Beyond the Wand - The Library of the Uncommons

Downloadable Audiobook

English language

Published Oct. 18, 2022 by Grand Central Publishing.

ASIN:: B0B29HGR6B

They called for a break, and Gambon magicked up a cigarette from out of his beard. He and I were often to be found outside the stage door, having 'a breath of fresh air', as we referred to it. There would be painters and plasterers and chippies and sparks, and among them all would be me and Dumbledore having a crafty cigarette.

From Borrower to wizard, Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame saw him catapulted into the limelight aged just twelve when he landed the iconic role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.

Speaking with candour and his own trademark humour, Tom shares his experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for the very first time. He tells all about his big break, what filming was really like and the lasting friendships he made …

They called for a break, and Gambon magicked up a cigarette from out of his beard. He and I were often to be found outside the stage door, having 'a breath of fresh air', as we referred to it. There would be painters and plasterers and chippies and sparks, and among them all would be me and Dumbledore having a crafty cigarette.

From Borrower to wizard, Tom Felton's adolescence was anything but ordinary. His early rise to fame saw him catapulted into the limelight aged just twelve when he landed the iconic role of Draco Malfoy in the Harry Potter films.

Speaking with candour and his own trademark humour, Tom shares his experience of growing up on screen and as part of the wizarding world for the very first time. He tells all about his big break, what filming was really like and the lasting friendships he made during ten years as part of the franchise, as well as the highs and lows of fame and the reality of navigating adult life after filming finished.

Prepare to meet a real-life wizard.

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5 stars

Tuto knížku jsem si poslechla jako audioknihu, protože jsem na ni slyšela jen samou chválu – a musím souhlasit, Tom Felton ji načetl skvěle. Knížku jako takovou jsem si vybrala, protože ve svých šestadvaceti letech jsem ještě pořád potterhead, takže bylo zajímavé slyšet o tom, jak to při natáčení Harryho Pottera probíhalo, jak to vnímal Tom, jak vnímal ostatní herce… Stejně bych ale většinu knihy nečekala, že ji budu hodnotit takto kladně. Řekla bych tak 3/5, s přihlédnutím ke skvělému audio zpracování 4/5. Tak proč jsem se nakonec rozhodla pro 5/5? Za všechno může konec. Tam se Tom Felton zabývá psychickým zdravím / psychickými nemocemi, což je hodně moje téma a každodenní chléb. Hodně ke mně tato pasáž proto mluvila, např. jeho postoj, kdy svoje psychické predispozice prostě přijal, nebo povzbuzující věta v dodatkové kapitole: To nejlepší teprve přijde. Doporučuju.

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July 4, 2023

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