After many all-caps rants, GIF parties, and nights spent sobbing into his keyboard over fictional characters, it's time for the Mark Reads Harry Potter journey to come to an end. Join series writer... More > Mark Oshiro as he chronicles his unspoiled experience of reading through the final Harry Potter book. Expect tears. Lots of them. Oh, and a few plays. Oh, and the best dedication to Hedwig one could give her. Then expect to cry some more.< Less
Relive the experience of reading Order of the Phoenix for the first time as writer Mark Oshiro chronicles his journey through this book. Through humor and brutally honest stories about his past, Mark... More > relates to the angst-ridden and tragic story told in the fifth novel of the Harry Potter series. Join him and weep, laugh, and wish Dolores Umbridge was swallowed by the Earth. Contains THIRTY-FIVE new re-reads reviews!< Less
See how Mark thought he was totally spoiled and prepared for the wrong book! Marvel at his ability to completely miss important plot lines! Share his joy as he trudges through the complex plot of... More > Half-Blood Prince with the wonderful Kasper! This complete edition of the sixth Mark Reads Harry Potter book not only has all thirty original reviews, but nineteen never-before-seen reviews completed after he read the entire series.< Less
Relive the glory and the tragedy of the fourth Harry Potter novel as blogger Mark Oshiro experiences it for the first time. What the hell is the Goblet of Fire? Why is there so much angst? Will... More > Mark's heart be destroyed? Included in this book are new reviews for every chapter of Goblet of Fire, written after Mark finished the series. Are you prepared? Probably, but Mark is definitely not.< Less
If dementors terrify you, if you want to get a hug from Lupin, and if you love time travel more than most things, we should talk. Because Mark Reads Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban might... More > just be for you! In this third journey through J.K. Rowling's series about a boy wizard, Mark reacts to the dramatic change in tone in the story, and then he starts shipping Lupin/Sirius. AS YOU SHOULD. Included are twenty-two new reviews written after Mark finished the series!< Less
On a bet, one man read all four Twilight novels, one chapter at a time, one chapter per day. It wasn’t long before he started suffering, but he truly had no idea how bad this experience would... More > be. You can now read all four Mark Reads Twilight collections in one book, complete with all the footnotes, all caps, keysmashes, and absurd anger. Spoiler alert: holy shit, this series is truly awful.< Less
What's the Chamber of Secrets? Who has ever heard of a basilisk? Why is Moaning Myrtle moaning all of the time? Mark Oshiro had a lot of questions about the second Harry Potter novel, and now you can... More > revisit Mark Reads Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets with him. This book also includes eighteen brand new reviews written after Mark had read the entire series. That means it is okay to make fun of him for being wrong. It's true. No one will judge you.< Less
In the summer of 2010, one man set out to read all seven Harry Potter books, one chapter at a time, one chapter a day. Over the course of six months, he discovered the joys and tragedies of the... More > universe that J.K. Rowling created. Now, you can relive the experience again with this complete adaptation of the Mark Reads Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone web series, complete with eighteen additional chapter reviews written after Mark read the entire series.< Less
About Mark Oshiro
Mark Oshiro is the creator and writer of both Mark Reads and Mark Watches. He analyzes media with a critical eye for plot, character development, real-world implications, and does it all with an unending sense of silliness.
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