This is the fifth Part in a series we are doing of one-line reviews of Books - where the reviewer has clearly not actually read the Book itself. This is, let it be noted, an exercise in humour, and no author sentiments, cats, or country musicians are intended to be harmed.
The first Part of this series, along with a detailed introductory note, can be found here:
All entries are by me except where indicated.
41. Of Mice and Men is John Steinbeck’s account of human-rodent interactions and how they
have evolved over the ages. [Karthik Lakshminarayan]
42. The Ground Beneath her Feet is Salman Rushdie’s scholarly look at seismology. [Ravi Kumar]
43. Through
Shame, Salman Rushdie presents a believable account of Adam, Eve, the
talking snake and the forbidden fruit and in that process impresses on readers
the importance of following religious texts without question. [Ravi Kumar]
44. Harry Potter and the
Philosopher’s Stone is JK Rowling’s insightful look at one
young boy’s first experience with marijuana and existentialism [JeanBurke-Spraker]
45. Harry Potter and the Chamber
of Secrets goes
on to narrate the delinquent teen’s visits to opium dens [Karthik
Lakshminarayan]
46. Harry Potter and the Prisoner
of Azkaban
takes forward the story of the boy’s moral fall by association with criminal
elements. [Karthik Lakshminarayan]
47. In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, we
see the boy undergoing a trial by fire, consuming the most dangerous and
addictive of substances. [Karthik Lakshminarayan]
48. Harry Potter and the Order of
the Phoenix sees
the teen finally formally join the drug cartels [Karthik Lakshminarayan]
49. In Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,
we see the boy take on the Prince of the Half-bloods, those whose blood has
been thinned by decades of substance abuse. [Karthik Lakshminarayan]
50. In
the final volume, Harry Potter and the
Deathly Hallows, we see how substance abuse leads to a bitter end, as the
protagonist is hanged to death. The series is strongly recommended for all
those who are tempted to try drugs. [Karthik Lakshminarayan]
For entries 51-60 in this series, click here
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