The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J. K. Rowling

 
   THE   TALES   OF   BEEDLE   THE   BARD
     BOOK REVIEW

If you're acquainted with the Harry Potter series, you would very well know how The Tales of Beedle the Bard is interconnected to that series. Basically, The Tales of Beedle the Bard is a collection of short stories written by Beedle the Bard. In the wizarding world, stories from The Tales of Beedle the Bard are often narrated as bedtime stories to young witches and wizards. They're considered as parallels to stories like Rapunzel, Cinderella, Snow White, etc. of the muggle world.

We first come across the mention of The Tales of Beedle the Bard in the last book of the Harry Potter series, that is, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Coming to The Tales of Beedle the Bard written by J K Rowling... It is a very small book consisting of five short stories and after each story we have some notes by Albus Dumbledore. I think this is done to make us feel like we are reading the copy of Tales of Beedle the Bard that Dumbledore himself owned, and also to perhaps give us a glimpse of his thoughts and opinions about the various aspects of the stories.

Most of the stories were quite good, although I found the notes by Dumbledore at the end of each story a little hard to follow and it felt a little too much. You finish one story and it makes you feel good, and then comes the Dumbledore's notes part which is really boring and it ends up ruining everything! I felt the book would have been way more  interesting and better if there weren’t any notes and stuff and just the stories.

Like I already said, there are five stories. The first one being “The Wizard and the Hopping Pot”, was not that appealing to me. I felt the story was not solid enough. 

The second story, “The Fountain of Fair Fortune” was quite good. 

Then, the third story “The Warlock’s Hairy Heart,” turned out to be my favourite of all five. It teaches us that the quest for invulnerability is nothing but a foolish fantasy. 

Then there is the fourth story, “Babbity Rabbity and her Cackling Stump” and that was pretty amusing. 

And for the last one we have “The Tale of the Three Brothers”, which, I’m sure you would know if you would have read the Harry Potter series, because we come across the entire story in The Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows.

Overall, the book was okay... I gave it 2 and half stars. Maybe I would have given it three stars, if it weren’t for the Dumbledore’s notes part. Furthermore, I don't think I would recommend it. I wouldn’t say you must give it a try, or this is something you shouldn't miss out on, but you might as well give it a try if you want to.

Title: The Tales of Beedle the Bard

Author: J. K. Rowling 

Publisher: Bloomsbury Children's                             Books

Published: 2007

Genre: Children's Literature, Fantasy                Fiction

Pages: 144