I finally just finished reading the Harry Potter series of books last week. I had read Harry Potter 1 through 5 as soon as they came out, but when Harry Potter 6 and 7 came out, the rest of my family read them, but I didn't.

With the movie, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, opening here tomorrow, I decided that I needed to finish at least the sixth book to keep up. This is one series of movies that is better if you read the book. I happen to really like the movies. I think that they have done an excellent job staying true to the story without bogging us down with too many details. Although the next two books will be a challenge. Both Harry Potter books 6 and 7 are extremely complicated, with lots of plot twists, and characters.