
As of today, I can get my apparition license!
You guys should all be very proud of yourselves. That was an excellent review and in the New York Times! Congrats guys. I really want to read that book now.
Question: how is Emerson Spartz "a name right out of Hogwarts"? Am I missing something here? P.S. Love the book! hehe.
Hooray Mugglenet! That is awesome. You guys sure deserve it!
Very very cool.
Way to go guys!! (and girl). I loved the book. I'll probably read it a few more times before book 7 comes out...to get my Potter fix and all. I love how the reviewer thinks Emerson's name is wizard-ish. Thats great.
i loved the book. bought it 4 days ago and finished it 2 days. im glad to see that people think the way i do. some of my ideas that i had are mentioned in that book. and they get it a better reason as to why i would be thinkin that. like the whole snape killing dumbledor. oh yeah did anyone notice how close one of the predictions came about the book title for the 7th book? it said harry potter and the hallows of hogwarts. that was really close. anyways the book was great and i recomend it to everyone who want to satisfy thier craving till book 7 actually comes out.
I like the bit where they say, "People like this often end up getting hurt by windmills." YEAH! YEAH!! ALL RIGHT!!!!
I am so happy for all of the Mugglenet crew and staff. I'm sad that I don't own the book since the shipping would cost more than the actual book itself. I hope I get to win one before book 7 comes out, though! Congratulation s to all of the Mugglenet people. You deserve every bit of it. I just hope that despite what other people say, you keep your feet on the ground and still remain level-headed. I've heard quite a lot of comments recently that there's an air of arrogance with the MuggleCast people, an undeniable air of ownership and smugness that is prominent in each episode - I really want them to be proved wrong. I've been a loyal Mugglenet junkie ever since its first conception - or at least, the very first time it appeared on yahoo.com or google when I typed in "Harry Potter" and never stopped going here though I may not be that active... It's actually because of Mugglenet that I recently started visiting TLC again after a few years, really. Mugglenet has achieved the "first in mind" status in terms of the TOP Harry Potter site in the WORLD. First in mind meaning that if HP fans were to ask what their favourite HP fan site is, or where they go to to get the latest and most accurate news, they'll always say Mugglenet. It's become a household name, a name that is imprinted in our minds, and yes, as corny as this may seem, forever. Mugglenet didn't just make an imprint on my mind, but has also touched my heart however cheesy this may sound. The site continuously gives back hope to our generation that the youth is capable of doing great things and achieve so much if we were just dedicated and passionate enough. The Mugglenet staff would probably be one of my closest friends, though it remains and would probably remain one way, for they've actually been the 'people' I run to for most of my life in terms of the whole Potter fandom that runs through approximately half of my life. We may all be quite made, honestly, but I'm loving every minute of i...
That was a great book, it was good for taking up some of the time till Deathly Hallows and when i had finished i wanted to read DH even more.
PLEASE STAFF, READ THIS! I want to buy the book of Mugglenet.com's staff. But in the Shipping Information of the book form, ROMANIA is not included!
oh that is awesome! the book rocks!
Woooooo!!! go MuggleNet!!!! I really want the book, but my parents don't really know how big MuggleNet is. They think it's just a small HP fansite.
Really cool! This is the best Pottersite and you deserve every good thing that comes your way!
Go Mugglenutters!!! I wish I could buy this darn book... =/ However, I live in Brazil, so it would end up being too expensive for me. Cheers Emerson! Feel proud of your work! 12 huh? I didn't know that. Congrats!
omg that rocks!! so you guys have an awesome wesite awesome podcast AND now an awesome book well i guess i can confirm the last one when i buy the book it might not be right away but soon... when ever i finish me piles of hwk and find some money :)CONGRATZ! i hope you have a new podcast soon ;) ♥Sarah
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I'm so very proud of mugglenet. ^__^
Yay go Mugglenet! I haven't read that book yet and probably won't until AFTER I finish DH.
Congratulations guys! First that the New York Times even bothered to review it (You have no idea how many authors WISH the NYT would review their books) and second, it's such a fantastic review! WAY TO GO!! I have read your book and found it completely delightful as well as full of interesting theories that had not occured to me. I plan on keeping it close by when I am reading book 7, juuussst to see how accurate your theories end up. GOOD JOB!
GO MUGGLENET && MUGGLECAST! MY 2 FAVORITE THINGS!!!
Good job, MuggleNet. Not surprised. MuggleNet and MuggleCast rock!! You guys got such a great review! Really wanna read the book!
Congrats, mugglenet staff! It was a nice review. I wanted the book but, like Ithilwen, I just don't have the money for it.*sigh*
Way to go Mugglenet. I have read the book and loved it. I must admit that the introduction written by Emerson made me cry. He is a well spoken young man! Thank you for a fabulous book and a website that transports you into the fabulous world we all know and LOVE!
Congratulations! I read the review and was deeply impressed! Is it at all possible to buy the book in London? Or has it not been published here... Anyway... congrats again! That's increadibly amazing, you guys rock =]
Oh lord...did anyone read the whole article? They're gonna start up another round of religious fanatics suddenly justifying their irrational hatred of a book they've never read because some idiot called it a religion...
WOOT! WOOT! Congrats MuggleNet mods and owners, you deserve this honour. I'll definitely pick up a copy before July 21st:). I haven't read it yet, but I definitely trust the awesome authors. You guys walk on water. Jo, of course, walks on air.
wow well done!!!!!
wow... well done mugglenet!
Congratz guys. Obviously the book has made enough buzz to be reviewed by the New York Times and that's awesome.
When I saw the word 'fanciful' I thought "oh dear, they're not going to take it seriously", but then the review comes up with some very neat points - proves that not all of the mainstream media is clueless about fandom. Nice review there.
Gee, it is the least you deserve guys. The book totally rocks!!!
this sucks, i live in southamerica and i cant even buy the book. darn it sucks. arggggggg. anyway, im proud of you muggleneters :)
Congrats guys!! There's nothing better than getting a great review in the New York Times. Now there will be even more people visiting the site and buying the book!
i feel old......
My mom told me yesterday that my little package from mugglenet FINALLY arrived (I ordered it December 30th)! I can't wait to put on my mugglenet sweatshirt and absorb every detail of my new mugglenet book!!! YAY!!!
Great review- congrats! And no matter what anyone says, keep tilting at windmills :)
I recommened people read it, its awesome, very insightfull!! Go Mugglenet!!
That is sooo cool!!! Congrats guys on getting featured in the Times!!! HP FANS WILL TAKE OVER THE WORLD!!! :):):)
I've skimmed through that book and everything that's in that book is on this site.
In the article they said the title of book 6 was "Harry and the Half-Blood Prince". They left out the Potter.
"People like this often end up getting hurt by windmills."? *sigh* We're so misunderstood. Other than that, that was a good review. You guys deserve it!
"even has a name right out of Hogwarts: Emerson Spartz." i absolutely adore that :) hee hee... i love you Emerson. lol. in a very un-fangirl type way :)
Petty cool.....
Woot! GO MUGGLENET!!! I saw the book, but doubted my parents would LEt me buy it...besides, i didnt wanna ruin anything
Oh wow you guys must have down tres excellent job on it! Good for you guys and making the rest of Harry Potter fans look fantastic ha. The review was extremely positive.
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