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Summary: Take it from a kid....this book is kewl
Review: I just want to say that this book is really cool, and I'm counting the days until the third book comes out. Harry, Ron, and Hermoine are really original characters, with and handle unsulting Draco Malfoy beautifully, although Ron ending up belching slugs when his wand backfired on him.
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Summary: This is not just for kids!
Review: I just wanted to say that I am 25 years old and that it has been a long time since I've enjoyed books as much as the HP books. I read all four this week and it was so addicting that I did nothing else! I had heard about the hype but wasn't too impressed. Out of boredom I decided to read the 1st book and I thought it was just great. I'm just sad that I'll have to wait so long to read the next one. This week I got to read one after another!
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Summary: great great great
Review: I just wanted to say that this was a wonderful book. And it is not just for kids. My 25 year old sister bought and read all three, she then lent them to me, her 22 year old sister, I then lent them to my 50 year old mother, who has now passed them down to my 23 year old boyfriend! The whole series is great, great, great!!!
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Summary: One Day
Review: I just would like that say that I picked up this book at 2pm in the afternoon and everychance I got during the day I was reading it. It was such a wonderful and exciting story that I could not put it down until I was finished later that night. I truely recommend it to anyone who would like to read a great, easy read, funny, interesting, and overall awesome book.
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Summary: Excellent Book, A Great Read
Review: I kept hearing about this Harry Potter series, but I couldn't imagine that a children's book could be so good. I happen to be a rather cynical teenager, so I expected it to be stupid. I was totally surprised when I started reading the book and I loved it! The characters are great, the plot is great, and the author is an excellent writer. I need to buy the second one now, I'm addicted. Regardless of age, The Sorcerer's Stone is a great book.
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Summary: A magical book
Review: I kept hearing all the news stories about this book and its hero, Harry Potter. My sister, who has kids, asked if I had read it or knew anything about it but I didn't have a clue. Thankfully, I went out and picked up a copy of this wonderful book that is appealing to both children and adults. Harry is a thoughtful kid that has been stuck, through some unfortunate events, with his hateful aunt and uncle as well as his incredibly spoiled cousin. When mysterious letters begin to arrive addressed to Harry, a new life begins to unfold for the young man that he had no idea existed. With characters that are immediately likeable, such as the bookish Hermione Granger and the towering but gentle Hagrid, J. K. Rowling takes you into the world of wizardry and witchcraft at the intriguing school known as Hogwarts. I was unable to stop reading this book, turning page after page as Rowling's delightful imagination lead me through this trip of a young man's journey into who he really is. For anyone who has ever felt like the misfit or an oddball, Harry is a character that can be easily related to. And for those of us who just simply enjoy really good entertainment, this is the book. This story is a perfect book to interest kids in reading. I recommend it highly.
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Summary: Lives Up to the Hype
Review: I kept putting off reading "The Sorcerer's Stone" due to all the hype the book/series/movies has received. I watched the movie and listened to my wife tell me how great the books were. Still I put off reading it. I finally got around to reading it, and for one of the few times i can remember, the book lived up to all my expectations.For those living under a rock, or stone (pardon the pun), this book is about the story of a young wizard, Harry, who is destined for great things. After dealing with a miserable foster family his destiny catches up with him, and he goes off to wizard school. Then the adventures begin - just the way you'd imagine a year at a wizard school would be. The book is written in a very easy-to-read fashion, as it's targeted at both children and adults. I feel the material is appropriate for either, as long as they have an open imagination. It is an excellently crafted story, from front to end. Once you've read this, you'll finally get why this book, and series, is so hyped. I can't wait to start the "Chamber of Secrets".
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Summary: GIRLS DON'T RELATE TO HARRY POTTER!!!!!
Review: I know a lot of people LOVE Harry Potter books and I have to admit, I used to enjoy the magical and suspenseful feeling I used to get when I turned the pages but as a teenager I now realize that it is much better for young girls to be reading books that will keep our feet on the ground. Judy Blume books are my favorite because the books take you through life as a teenager and it is easier to rlate to a self-concious teenager than a genius wizard who likes to ride a broom and defeat evil wizards for fun. As girls, we have to find a book to relate to that will help us through life and Harry Potter is deffinetly NOT one of them.
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Summary: One read and you're hooked
Review: I know I sure was. First time I picked it up and started reading it, it was 9 in the evening. I didn't notice that I was still reading and put the finished book down at 3.30 the next morning. The next night I did the same because I wanted to make sure I got everything down. I've never got sick of it since, and the movie (2 1/2 hours long!) is gonna kill.
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Summary: Sorcerer's Stone Rock Bottom
Review: I know that this is an enormously popular series, and I've tried quite hard to like it (I have read all the books), but I can't get past the copious shortcomings of Harry Potter. For one thing, it's terribly overwraught; the supreme clumsiness and obviousness with which the writer tries to manipulate our emotions is totally laughable. In fact, I can't believe that even children fall for it. Not to mention the fact that there is no room for humanity is any of the "villains". None of them are shown to have any redeeming features at all; they are so one dimensional that they might as well be called "bad guy one", "bad guy two" and so on. Nor is there ever any opportunity for them to be forgiven or to be allowed to make amends. The story very much promotes an "us and them" attitude among the heroes. Even when one of the bad guys offers to make up he is rejected by Harry. Also, it promotes kids lying and stealing to get what they want (the end oh-so justifies the means); it encourages cliquiness and a ruthlessness towards opponents (win at all costs!). This is certainly nothing new, and neither is the advocation of disrespect and disobedience towards authority, but it grates just the same. The writing and plot themselves are terribly derivative. There are many far more intelligent and original books out there for children. All in all, I'd not recommend this book to anyone.
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