Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay
- 304
- Pages
- about 6 h
- Reading time
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Our view
“Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original Screenplay” is an enjoyable companion to the film. Rowling’s first screenplay follows Newt Scamander, whose magical case goes astray in New York and frees some of his creatures. Some readers enjoy seeing inside the characters’ heads and finding a few moments that never reached the screen; others feel Rowling slips novelist’s asides into directions no camera could show. Fans of the film are its natural audience.
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About the book
When Magizoologist Newt Scamander arrives in New York, he intends his stay to be just a brief stopover. However, when his magical case is misplaced and some of Newt's fantastic beasts escape, it spells trouble for everyone... Inspired by the original Hogwart's textbook by Newt Scamander, Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them: The Original screenplay marks the screenwriting debut of J.K. Rowling, author of the beloved and internationally bestselling Harry Potter books. A feat of imagination and featuring a cast of remarkable characters and magical creatures, this is epic adventure-packed storytelling at its very best. Whether an existing fan or new to the wizarding world, this is a perfect addition for any film lover or reader's bookshelf. The film Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them will have its theatrical release on 18th November 2016.
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Where the score comes from
The sources average 8.0 across 61 ratings — not yet many, so the reader vote carries 29% of the weight and the rest pulls toward the Fantasy average of 8.0. That is how 8.0 comes out.
| Source | Average | Ratings | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Open Library | 8.0 | 8 | 13% |
| Hardcover | 8.0 | 53 | 87% |
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It has 304 pages — shorter than 94% of the ranked books in Fantasy.
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