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Summary: A great book...for toddlers
Review: The way this book was written was [bad.] It wasn't interesting or captivating at all. My brother talked me into reading this book and it turned out to be the worst book I've ever read. If you like this book, you have my deepest sympothy.
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Summary: A must read for people of all ages!
Review: The whole Harry Potter series of books is a must read for people of all ages. It's tremendously entertaining characters and plot twists keep the reader on the edge of her seat throughout. One doesn't need to be a child to enjoy the entire series (I'm 38). There are at least 3 more books yet to come. I can't wait!!The person who wrote "WHY would you let your child READ this???" is obviously a twit. Not all people have the same paranoid beliefs that you have lady.
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Summary: Book Review
Review: The whole Harry Potter series(4 me) were really cool, even though they were a bit aimed at sort of younger teenz. All the adventures were really imaginative and preductive. Id recommend this book to anyone, at any age!
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Summary: to say it was good is an understatement!
Review: the world of harry potter is lighter than narnia (all of thosebooks, although strongly connected to the Bible, made me cry) but justas adventurous. hogwarts acadamy is like the school that so many of us young people would dream of going to, the magical sport of quidditch one we all wish we could play. the twists in this plot are spectacular. although the original intent of ms rowling may have been for readers 8-12, it has certainly caught enough of my attention. i am not an avid reader, but this book kept me up all night. and i am not, contrary to the beliefs of many paranoid parents, in love with witchcraft. i can seperate fiction from reality in a way that i can enjoy a movie or a book without becoming trapped inside of it. and maybe that is what you "parents standing up for religion" should look at...isn't this all just make-believe?
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Summary: A pleasurable read
Review: The world of Harry Potter opens up with this book. Harry is a sensitive child with unknown powers living with muggles (thats what normal humans are called by magic folk) called the Dursleys. The plot of the entire book revolves around Harry and his first year at the wizard school Hogwarts. The other important characters in the book are his friends ron and Hermione , Hagrid (a delightful character), Albus Dumbledore the headmaster and the evil Voldemort. The book revels in gleeful imagination from the description of Quidditch ( the favorite sport among the magic folk) to the Howarts Castle that contains beings such as Peeves the poltergeist and nearly headless nick.J.k Rowling has managed to capture the very essence of an adolescent's imagination in the book and his insecurities. Its a powerful book and is in no way cutesy or overly syrupy. Comparing it with Tolkien might be a little too far fetched but Harry Potter is a classic in his own way and a must read for all.
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Summary: A Great Read for Children and Adults Alike
Review: The year 1997 was the beginning of a literary phenomenon with the release of the first Harry Potter book entitled "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone" (a.k.a. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone") by J.K. Rowling. The story is about an 11 year old boy named Harry Potter, who is an orphan being raised by his very unpleasant Uncle Vernon Dursley and Aunt Petunia (his mother's sister). Unknown to Harry, he has magical powers and occasionally (and unknowingly) makes things happen that greatly upset the Dursley's. However, the Dursley's know that Harry has magical powers because Harry's deceased parents (James and Lily Potter) were a wizard and a witch. A very powerful wizard named Albus Dumbledore had left the infant Harry on the Dursley's doorstep following his parents' deaths. The Dursley's own son, Dudley, is the same age as Harry and treats Harry very badly. Upon Harry's 11th birthday, he receives a letter: something that has never happened before. The Dursley's won't let him open the letter and become very upset when they read it, but more letters begin to arrive for Harry. In spite of Vernon's efforts, Harry finally gets to read the letter when Hagrid (the groundskeeper at the Hogwart's School of Witchcraft and Wizardry) bursts in to personally deliver Harry's letter, which is his invitation to attend Hogwarts. Harry at first doesn't believe that he is a wizard, but agrees to leave with Hagrid and his life is never the same again. He learns about muggles, goblins, wizards, witches and magic. He also gets to meet Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger, Albus Dumbledore, Professor McGonagall, and a host of other wizards and witches. What inspired me to start reading the Harry Potter books was seeing the first two feature films based upon this book and the next book, "Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets". I was very impressed with the amount of detail in the book that did not make its way into the first feature film and understood how much the film deviated from the original story. One of the biggest differences is the amount of attention given to characters in the book that only had minor roles in the film including Neville Longbottom, the Weasley twins and Dudley Dursley. Also, a few characters in the book don't appear in the feature film at all. The other major difference between the story presented in the feature film and the book is changing of when things are said and done, which is understandable considering the length of the film. (It took me about 8 hours to read the book and the feature film is 2.5 hours.) Overall, I rate "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" with 5 out of 5 stars and highly recommend it to anyone that enjoys reading fun and exciting stories that encourage the imagination.
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Summary: Harry Potter Rocks!!!!
Review: the young harry potter lives in a cubord undrer the stairs with his mean aunt and uncle and there son. I wont tell you the rest because it could spoil it for you but I Recomend this Book!!HARRY POTTER IS #1!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stones
Review: Theme: " The struggle to overcome all the obstacles that have been faced."
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a novel that consists of wizards and witches in a fantasy world. I rate this book excellent, because it opens the mind to a vast imagination. The most amazing concept, in my opinion, is that the setting of this novel can take place and be just like the way a reader wishes it to be. I truly admire J.K. Rowling's imagination.
This book is about a young orphan boy (harry) who lives with his horrid relatives, soon finds out that he is a very famous wizard. Harry faces obstacles that is caused due to a dark lord, that he eventually overcomes in a very courageous manner. Harry Potter is every young child's dream. This is an absolutely spectacular book, the best yet!
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Summary: wonderful! Exciting and entertaining!
Review: There are hardly any books in the world that can compare to Harry Potter. J.K. Rowling does a wonderful job of putting the reader in the characters shoes. No matter what your tastes are, you will love this book. Its jammed pack with sports, humor, horror, and suspense. No doubt the greatest book of all time!
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Summary: Better than many but not the best
Review: There are many books of this type that are still among my favorites--The Hobbit, The Dark is Rising, A Wrinkle in Time, books by Rosemary Sutcliffe, etc. So I looked forward to adding a new favorite after reading some of the published reviews. I was disappointed. The book started well but became formulaic fairly early. There was little fresh or engaging about the characters; the whole thing felt "forced cute." Nowhere did I feel any chord of real emotional response--fear, awe, wonder--which characterises the other books I mentioned. I skimmed the last 75 pages or so just to reach closure on "what happened." If I had a child of the right age I would read this book to him/her, as it's better than average, but my guess is that very few young readers will find it is a book they come back to in later years.
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