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Summary: This book was one of the most fun I have read in awhile!
Review: J.K. Rowling has created a fun and enchanting story for all ages. She has us in the middle of another world of wizardry and magic. She keeps us constantly curious about Harry. From the very beginning of his life and adventures, to his third year at wizardry school. There is never a dull moment when Harry is around! I am looking forward to future episodes. I hope Ms. Rowling never stops writing about Harry Potter.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone Rivals The Hobbit
Review: J.K. Rowling has created a magical world with such believable details that the reader is immediately transported. I haven't felt this way about a book since I read The Hobbit as a child. Everything from the character's names to "Quidditch", the game played by Harry at Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry is perfectly believable in the context of the book. I bought the book as a Christmas gift for my nine year old daughter and read it myself in one sitting. My daugher read it in two days and it is now making its way through our whole extended family and we have friends eagerly awaiting their turn to read it. We couldn't wait for the sequel, Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets
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Summary: I couln't put it down!
Review: J.K. Rowling has created an extremly clever, witty, well written, and utterly absorbing fantasy. I am looking foward to "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets"!
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Summary: Better than words can describe
Review: J.K. Rowling has down it. Her fascanating tale of the youngwizard Harry And his friends Ron and Hermoine has become arguaballythe best book series ever.In this tale Harry is starting his first year at Hogwarts a wizard school. However his year is interrupted by the greatest dark arts wizard ever,Voldemort,the wizard who killed his parents. This tale of mystery and suspense, the first series, will have you wanting to read more. it is a book once you start it, it is hard to put it down.
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Summary: Brilliant for so many reasons
Review: J.K. Rowling has simply become an icon for our literary age. Not only has she written these fabulous books for us to enjoy - I think something far more superior has come of this endeavor. The lieracy of our children has now become enhanced. I can't think of a better thing for kids than to enjoy reading as it is so fundamental to their education.I have a degree in Creative Writing so many people have asked my opinion of these books. I always say - any book that gets kids reading early is a great book. I simply have never seen kids so engaged in a storyline like Harry Potter. Children have been known to read these books over and over again. What you have here is the self-improvement of grammar, vocabulary, and conceptual thinking. It expands the natural curiosity and enriches the young mind. Whats' more - parents love these books too! So, parents and children alike can enjoy the books together and now you have bridged a generation gap. We will look back on these books as timeless treasures not unlike The Wizard of Oz or The Hobbit. I just recently saw the movie and I was amazed! Not so much the movie but that children were feverishly discussing the movie as it compared to the book! What was similar - what was missing! It reminded me of how adults can debate over Shakespeare and an adaptation they just saw of Hamlet. So, I wish I could give Harry potter 10 stars. 5 for being an excellent book. 5 for being an educational supplement. If you haven't read this series yet - pick one up and I think you'll be surprised. It is not simply a children's book.
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Summary: These books are genuine works of art!!! Read them!!!
Review: J.K. Rowling has truly created several fine works of art, with her Harry Potter series. I often find myself wishing that I went to a school like Hogwarts and did not live the ordinary life of a "Muggle." Despite the books saying that the age group is 9-12 I think that people of all ages would love them. Read these books!!!!!
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Summary: THERE'S SO MUCH TO J.K. ROWLING'S HARRY POTTER
Review: J.K. Rowling has won numerous awards for her Harry Potter adventure stories. It is so filled with creative imagination and takes you beyond your wildest imagination. It tells of a boy who is raised by his aunt and uncle and soon discovers that he his not like everyone else. Abused by his aunt and uncle, he is locked up tight inside a cupboard and left there for as long as his aunt and uncle wish. The days pass by after day after day after month and so on. Then a mysterious letter arivers adressed to Harry Potter. But before Harry can even read the letter, his uncle statches it away from him. And this is were all the adventure begins. Harry Potter soon is taken off to a magical place of wizardary and magic. He is trained at Hogwarts, a school for wizards and witches, to become the best wizard of them all. He seems to be famous from everyone at Hogwarts. He learns about his real parents tragedy. And also learns that he is Harry Potter the boy who lived. What is to become of the boy? You must read all of Harry Potter's incredible adventures is J.K. Rowling's fast-pasted, wonderfully imagined, stories. Not to be missed. You have no idea what you are missing. There is so much potential is this book, you just might want to read it again! Or until the next book comes out!
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Summary: Already a classic
Review: J.K. Rowling has written so cleanly, so vividly and with such simple imagination that each character has his/her own voice and personality solidly etched in your mind every time you meet them. These impressions only get stronger as you graduate from book to book, year to year at Hogwarts. It is definately Hobbit comparable, which is one of the highest compliments you could get as a story teller. Read this set of books with your children. You and your children will remember the experience all your lives.
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Summary: "Potter Induction"
Review: J.K. Rowling hit on a winner with the Harry Potter series of books. If one thinks this is a kid's book then you are much mistaken. Rowling has tapped into the child within us all and produced a wonderful work of fiction that leads us into a world of witches, spells, dragons, broomsticks, airborne sports and the subduing of the evil force of Voldemort.
Harry Potter thought he was just an ordinary little orphan boy living in a slightly dysfunctional family, the Dursleys, in middle class Britain. Then a letter arrives by owl. Then lots of letters arrive and keep coming until the Dursleys have to answer the summons of Harry to Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Harry is spirited away by the kindly Hagrid to what seems to be a parallel world unseen by average humans. After being kitted with the prerequisites of wand, pet owl, and broomstick etc Harry boards the Hogwart's Express on platform 9 ¾ at King's Cross station. Along the way he befriends Ron and unwillingly they follow the deliciously precocious Hermione, witch in training, extraordinaire.
This book is easy and delightful to read. The characters are rich and lovable, containing an innocence only found in childhood. The story revolves around Harry who soon comes to realise that he is after all a very special boy with hidden talents that elevate him to a high status within the world of witches and wizards. The setting of Hogwarts is reminiscent of the British boarding school with a light twist and kindly teachers and just a hint of suspicious happenings in the figure of one teacher. Rowling has tapped into all that delights children of all ages in food, magic, role models, sports, and fantasy. The plot rolls with a charming tale of dragons, trolls, a magic mirror, a cloak that makes one invisible, and a boy who triumphs over adversity.
Rowling has left the book open to sequels and leaves the reader wanting more. This reader could not put the book down. It is enjoyable to children and pure escapism for adults who are kids at heart.
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Summary: The Harry Potter books are the BEST books I have ever read!
Review: J.K. Rowling is a great author. She really knows what she is doing. She keeps you on your toes and guessing. When I read her books I sit down and refuse to talk to anyone until I'm done. I got my whole family to read the Harry Potter books and they all loved them.
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