Once again I've been through a non-reading patch, and am behind on where I should be for the year. Still, there's plenty of time left to rectify that and yesterday I managed to read almost all of the Chamber of Secrets in one sitting.
Continuing my Harry Potter re-read journey, I started reading the second book a few weeks ago but for some reason never settled in. Slightly unusual as I have always regarded this as my favourite in the series. I guess that the opening scenes aren't what draw me in though.
I find Tom Marvolo Riddle to be an absolutely fascinating character, particularly with the parallels drawn between his and Harry's upbringing. The complete self-assurance of being popular and brilliant is hard to ignore. But I think what I find most interesting is that he is a half-blood, which always puts the reactions of 'faithful' families like the Malfoys into a different context.
Part of me has now got the Harry Potter bug back, and I can't wait to read more. But part of me thinks it might be time to return to Poirot or Holmes for some good old-fashioned detective work. Not sure which will win, I just hope I read something!
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