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Wizard People, Dear Reader
Wizard People, Dear Reader is a narrative retelling of the lives of the characters of The Sorcerer's Stone and the world in which they live. Presented in the form of a thirty-five chapter audiobook. Wizard People, Dear Reader, released in 2004, is an unauthorized, alternative soundtrack to Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, written by Brad Neely, a comic book artist from Fort Smith, Arkansas.
In Wizard People, Dear Reader, Neely's writing ranges from hyperbolic representations of the characters, to focusing on and forming bizarre explications of the tropes and clichés present throughout, to long-winded and mostly unrelated metaphors in the prose of Steven "Jesse" Bernstein (the poet whose voice and style of narration he imitated for the commentary), to over-dramatic philosophical speeches, to extreme renaming of a multitude of characters and places, to unreliable narrator character bashing (most characters that are not Harry, Ron or Dumbledore receive quite a bit of criticism), to several sexual and vulgar motifs placed throughout. Much of the humor connecting to the sexual and vulgar motifs and the philosophical speeches seem aimed at highlighting the childlike atmosphere and writing of the film in contrast to Neely's narration; and much of the humor connecting to the explications of cliches and to the hyperbolic representations of the characters is often seen as a form of critiquing on the part of Neely. There is a split on whether people think it's an affectionate parody or an ironic critique of the film, though there are suggestions that it's actually a bit of both.
In Wizard People, Dear Reader, Neely's writing ranges from hyperbolic representations of the characters, to focusing on and forming bizarre explications of the tropes and clichés present throughout, to long-winded and mostly unrelated metaphors in the prose of Steven "Jesse" Bernstein (the poet whose voice and style of narration he imitated for the commentary), to over-dramatic philosophical speeches, to extreme renaming of a multitude of characters and places, to unreliable narrator character bashing (most characters that are not Harry, Ron or Dumbledore receive quite a bit of criticism), to several sexual and vulgar motifs placed throughout. Much of the humor connecting to the sexual and vulgar motifs and the philosophical speeches seem aimed at highlighting the childlike atmosphere and writing of the film in contrast to Neely's narration; and much of the humor connecting to the explications of cliches and to the hyperbolic representations of the characters is often seen as a form of critiquing on the part of Neely. There is a split on whether people think it's an affectionate parody or an ironic critique of the film, though there are suggestions that it's actually a bit of both.
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Published January 1, 2004
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September 14, 2020
Aged like a fine bottle of wine (or three).
July 24, 2025
Willikers! Sweet mustache! We mailed away for the CD of this recording when it was first available eons ago. I've listened to it more times than I care to mention as an audiobook on countless long drives. Thanks for the magic.
October 6, 2024
Enjoyed this with my husband and the film playing
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