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Summary: what a cool book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: There are many great fantasy books on shelves today. They are written by authors such as Orson Card, Philip Pullman, Madeleine L'Engle, and J.R.R. Tolkien. Now, add to this list of authors J.K. Rowling. Rowling's contribution? Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. It is an excellent book.For one thing the book is quite humorous. Descriptions of Harry's cousin are hilarious. He supposedly looks and acts like a pig. The groundskeeper, Hagrid, is also amusing. He insists on doing strange things, most notably attempting to raise a baby fire breathing dragon, and refuses to see that there is anything wrong with his odd habits. The best part of the book is the plot. It is entertaining and doesn't get boring in the middle like many books. Instead, the bizare story keeps the pages turning. It was really difficult to put the book down... even after it was over. I just kept wishing there was more. In fact I don't see how it would be possible to read through Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone without feeling inclined to go buy the second one. To conclude, the first book in the Harry Potter series was excellent. It was funny and next to imposible to put down. Goofy characters and an odd story kept the pages flipping at tremendous speed. Go buy it!!
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Summary: A review from a young bookworm!!
Review: There are many reasons why every child ages 9 and up should have a chance to read this story. Harry Potter reminds the reader of James, from James and the Giant Peach, because of his living conditions and lifestyle. I found that the adventure and suspense... and just the thought of waht Harry was going to do next, just captivated and held me throughout the story. In the short time after I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, I was craving to read more and more of Harry's adventures. Harry Potter is certainly the most cool aaannnddd the most captivating character I have ever read.
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Summary: Great Book for all-ages!
Review: There are only a select few of books, movies, and stories which are a part of "Americana". "Star Wars", J.R.R. Tolkien's Lord of the Rings, Star Trek, and a few others. Undoubtdly, the Harry Potter series will soon be inducted into that list. The Sorcorer's Stone, is the first book in the 7 part series. It is a must if you would like to enter into Harry Potter's world. If you like fantasy books, then you will love this book. Children will love this. Unfortunatley if you are looking for a very complex book, then you probobly won't enjoy this book to much. However, if you want to have a lot of fun reading, then read this book. A word of advice, buy all three. Once you get done with the first then you'll want to read the 2nd and 3rd right after. I personally don't know how I am going to survive until July for the 4th book! BUY IT! READ IT! LOVE IT!
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Summary: An Enchanting book for all ages
Review: There are those types of book that you read, skim, enjoy, and love. Harry Potter is beyond this. Never in my life have I ever read a book that not for even a moment could I Put down. I am a fantasy finatic and I guess that is what made me inhale this book in 7 hours like I did. It was lke watching a really long movie. I finished this book in only a day, and now more than ever i am anxious to read her next book coming out in September of '99. All i can say in two words is READ IT!!!!!!!
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Summary: Imaginative, Clever, and Fun To Read
Review: There has been a lot of fuss about "satanic" elements in the Harry Potter novels, so I was careful to read this book before passing it along to my nephew as a Christmas gift. Frankly, I didn't find any reason for concern: the book is very much in the tradition of such children's classics as Baum's Oz novels, which have featured witches, sorcerers, goblins and the like without ever once being accused of satanic overtones. The major difference between such as the Oz books and Harry Potter is that Oz--and others like it--are set in a completely imaginary world, while Harry Potter is not. While this is probably the very thing that its detractors find most upsetting, it is actually the very thing that makes the book so much fun to read, for its fantasy elements take on a literal quality that allow for the willing suspension of disbelief in a way not previously seen in books written for children. It is a very sophisticated bit of writing, and I look forward to reading the other books in the series myself. These are not, by the way, books written for young children. Most six and seven year olds will be completely out of their depth. They are more appropriate to the ten-year-old and over crowd, who will have less difficulty reading them on their own.
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Summary: Imaginative Fun
Review: There has been so much talk about the Harry Potter books I was prepared to be disappointed - so I read them all myself (what a sacrifice!) They are each wonderful! The pace is fast enough, the situations appealing, and Harry is smart and resourceful. It's nice to see a hero like that for children.
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Summary: Spazzer's Comments
Review: There have been many great books written in our time---but Harry Potter is certainly not one of them. For one, Rowling has made the characters superficial and cheap, and there is no character development. Harry is always the same, Voldemort is always gonna be evil, you get the point. Good is not a pure good, and evil is usually a fallen good. Rowling doesn't make any blend in that; good is good, and bad is definitely bad. No one changes. Plus, the whole thing about his scar at birth is ridiculous. Harry doesn't deserve that; he didn't do anything. The plot is overused. Voldemort keeps on showing up every book...when is there going to be a new plot? I appreciate her creativity, but there are authors that can write much better than this. *ANIME ROCKS!*
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Summary: Great series
Review: There is a good reason for all the fuss about this book; it is great fun and a thoroughly engrossing fantasy that is rich in detail and consistent in its logic. All the things that make a great fantasy. I think we'll be reading his adventures for years to come!
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Summary: What can I say that hasn't been said?
Review: There is no doubt in my mind that JK Rowling has created a classic. The detail is phenomenal, and even when she borrows from the established fantasy world, she adds inspired touches and makes old ideas her very own. Rowling obviously understands instinctively how a 12-year-old child thinks and what his worries are, and she addresses this beautifully in her creation of Harry, his friends, and his enemies. I found myself wishing I had had Harry Potter when I was 12. I think what I liked best, though, was that I didn't get the feeling that Rowling set out to write a book for 12-year-olds. She doesn't talk down to her audience at all, and that gives the book universal appeal. You don't have to be a kid to appreciate the conflicts Harry encounters. In fact, Rowling seems to be pointing out that kids and adults aren't really all that different, even in the problems we face on a daily basis.
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Summary: ALMOST a classic
Review: There is no question that the Harry Potter books are all rollicking good fun; Rowling has created an world full of imaginative characters that have captured the minds of children and adults everywhere. I would recommend these books to any and all who ask. It is important to consider, however, when a sensation like this comes along - is this series truly a classic. I define a classic as something deserving of the full five star rating. It is at least clear to me that the fact that it is popular dies not warrant a 5-star rating. Harlequins are popular, John Grisham is too. But hardly are they classical works of literature. When I think of children's classics, I think of Roald Dahl's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (or James and the Giant Peach) C.S.Lewis and Narnia and Madeleine L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time. Are the Harry Potter books comparable to these great works? I must say that they are not, though they are a valiant effort. Rowling has done a good thing for children's literature, even a great thing. But not the very best.
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