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Summary: You've Got To Read The Book YOURSELF!
Review: I am a big-time reader and in my opinion this book was well set, kept my attention and totally showed me! Like another girl that wrote a review on this book, I didn't want to read it because of the popularity and I thought that only superficial people would read it. My teacher wanted to read it to the class too but I convinced her not to. I mean, come on, boredom right? Well thats precisely where I was wrong. My mom bought the book and made me promise I would read it(I ran out of books and was desperate then). So I read it and Potter's adventures,pains and over all confusion enveloped me and I couldn't put it down... nor the one after that and even the third one. I finished all three books in a week(busy,busy,busy). Needless to say when Potter finds out he is different and goes to Sorcerer's school you will be hooked. I can't tell you the other goodies because you'll just have to read the book to figure them out. Just DON'T let someone read it to you because in my opinion its a personal book that only you should see your reaction to and tell others about(the book that is). If someone does read it to you it ruins it totally.-*Jades_14*-
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Summary: Harry Potter is a revolution in children's literature
Review: I am a child, and when I first saw this book, I thought that it was just another pathetic stab at a child wizard. Then I started reading it, and I couldn't put it down! J.K. Rowling takes all children's fantasies, and breathes life into them through Harry Potter. Such as flying on broomsticks, and wearing invisibility cloaks. Then Rowling takes children's everyday experience and puts them to life. Draco Malfoy is the "bully" at Hogwarts School of Whitchcraft and Wizardry, and when you read about Harry's troubles with him, you develope a loathing for Malfoy also. I highly reccomend this book, and I hope you enjoy.
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Summary: You don't have to be a child to love this book!
Review: I am a college professor, but at heart I am a child and this book transported me to a magical world! Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is more than just a children's novel. It reads like a classic and avoids the cliches and predictability of many children's books. I love children's literature but often feel turned off by how sexist and un-creative some of the stories can be. This book is a jewel! Once you read it, you will be hooked.
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Summary: Wish it had been around years ago!!!
Review: I am a college student and I love Harry Potter! J.K Rowling writes divinely, and her characters are so lovable. I felt so bad for Harry and I hated Dudly, he was a dirty little demon. I did like the part with the pig's tail, however that was great. Ron and Hermoine were pretty cool too, but Harry was wonderful and so endearing. I can't wait to read the next in the series and find out what he does to Dudley. I won't say anything about the plot here because it's already been said.
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Summary: Let your imajination go wild!
Review: I am a college student who has been entranced by Ms. Rowlings books. The Harry Potter books has let me again dream of extravegant settings with memorable characters. All of us deserve to dream again and her books do just that. With the stresses of life it is good to sit down and read a fun story with a great plot. You will not regret reading Harry Potter, and better yet with someone young. Read the first Harry Potter book ("Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone) and you will soon read the others, as I did. And thankyou Ms. Rowling for letting all of us have fun again when we read.
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Summary: A great book
Review: I am a college student, and am extremely well-read in the classics, as well as philosophy and history. However, I have not enjoyed reading a book this much in quite a long time. I am anxiously awaiting the sequels.
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Summary: The best book in the world!
Review: I am a comitted reader. This is the best book in the world. No matter what your age, you will love it! I am a CS Lewis fan, but this is 1,000,000 times better.
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Summary: I expected to like the book but...
Review: I am a fan of children literature, know a lot about children books illustrators and even draw comics for my 7-year old son. Reading about Harry Potter phenomenon - millions copies are sold, Spielberg wants to direct, etc - I was preparing myself for something really exceptional. I open the book with an anticipating smile and... Mrs.Rowling is a good mother. She had to provide for her child by every means. And she succeded brilliantly - the transformation of a struggling single mom from Edinburgh into the third best paid woman in Britain is very spectacular. The problem is the product she sells is not very nourishing. It's a fast food in disguise. Mrs. Rowling took the most appealing to the common public ingredients to make the chewable version of the Great Late Children Literature. 1) The Cinderella story - Someone who is treated unfairly is finally made aware if his\her powers and gets the ticket to the new wonderful life. That's the very appealing notion - a lot of us think we get much less than we deserve. 2) There is a different, much more exciting world above, below or parallel to ours. Yes, life seems dull sometimes, no pain-no gain principle is buggering and we all ready for a quick dramatic crossover. 3)The author invites you to the club. You'll get a lot of "in" things to enjoy and recognize the other initiated by. You are a part of the brotherhood now. The rest are Muggles. There are more components but these 3 are the most important. You can argue that these are the chief ingredients of vast majority of children literature. That's right. Now imagine a master chef cooking the delightful meal with the expertly selected products. And an overworked housewife having a try at that fancy recipe from a glossy exotic cuisine cookbook. You'll get the picture. J.K.Rowling's prose is utterly amateurish. Characterisation is very inferior. Harry's evil adoptive father is fat and has no neck. Harry's abusive step-brother is fat and has no neck. There are no changes, no nuances in baddies and gooddies behavior - everything is in the same vein. Children love integrity in character but Mrs. Rowling's creations are so one-dimensional! I do not think that well-invented and memorable people are for adult books only and kids have to contend with cardboard cutouts. Many readers think that Mrs.Rowling is blessed with the incredibly powerful imagination - a lot of "magical things" is happening. But mostly these tricks are emloyed when the author suspects that the readers attention span is nearing the end. Then a chair begins to dance, the pack of earwax-tasting candy (how funny!)is produced and Quidditch game is scheduled. The prose is very repetitive. As a good housekeeper Mrs.Rowling does not want to use things only once - the situations repeat themselves ad nauseam, many objects and happenings are recycled. Trolls, dragons, centaurs, wizards - everything is borrowed. There is a lot more blood and death - that's J.K.Rowlings respectful nod in the direction of our childrens obsession with the gory computer games. I've read youngsters reviews of T.H.Whites books in Amazon. -" Boring, way too many details, boring, too long, boring..." - These delightful books are only the tip of the Arthurian iceberg, there are centuries-old tradition behind them. Alice In Wonderland is a work of genius but it's becoming less and less accessible to our children. I do not want my son to think that Harry Potter is the only face of todays children literature. Despite all the hype these books will find their real place in the hierarchy. Everyone likes Coke and BigMac but not because these are the culinary masterpieces. NOTICE: I ask Harry Potter's young fans to wait for a couple years with their reaction to that review.
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Summary: bland, unoriginal, dull, not a thinking book
Review: I am a fifteen-year-old girl whose friends adore Harry Potter. I read this book in an attempt to see whether this book would live up to all the hype surrounding it. I thought that I would perhaps enjoy this book, as I am normally a big fan of "different world" stories. Boy, was I disappointed. I do not think that this book will induce others to practice witchcraft, etc. The reason why I don't like Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone is because IT ISN'T A GOOD BOOK. This story moves like a television series, each storyline acting as an episode. But there is one difference: television shows do a much better job at depicting characters and storylines. J.K. Rowling's use of description is bland and amateurish. I realize that this book was written for children, but couldn't Rowling have at least attempted to use a higher sense of vocabulary? Roald Dahl uses very simplistic vocabulary in his stories, too, but he comes off as charming - Rowling just seems to be somebody who CAN'T use a nice vocab word every now and then. Let's move on to the actual story. This is where the "unoriginal" trait comes in. Can we say "Cinderella"? The story of Harry Potter is too contrived. We've all seen the main storyline before: kind orphan boy/girl who just so happens to be whisked away to someplace "magical" for them; is great at everything and wins the admiration of practically everybody, with the exception of a few jealous enemies here and there. This storyline has been DONE TO DEATH, and Harry Potter doesn't make it any better. This book is definitely not a classic. The Chronicles of Narnia - that's a classic. A Wrinkle in Time - that's a classic. Harry Potter doesn't come even close to those or many others. My literature teacher once put books into two different categories: thinking books and non-thinking books. Harry Potter belongs in the latter. This is a book that will go in one ear and out the other, not something that will stay with you for years on end. If this book ever becomes as "classic" as Cinderella or Snow White, the world will have had lost its mind. This book definitely does not live up to the hype.
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Summary: This book was fantastic!
Review: I am a fifth grade teacher and I can not wait to share this delightful tale with my students. I read this book in one sitting. Even my nonreading husband is reading it.
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