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Summary: An absolutely enchanting book for anyone to enjoy!
Review: Although I adore Chekhov, Tolstoy, Dante, Steinbeck...(I really love to read and have rather eclectic tastes)nothing compares to a well-written, unique, children's book. This book is the epitome of stories for the young that can satisfy readers of any age. Harry Potter and his troupe of young wizards (and witches) to be has charmed me! I'm on my second (maybe fourth) run through both Harry Potter books, and am enjoying them just as much as the first time through....
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Summary: The Best Book
Review: Although I am only 10 I'm a great reader for my age. Even a 140 page book I can read in 2 hours. I've been waiting for a long, but entertaining, book. Every nice, long novel is either boring, or hard to follow. But then I found the Scorcerer's Stone, a long, exciting, easy to follow, book. I read it in a week. I already read the first 4 books, and I plan to read them all over after they all come out.
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Summary: Best book I have ever read.
Review: Although I am only 6 I really enjoyed reading this book and having it read to me. I hope other people will too.
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Summary: Okay....
Review: Although I did not hate the book, I can't say I liked it all that much either, though it's one of the two only good ones in the series so far. I just don't see what the big deal is with these books....I mean, they're not that great.....And althogh at a younger age I thought these books looked very lenghty and difficult, but they are, in reality pretty quick reads.....This book reminds me alot of The Giver, which I also didnt really care for all that much.....All in all, I thought the 2nd one was better....
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Summary: One of the best children books ever written
Review: Although I have found many reviews too enthusiastic about the book, I have to agree that it has been very well written. And I think that even if the subject is more suitable to children, the language is not, so it represents a good reading exercise to non-English mother tongue readers. A pinch of fantasy, another one of thrilling and one further of humour make the book an enjoying reading, streaming with ease, that an even adult can perform, and he will not have wasted his time.
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Summary: A Good Book
Review: Although I have read better books, this was a really good book. The author really knows what she is doing and there is so much continuity, everything in the book just comes together at the end. I thought the style that this author uses is very similar to that of Roald Dal, another great contemporary author for children of our time. I am 14 years old myself, but I believe that no one is too old to enjoy this book for all it is worth. I have read the sequels too and they are just as good. Im already dreading the end of the series when I will not have another book to look forward to!
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Summary: Harry Potter rules
Review: Although I have read many great fantasy books such as The Lord of the Rings and The Once and Future King, I found Harry Potter the most enjoyable. The idea of being whisked out of an intolerable existance is very appealing. Harry Potter is forced to live with his cruel relations, the Dursleys, from the age of one, after his parents are murdered by the Dark Lord Voldemort. The Dursleys loath Harry with a passion and they would do anything to make his life miserable. Harry has no friends and is utterly alone. On his eleventh birthday, a letter arrives for Harry inviting him to attend Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Hagrid, the friendly giant who delivers Harry's letter, tells Harry that he is a wizard and is famous for surviving Lord Voldemort's curse. At Hogwarts, Harry meets his two best friends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. Harry's friends and enemies are well developed and realistic. Background characters are often amusing and represent types of people in the real world. The book is very suspenseful the first time you read it. Later, you can read it again and identify many clues that foreshadow the events of the book or future Harry Potter books. The world of Harry Potter is rich with fantasy and it is fascinating to follow Harry as he discovers it. There is something desperate, lonely, and brave about the character of Harry Potter that draws you into these books. My favorite book ever!!!!!!!!!!!!! Go J.K. Rowling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Can't wait for Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Pretty good, but not a classic.
Review: Although I liked this book, it does have a number of flaws that keep me from rating it as highly as others have. Since the Amazon reviews gives a rather complete plot description, I won't add any more to it. For the most part, it is a pretty typical "school of magicians" book. The characters are engaging, and three-dimensional. However, I feel that Rowling "cheats" too many times. For instance, a number of times she has major characters act in rather uncharacteristic ways in order to move the plot. This is rather disturbing -- especially on the second reading where the reader knows that the reason for the sudden personality change is that the author is being lazy. Also, there is a logic puzzle given in the text, which one of the characters, Hermione, solves. Unfortunately, only PART of the puzzle is shown to the reader -- Hermione knows more than the reader. This is quite unpleasant, since it keeps the readers from solving it themselves. Disappointing.
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Summary: Sheer Literary Magic
Review: Although I realize that due to the overwhelming volume of review responses there is little chance my offering will be read, I enjoyed the book too much to be able to resist. It is an absolutely marvelous story, the best new book since who-knows-when and easily topping even the works of "adult" literature with which it shares the best-seller list. It is a geography of the imagination, which will remain long after the ephemeral chronicles of the time have withered and blown away. Having a classic structure and classic protagonist doesn't do it any harm, either. Harry Potter is a more-or-less archetypal sort of hero. Parents mysteriously killed, raised in menial domestic situation by aunt and uncle, possesing a strange mark and even stranger powers- that type of the hero can be picked up everywhere from early fairy tales and legends to "Star Wars". And the story's plot- the education of the remarkable young man- is equally precedented. But the wonders J.K. Rowling works with her classic form! Her story is a perfect blend of theme, plot, and character, action, humor, drama, deeper meaning, and sheer imaginative revelry. She has combined her ingredients, and said the magic words, and has caught the reading world in the resulting enchantment.
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Summary: Fan-riffic!!!
Review: Although I still have one chapter to go, I had to comment on 'The Sorcerers Stone'. I first heard of the book while reading a review of 'The Chamber of Secrets' in the USA Today. I immediatly went out and purchased 'The Sorcerers Stone' to get the back ground of the characters so I could read the second book. I must have missed a line in the review that said it was a childrens book, because when I asked where I could find a copy, I was lead to the childrens section. I even questioned my escort about the location and she said that adults are always asking for this book. I bought the book and haven't been able to put it down! The characters show enough emotion and heart that they are easy to identify with. The story line is great and moves along at a great pace. There never seems to be a dull moment. Being a 27 year old that is reading a book aimed toward 9-12 year olds, I felt a bit foolish. However, it is stories like 'Harry Potter' that keeps older individuals, like myself, young at heart. P.S. My wife is getting me part 2 for our wedding anniversary!
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