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Summary: Very Good, 4 1/2 stars... Waiting for #3 to come out.
Review: The book is well written, both my mother and I enjoyed it. But I personally think it IS NOT the BEST book ever written "surpassing all others". There are other series that are better just because the authors are more prolific in their writing, no series can be "5 stars" best ever without at least having the sequels come quick. Once all the books are out, <<Maybe>> it might deserve better, but until then, I still think that the DragonLance Saga (TSR) or the 24 or so books by david eddings are more enjoyable because they came out quickly... All in all I would recommend this book for most readers, 9-Adult (however old that may be...) But do not think that it is the Earth shattering book it is portrayed to be, almost all of the concepts in the Book have been done before in some form in other books. Should this have been released at a time when at least 1/4 of the material was truly new, (because right now the only truly Original things are the names...) then I would gladly give it 5 stars 100% perfection without reservation.
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Summary: Midnight Magic
Review: The book Midnight Magic is a really good book if you like,tarot card readings, magic, secrets, romance,and thrills. The Old magician in this book was almost prosecuted for doing "magic", as the king would say. He tried to tell the king that the so called "magic" that he did was nothing mearly tricks and something to make a living out of. The kings most trusted advisor let him be in the debt of the king. The king later found out that he needed a favor from the old magician. mangus ( the magician) is faced with a problem that he cant solve because he really isen't a magician, just a entertainer. The king won't beleive him and if the problem isen't solved, than he will be excecuted at once. These are just alittle of what happenes in the book. As you can see there are always problems that occur and its not boring at all. You always are woundering what is goin to happen next and you dont want to put down the book untill you see. This why i like, "Midnight Magic."
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Summary: A very good book for all ages!
Review: The book starts out with a lot of actions and follows through out the book so I didn't get bored at all while reading the book. There's always something happening with a great thrill or impact. The author, J. K. Rowling, writes this story, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer Stone, with a great tone and a friendly text that everybody can understand. This story is not only meant for children, but the book can also be very entertaining for adults also. The fascinating story expands imagination for children and especially adults who had forgotten about fairy tales and myths.
From my experience of the book, I found the book extremely interesting that I practically finished the book almost in one day. In the book, Rowling writes about things that would not happen in our practical world. By reading the book, the Rowling gives us hope and beliefs of the impossible actually having a possibility of occurring. As a young adult, this book help my imagination expand similarly to the imagination that we have lost while we grew up in this practical world.
After reading plenty of books in my lifetime, I do not believe this book is only for children; however, I would rate this book higher than most adult's book. As a adult, I recommend this book for adults who have lost their imagination and who had forgotten how it was like to be a kid.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Review: The book that I'm reviewing is called Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone. I enjoyed reading it because when I read it I could not stop. When this book first came out, I was not really interested until my 6th grade teacher kept on talking about how good it was. This book was about a young boy named Harry Potter whose parents were killed by an evil wizard named Voldemort. Harry Potter ends up living with his Aunt Petunia Uncle Vernon and his fat cousin Dudley.
I don't have a favorite part because the whole book was great. I recommend anyone who wants to read this book, and is interested in fantasy books should try reading this book.
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Summary: A Masterpiece that Everyone Should Read
Review: The book that started it all, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. This book is "bloody brilliant," in the words of Ron Weasley. A wonderful start to a series that will undoubtedly go down in history as one of the most magnificent stories of all time. I just finished reading this book for the fourth time, and it is still just as good as it was the first time, if not better. Children, teenagers, and adults alike will all find some of the most enjoyable reading that they've ever encountered in this book, and the following books in the series. It's truly magical.
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Summary: A Must Read!
Review: The book that started it all.When my mom gave me this book, I wasn't interested at all. But when I picked it up and finally started reading it, I couldn't put it down! The story of a boy hated by his relatives who finally discovers he has magical powers and must learn to control them is very appealing to me. I know many a time I have wished for magical powers! But Harry learns how to use his brains as well as his magical brawn to figure out riddles, solve puzzles, and outwit bullies. Excellent from start to end! I even got my husband to read these books!!
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Summary: The phenomenon started here!
Review: The book that started the whole Harry Potter phenomenon and ushed Rowling from rags to mega riches started late in 1998 with the first of seven Harry Potter novels entitled "Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone". Released in 1998, it generated a lot of publicity and what I would add, controversy as well both of which rage to this very day as I write this review. It begins in the affluent but bland London Suburb of Little Whinging where Harry Potter lives with his relatives, The Dursleys, comprised of Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Cousin Dudley Dursley. His life has been very miserable as his family has been very unkind to him throughout his life and his cousin especially was very bullying in character, not to mention being extremely spoiled such as getting fewer presents on his 11th birthday, even though he still got over 30 presents. Harry Potter however causes several bizarre things to happen in his family's house and receives a letter from a place called Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry but the Dursley's, being very averse to magic, try to prevent him from going to Hogwarts but Harry Potter's life changes for both the better and the worse on his 11th Birthday when he is rescued by a half-giant being named Rubeus Hagrid and goes to Hogwarts for his first year as a magic student there. Once over there, Harry Potter meets another first year student named Ronald Weasley, who comes from a very poor (not wealthy) family background and the two meet a muggle-born named Hermione Granger. Harry Potter, learns of what really happened to his parents when although his aunt and uncle said that they died in a car accident, Harry learns that they were really in fact murdered by an evil wizard named Voldemort. A series of unusual activities occur around Hogwarts during his first year which Harry along with his new friends Ronald Weasley and Hermione Granger try to discover what is causing the series of unusual events around the school and discover that the evil Voldemort is after an ancient artifact called The Sorcerer's Stone in order to gain a hold of the Sorcerer's Stone, which holds the Elixir of Life which would grant him eternal life and Harry and his friends must stop Voldemort before he gains a hold of the Sorcerer's Stone. Can they make it in time before it's too late? This first entry is a really excellent and fun children's book but it also succeeds at having enough plot, and complexities to make it a great read for adults. Some of the really interesting things about this series are that some of the characters are not what they seem to be. Take the malevolent Professor Severus Snape. Many newbies will think of him as a character that is of pure malevolence based on his appearance. Having a hooked nose, sallow skin, greasy black hair, and very foreboding in appearance, he isn't as one would expect but at the same time Snape is an amazingly complex character whose past has still not been delved far into even with the "Order of The Phoenix". Another character, who I will not mention on this review, isn't as the nice guy that he really is based on his appearance and clumsiness. There are some things that may have been a bit iffy in my opinion but it's mostly on the Houses of Hogwarts. I'm not sure if Rowling has something to surprise us with the sixth or seventh books but I feel somewhat thrown off by the whole notion that all of the students who are sorted into Slytherin House are such bad apples and all of the students sorted into Gryffindor are the 'heroes' of the books. While it gives the story a bit of an edge but the series so far has made all of the SLytherins the 'bad guys' and hate ALL of the other houses that it sounds like things are being viewed in a black and white perspective. Draco Malfoy for instance, is sorted into SLytherin and becomes Harry and his friends' Hogwarts arch nemesis. I just feel that there needs to be a 'good' Slytherin and/or an evil Gryffindor. This is just my opinion though. I can also agree but on a limted basis on how the book sometimes may portray rule-breaking as what heroes do but then again, by breaking rules they have been able to expose the truth about impending danger. Some may have lost interest in reading the book after it was adapted to the big screen in 2001 but I still highly recommend buying this book because even if you've already seen the movie, the book can evoke images in your imagination that are far different from what the big screen offers and several elements in the book are overlooked on the big screen. Even the characters in the book look much different than how they look in the movie particularly Professor Snape. Believe me, I felt a whole new imagination of Ray Bradbury's "Something Wicked This Way Comes" even after seeing the movie rendition countless times over my lifetime. That's what's so good about books, they tell the story in a very different light from the movie version. This book is definitely a childrens book but I don't know if I could say the same especially with the OOTP book released in 2003 but we can't stay children forever and it's amazing to see how the books have gotten darker and more mature as the seventh book finale approaches. Even if the passing years and four books following have eclipsed it, there's no denying that "The Sorcerer's Stone" was the breakthrough in the classic Harry Potter book series.
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Summary: It was great reading even for a 13-year old kid like myself.
Review: The book was amaizing from the first line I read to the last. Even an adult would enjoy this wounderful book. I think the book was filled with fun charecter, great setting, and of course a great plot.
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Summary: This is easily the top book on magic for this era.
Review: The book was astonishing. It had all the elements of a fantasy with amazingly clear characters. even the least mentioned characters seemed to be old friends by the end. how Harry was trapped at his "Evil" uncle's house was great. I knew that I honestly hated Dudley. The best element was how he was to be the hero for the era butwas kept in the dark. The school he attended was excellent; I wish mine was like that. Finally, this is one of the finest books I have ever read.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer'Stone
Review: The book was great because it had lots of charters in it. Their names were Harry.Ron, and Hagred. They were great charters. The thing Ilike was when he flies on his broom and when his friend
Ron ran his dad's car in the tree that was really cool well that is all I know but that is o.k sorry I did not know the rest.
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