The flawed master: lessons Professor Snape taught me Paperback – November 10, 2009

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This book is not what I expected but I really have enjoyed it. I'm a Christian and I was pleasantly surprised to find out the content of this book.

The book is well written. I believe the author has truly found the deeper purpose of Professor Snape.

Really great read. well written by the author. If you are a real H.P. fan and all things of the Harry Potter books you can really appreciate this book.

This is a very interesting book.

The flawed master: lessons Professor Snape taught me is author logospilgrim's second collection of theological and mystical essays on Professor Severus Snape. Snape is, perhaps, the most complex character in J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series, and logospilgrim has much to say about his transformation from antagonist to hero in this second volume of her "Snape Trilogy." The flawed master is a follow-up to Bring forth the best robes: a spiritual understanding of Severus Snape, but it may stand alone as a volume of Christian spiritual wisdom, inspiration, and guidance for all Harry Potter fans, who, like logospilgrim and myself, read Rowling's seven-part series with an overwhelming desire to see the redemption of Professor Snape--a bitter and broken man who had renounced his allegiance to the Dark Lord and pledged his service to one who would defeat him, not by violence, but through love and self-sacrifice. Snape, the flawed master, was proud, angry, sarcastic, and sometimes cruel, and yet he rose above his many flaws to become Harry's secret protector and Dumbledore's most trusted accomplice. He was the spy whose bravery and self-sacrifice contributed to Harry's ultimate triumph over the evil Lord Voldemort. Logospilgrim's insightful essays are a balm to soothe our wounded hearts. If a man as flawed as Severus Snape can find redemption, then there is hope for us all, even the greatest of sinners. This is an inspiring book for those who seek the deeper meaning that is to be found in the Harry Potter series. The spiritual treasures within it are not merely lessons learned from a flawed master; they are the great moral truths of the Gospels, lessons taught by the One True Master, the one who was without sin, the one who died to redeem us all.

A marvelous book. For one thing, it's great meeting someone who has so fully assimilated into her very being, as it were, a beloved series of books and especially her favorite character. I have a similar relation with fantasy I've loved--let's hear it for Prydain!--and I am glad to encounter a kindred spirit. That said, I recommend this book to anyone who is a Snape fan and/or interested in spirituality. (If you can't stand religion, this book isn't for you, but if that's the way you feel you probably wouldn't pick it up in the first place.) Logospilgrim (who has a wonderful website, by the way) is a first-rate reader of the spiritual nuances of the Potter books, and particularly of Snape. As a literary critic, I am quite impressed by her many insights--especially since Snape is probably the most complex character I've ever met between the covers of a book (and as I've read quite a few, that ought to count for something).

Wenn man auf die Vergabe eines Sterns verzichten könnte, dann hätte ich das gern getan. Hier war eine Autorin auf dem Selbstfindungstrip, hat zu Gott gefunden und die vielschichtige literarische Figur des Severus Snape dazu missbraucht, ihr ihre verklärten religiösen Dogmen überzustülpen und sie auf dem Weg ihrer persönlichen Erleuchtung mitzuschleifen. Was da nicht passt, wird passend gemacht, und das halte ich für ein zumindest respektloses, oberflächliches und auf jeden Fall unseriöses Vorgehen. Wie subjektiv die Schreiberin sich dem Thema genähert hat, lässt sie schon im Untertitel "What Professor Snape taught me" erkennen und zieht sich dann in zwei Dritteln ihres Textes auf das unablässige Zitieren von Bibelsprüchen zurück. Wer wirklich an einer objektiven und tiefgehenden Analyse der Harry-Potter-Figur interessiert ist, dem empfehle ich das Buch von Lorrie Kim: "Snape. A definitive reading."

...diese Buchreihe war für meine beste Freundin als Geburtstaggeschenk gedacht gewesen und sie war hellauf begeistert. Ich selbst habe die Bücher allerdings nicht gelesen, da es sie nur auf englisch gibt. Für echte Snape Fans auf jedenfall ein MUSS!