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Summary: Jack Ricci-Very exiting!
Review: While Harry,Ron and Hermion go looking for the sorcerer's stone trying to get to it before a unsuspected proffeser,a kid from Slither-in tries to savatoch Griffin-door so they will drop the lead in points so Slither-in will once again win the house cup. READ HARRY POTTER AND THE SORCER'S STONE!
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Summary: Cute, but not worth all the hoopla
Review: While I like the Harry potter books, I can't help feeling that the success they're enjoying is a bit disproportionate to the actual quality of the work. Yes, it's cute and interesting, but I've seen it all done before, and I've seen it done better. The basic plot of the book is simple: Harry Potter's parents are killed by an evil wizard by the name of Voldemort, so he is given into the care of some muggle (normal humans without any magical powers) relations to be raised. the Dursleys are the most hateable family since Roald Dahl's Matilda-they're fat, superficial, ugly, and they treat Harry like dirt. Of course, all that changes when Harry gets a mysterious letter from Hogwart's school of wizardry, and is whisked away from his obnoxious foster family to be a great wizard. The idea of a world of wizards that exists right next to our own, filled with wonders of all description is not new, although Rowling does manage to pull it off with a fair amount of originality. Harry as a character is sympathetic and likeable without being prudish, and the Dursleys are delightfully evil. But the incessant silliness can quickly get to be too much (do we really need to know about every kind of bizarre wizard's candy? Less is more.), and the book's lack of real originality can make it seem threadbare and tired. Susan Cooper, C.S. Lewis, Edith Nesbit and Diana Wynne-Jones (just to name a few) did children in alternate fantasy worlds better, and Roald Dahl does children's humor with considerably more wickedness and wit. The Potter books are great to read when you have a few hours to kill, but I think a few years from now, when the fad is over, they'll probably be forgotten.
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Summary: Evil? Pshaw!
Review: While I was reading this book, the thought that it might be evil never entered my mind. It's a wonderful children's story about a young man named Harry Potter who, after being treated horribly by his muggle family, finds happiness and adventure at a school for wizardry. It was an amazing read and I recommend it to anyone. This book will be placed among the classics such as the Wonderful Wizard of Oz, Peter Pan, Alice in Wonderland, The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and the Secret Garden. Evil? Pshaw! This book is as evil as the Wizard of Oz or Glenda the Good Witch.
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Summary: A book ALL members of the family will enjoy!
Review: While Mary Grandpre's beautiful dust jacket illustration's caught my attention, J. K. Rowling's writing held it. My 11 year-old son and I took turns reading chapters (to ourselves) and anxiously waited for the other to finish the chapter for it to be OUR turn again. J. K. Rowling's book was an easy entrance into the world of fantasy, wizards and dragons for us "muggles". While half-way through with the Sorcerer's Stone we just *had* to purchase the second book in the series. We're hooked on Harry!
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Summary: All kids should read this
Review: While some reviewers seem disheartened by aspects of Harry Potter, I would highly recommend this book and the entire series for all kids over age 10. Harry Potter is a typical kid - not very exciting, not a very good nor a very bad boy - so I think many kids would relate. Even once Harry learns that he is a celebrity in some parts of the world, he doesn't think it's a big deal. The Sorcerer's Stone introduces the reader to Harry's world and we all get introduced to the world of magic along with Harry. I found the friendships Harry develops to be the best part of the book. His friends like him for who he is, not what he is. His friends also stick by him - a lesson ALL people should learn. While the evil beings may not seem too bad to some, I do believe these characters will resonate strongly with kids. The evil is sometimes something as simple as one person not liking another - hate may be too strong of a word here. But there are some characters who do hate others - for no apparent reason. Much like real life. Harry learns to deal with all these characters - those who like him and those who don't. Although he still has a long way to go, Harry does learn valuable lessons in book 1. I would hope that anyone reading the book would be reminded of childhood and the way the world felt. That's the charm of this book - and the entire series.
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Summary: Not as good as the hype
Review: While the book is pretty good, I think it doesn't live up to its hype. I hear Book 2 is better, so maybe the series improves. I thought the middle of the book dragged a little, and by the end I was just wanting to finish it.
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Summary: Both Younge and Old. Everyone will love this Amazing Book!!
Review: Who cares if it's a childs book? I'm 32, I bought it for my son, and strangely enough I was the one who read it twice, and once to my son. 'Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone' is one of the most funniest, outgoing books I have read in a long time!! I can not wait to read all the others coming soon!!!! THIS IS A ABSOLUTE MUST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: Word of mouth came before marketing hype
Review: Who in the English-reading world hasn't heard of Harry Potter by now? No need to recap the plotline details here. Harry is a great kid, just the sort of vulnerable, yet feisty hero that MOST parents would like to think their child is. He's an appealing character for adults and kids alike. I have read that this book is the most-banned in the US for the past year. That would be the doing of all those weird fundamentalist types who seem to think reading Hemingway turns you into a suicidal fisherman, or Pride and Prejudice encourages girls to elope with unsuitable army officers. The lovely thing about the books is that despite all the hype accompanying the publication of the 4th HP book, it was bubbling along by the best possible method: word of mouth amongst kids themselves. These books are a librarian's dream (the kids want to read more) and curse (how many copies do you have to buy, and how soon they wear out!) The first 20 pages or so of this book provide all the background set-up for the following (and they are the hardest going passages for the young reader, in my view). After that, we enter the world of Enid Blyton with a very big difference - the English boarding school story suffused with magic, fun and danger. One of the delights is that instead of privation, this school is one of bounty - no need for secret midnight feasts when good food, feasting and celebration is part of the regular Hogwarts experience! Harry and his friends Hermione and Ron are terrific creations, and will remain children's classics - deservedly so. They're terrific books to read along with the kids. I believe young people still enjoy their parents or other adults reading aloud with them even at the age where they could read these independently (the target age group is about 9 to 12). Any parent or other grown up who does so will laugh along and be as enchanted as the kids are!
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone - great book
Review: Who is that boy with the lightning scar on his head? Harry Potter, he's a normal but not so normal boy. He is dropped off at his aunt and uncle's house when he is a little kid after his parents are murdered. Unfortunately, he is dropped off with the most muggly muggles (a non-macical person) ever, the Dursleys! When Harry is 12, he is given a letter that says he'd been accepted at Hogwarts, school of Witchcraft and Wizardry. On the way to get his school things he figures out he's not a nobody, he's actually very famous. When Harry gets to Hogwarts he meets some friends (and some enemies) and goes on DANGEROUS adventures.
If you like wizards, magic, and adventure this is the book for you. Will the next book be just as good as this one? You'll have to read it to find out.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Review: Who said that kids can have all the fun? What a trulywonderful book. I only wish it was around when I was younger, but I'mglad I had the opportunity to read it now. I would love to see inside of J. K. Rowling's head - what an incredible imagination. All I could think of when I finished was more, more.....
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