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Summary: Excellent and imaginative!
Review: This is my favorite series of all time! I am a 32 year old woman who normally reads Dean Koontz type books. JKR is the most imaginitive writer I've encountered. I listened to the third book on audio tape to better understand some of the pronounciations. There are a lot of made-up names that are tough to figure out without hearing them. I'd recommend listening to the first book on audio tape, then reading the rest.A 13 yr old I know is listening to the audio tapes while reading the books to help her overcome a reading problem. She says it's really helping.
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Summary: Great for long trips in the car
Review: This is my first book on CD/tape ever. I listen to it in my car on my long trips to see family or work trips. I appreciate the way the reader captures me with his distinct voices. When I get home, I want to drive around the block again and again so that I don't have to stop listening.
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Summary: This is the best childrens or maybe adult book in years
Review: This is not only a GREAT READ for everyone, it is one of thebest books written for children in the last ...... years. I lovedthis book!! My girls have hung on every word!! My 8 year old is reading it for a secound time. AThis will be a book club book for the third grade!!!!!
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Summary: Thoughtful, fast paced story - literature at its finest
Review: This is one great book; I was surprised to learn that. I've been interested in reading the series for quite some time. I played host to a 48-hour virus a few weeks ago and suddenly had extra time. I read this one in a day and a half. Now, I'm not typically a fast reader, but this is brilliant fiction. It strengths don't lie in realism of lucrative description; they lie in character, pace and intricate story. In other words, just plain, old fashioned storytelling. To those who ask, I usually liken this first Harry Potter book, and indeed the next two, by and large, to a magical Hardy Boys tale. The magic is the canvas, but the story is told forthright and is what drives the book. I would discourage anyone from characterizing this book as children's literature. It is not. The near total absence of vulgar language aside, we are dealing with more than just a kid's tale. The plot of the Sorcerer's Stone is intricate and, indeed, I found myself believing that I was experiencing the dawn of one of the great characters in the history of literature. Harry Potter is a flawed, emotional, adventurous, comical child on the cusp of adolescence. But he also has a gift. And that gift shines through in later books. I've given this a high rating because it is fast paced. Because Rowling pays close attention to her story and never deviates from it. Because I walked away from the book feeling like a better person for having read it. To be quite honest, I had fallen into the hype that this was a book for children. I naively set forth into the story assuming it simplistic. I'm 30 years old, I figure. Piece of cake. Benny Hill must have been thinking of me when he defined "assume." It was because I'd figured out where the sought after Sorcerer's Stone lay hidden long before Rowling reveals it. So I assumed I would also know who the antagonist had been. I was way off. There were twists and turns there my mind's tires skidded through and ended up somewhere lost in the woods. And that's what makes a good book. When you think you've been on the main interstate the whole time. When the writer takes his or her gift as a light around you that shows you that, hey, this ain't the interstate. I've been driving down an old wagon trail and, look at me, stuck in the mud. I heartily recommend this book for all ages. You're never too old to forget the sense of pre-pubescent wonder and you're never too young to look forward to it. And we all deserve a good story once in a while. So treat yourself. You deserve it.
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Summary: BEST BOOK EVER!
Review: THIS IS ONE OF MY ALL TIME FAVORITE BOOKS. I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD FINISH IT BECAUSE IT WAS SO LONG, BUT I DID AND IT WENT BY VERY FAST. HARRY AND HIS FRIENDS GO ON LOTS OF ADTENTURES, LIKE FINDING HUGE THREE HEADED DOGS, AND TRING TO SAVE PEOPLE FROM THE EVIL CRACHTER CALLLED VOLDERMORT. IT IS A GREAT BOOK AND DEFINITLY WORTH READING. I HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT AS MUCH AS I DID!
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Summary: Awesome
Review: This is one of my favorite books ever. I have read the whole series and I like each of them for seperate reasons. This one I like because you really get to know Harry and all of the other characters. J.K. Rowling is an awesome writer and this is an awesome book. I loved it.
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Summary: Interesting adventures around every corner!
Review: This is one of my favorite books I have read. I read the book ten times. You will love the book as much as I did. Once you pick it up, you can't put it down!! I can't wait till the next one in the series comes out!
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Summary: Magic For Real
Review: This is one of the best book of magic I have ever read.
The plot is well done and self explanatory.
It's hard to put down.As for Sorcerer's Stone,for being part 1 of 7,is quite amazing.As we follow 11 year old Harry through his first year in Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry and all troubles and adventures he goes through.
I love it.I give it a five star!
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Summary: Really Great!
Review: This is one of the best books I have ever read! It keeps you on the edge of your seat all the way through. It is also very funny. I love it! Everyone 8 to 108 will enjoy this book. This is one of the best books ever!
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Summary: Great Book!!!!!
Review: THis is one of the best books I have ever read!!! I have also read the sequel and I can't wait for the third book!
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