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Summary: Magical! (snigger!)
Review: What more could a kid (and any adult for that matter!) wish for?! One minute you're unwelcome and alone, next minute you're extremely popular (even rich and famous!) and you have magical powers! Sound stupid you say?Well it is! and yet Rowling manages to keep you glued to your seat, laughing out loud by yourself, crying alone with the book, gasping aloud, and flipping pages like mad - that's why you should read it right now! (Read it with your kids! so you don't look as stupid as if you're laughing outloud on your own!)
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Summary: Number 3672 !
Review: What's left to say after 3671 other reviewers got here first? Only that J.K. rules - okay? I was introduced to Harry Potter through lots of blurb on T.V., radio, magazines, in fact almost every form of media I can think of. Many years ago, I refused to read Tolkein because everybody else told me I should. This time I was determined not to make the same mistake and, when I met Bloomsbury Books Sales Director on a holiday in the south of France, he convinced me I should give Rowling's books a test drive... Thanks David. At first, I wondered why there were lots of owls flying round the place (as a typical Muggle would). But all became clear a while later when I discovered Hogwart's delivery service. And so I became a convert. Not just to Harry, the central character, but to Hermione and Ron. And I, too, booed the bad guys, Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle and most of all, Voldemort. And the Dursleys and their horrible fat son, Dudley. YAACH So here's a message to all you teeny-boppers who think you've got Harry all to yourselves... you haven't. Some of us ancients like him too.
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Summary: Excellent!
Review: When a 30 year old friend sent me the Harry Potter CD's last year I thought he was off his rocker. These were CHILDRENS books! The CD's were shoved into a drawer and forgotten until the summer holidays rolled round and intense boredom led me to dig them out and give them a shot. The little time I took off from listening to them I spent kicking myself for not having done so earlier. J.K Rowling demonstrates a delightful sense of humour, excellent comic timing and great skill with plot and pacing not to mention superb taste in her choice of a narrator for the series. I don't know who deserves more praise for my addiction to Harry - J.K Rowling or Jim Dale! Mr. Dale brings the characters to life in a way that is quite impossible to describe. I'm not sure whether to go and see the movie simply because the voices in the movie will not be Jim Dale's. My rating is 4 stars not because of a deficiency in the book but because compared to the others in the series, the Sorceror's Stone is a little too cosy, a little too neat. On it's own however, it's a very well written book and the only one in the series that I would want any under-10 child of mine to read.
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Summary: Not as childish as you would think
Review: When anyone mentions the name Harry Potter, 2 words immediately come into the minds of those over 18: children books. But then again, that's what most said about the Hobbit. People in grade school would read that book and we hold it in much praise but with the Harry Potter books, you feel people are laughing at you when they see you at the counter with one. Well not to fret people, even though it does with a lot of things kids will love, adults can get hooked into this too. The story begins as the main character Harry Potter is living with his horrible relatives, the Dudleys. They absolutely hate him and just when things can't get any worse, he receives a letter "you've been accepted into Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry". He's also famous. When he was young, an evil wizard named Voldemort(or "He Who Must Not Be Named" or "You Know Who" killed Harry's parents but Harry survived, walked away with only a lightning shaped scar on his forehead. The book follows his first year(one of 7) at Hogwarts dealing with danger along the way. Despite a huge children fanbase, it's actually quite a good read and isn't a bit distant and seemingly academically written like Tolkien. One reviewer for Lord of the Rings said the books divided people in the English language as those who read the books and those who will. Harry Potter would be a stepping stone to Lord of the Rings then.
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Summary: Parents-read this book to your children!
Review: When going on a two week vacation with a 7 & 9 year old you must find something to entertain them when they get bored, my solution: Harry Potter and the sorcerer's Stone! This wonderful adventure in litature grabs the readers attention and never lets go! Not only did my children love the story but I loved reading it to them.
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Summary: Harry Potter Explodes
Review: When Harry hit the American market, the U.S. fell in love. Everyone from age 8 to 100 will enjoy these books. Each and every age group can delight in the books on a different level. They are phenomenal! I can't wait for #5. I plan to reread this series many many times. Each excursion results in more fun and more interesting ideas.
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Summary: An awesome first book
Review: When Harry Potter came out about seven years ago, I thought that it was just some sort of fad that would die out. I looked warily on all those children who loved the book so much. What was all the commotion about, I thought? Years passed by and Rowling produced more books. I kept my distance and didn't read any of them. Soon however, my own brothers were starting to read it. They sat fixated on her books for hours. I was puzzled and didn't see what the big fuss was about. I just assumed that her books weren't very good and were for little kids. Soon however, my brothers told me to start reading it. Finally, I budged and decided to would read the first book. So I read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. To my surprise, it was actually a pretty good book. It's about the adventures of Harry Potter, who is born a wizard although he's unaware of his special powers. His young years of his life are lived with his annoying relatives, the Dursleys. He must suffer through being treated like a second-class person while his cousin Dudley is pampered. The book kept me reading all the way until the end. There's lots of magic going on throughout the book, with stuff disappearing and levitating and walls opening and dragons. However, there's still an interesting drama in this book. There's a lot of things that appealed to me in this book. I liked how Harry Potter dealt with his new powers. There's a good deal of humor in this book too. The characters are unique and interesting. If you haven't read any Harry Potter books yet, just remember-it's never too late.
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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!!!!!
Review: When Harry Potter first gets to Hogwarts he doesn't have a clue of the mission that rests before him. Love, friendship, and bravery are the three key words to this book.Ron and Harry are first enimies with Hermoine but then they learn the true meaning of friendship.They work together to solve problems while Snape just takes more ponits from Gryiffindor.Many surpries await them.They think Snape is behind it all.Is it Snape or someone else? Snape does have a favorite student,Malfoy. Poor Harry can't keep up with all the ponits lost from Snape. Harry is doing okay but he's just watching Hermoine get all the A's but Harry has a natural talent of flying. Malfoy is just tryingto get Gryiffindor in detention. Knowing that they could get into HUGE troble Harry takes a risk.Can Harry save the sorcer's stone?
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Summary: Any child will love this exciting humourus book.
Review: When Harry Potter who has been treated like dirt all his life discovers he is something very special it turns his world. Freed from the evil grasp of his wicked Aunt and Uncle not to mention his hidiouse cousin Pugsly he discovers somthing tremendous, he's a real life wizard. When a letter arives inviting him to join Hogwarts( a school for wizards and witches)His Aunt and Uncle refuse to let him go as being normal is their top priorty.But luckily for Harry when the Hogswarts games kepper a giant called Hagrid whisks Harry away they can't really refuse. When Harry eventually arives at Hogwart's he soon makes friends and from there the marvels and mysteries really begin. This book is really great,J.K.Rowling has really bought this book to life. I hope anyone who decides to read this book enjoys it as much as I did!.
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Summary: Summary of Harry Potter and The Socrer's Stone.
Review: When I began to read this book, I thought it wasn't that great. During the middle I was more interested but I still didn't feel that this book was as interesting as I had achieved that it would be. From the beginning of the book I tried to discover the characteristics emotionally of Harry Potter, but it was hard to really tell. I don't think the author knew who exactly she was thinking of. But as time went on, toward the end of the book, I got a feel for Harry Potter. I felt as if I could compare him to someone in my life. In the end of Harry Potter and the Socrers stone, I got a feel for every character in the book. I know them. They aren't what I would've thought of as witches and wizards, they seem to be ordinary people from what I can tell from the descreptions of the author. This is not just a great kids book, but an excellent one. Your kids will learn from Harry Potter, and the writing styles of the author, and while they're learning, they will have fun, as my kids did reading the award winning book 'Harry Potter'. Thank you
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