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Summary: Harry Potter's First Adventure
Review: 11 year old Harry Potter's parents are dead, and he lives with the Dursleys, a family that hates Harry. But when he gets a letter, he is told that his parents were murdered by a wizard, known as Lord Voldemort. When Harry is accepted into a school for young witches and wizards, he finds out that a teacher is trying to help Voldemort gain immortality. Now Harry must try to stop Voldemort from gaining the power to become immortal, or suffer dearly for it.
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Summary: Harry Potter is time well spent
Review: 4 or so night a week my 8 year old daughter sits with large eyes, giggling, and often asking for the lights to be brighter to lower the fear factor as we read the Harry Potter novels. The stories are great. Each of us will live with a different set of memories, memories that will last a lifetime.
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Summary: An Entrancing Fantasy for Young and Old Alike!
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Few authors can write fiction appreciated by both children and adults, but J. K. Rowling is one such author. Her fantasy series, beginning with Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, has captured the attention'and the hearts'of readers worldwide.
Set in a semi-fictitious England, the story chronicles the adventures of Harry Potter, wizard-in-training. ...
Rowling's world is vivid, humorous, and original. Her characters range from lovable to despicable and cover most of the spectrum between. From the fast-paced Quidditch match (an innovative sport to say the least!) to the bizarre Diagon Alley, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is filled with surprising events and unexpected twists. Though the book is a quick read for adults, Rowling should be complimented on her ability to weave a tale both understandable to children and captivating to all age groups.
I did have a few complaints, largely technical, but on the whole, my opinion of the work is positive. I'd recommend it to anyone'Muggle or Mage'who wants to remember how magical childhood can be.
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Summary: Social satire disguised as a children's story
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Here's why adults can enjoy the _Harry Potter_ series as much as children do: Like other good parodies of British life (_Gulliver's Travels_ immediately comes to mind), the _Harry Potter_ books are disguised as children's books. All the sacred cows are here in the series: 1) The "old boy" network, formed in exclusive, private schools, 2) The banking system (the date I took to see the movie version had recently returned from England, and found the scene at Gringotts eerily familiar), 3) Soccer and its fans' excesses (oh, come on -- don't tell me you didn't notice this!), 4) Everyone winds up working for the government. I'd also like to ask why do these books have so many critics, especially in evengelical-fundamentalist Christian circles? The villian is a moral relativist -- isn't that the philosophy they say they hate the most? The "Harry Potter" books are books that children (who don't read enough, thanks to videogames) as well as adults can enjoy.
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Summary: Should "Christian" parents let their kids read this book?
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Many Christian parents I know are, for obvious reasons, uncomfortable about the subject matter of this book. However, even as a Christian parent, I thoroughly enjoyed the book and didn't see any evil intent here. It's just a fun book for kids to read, that will help them to see their own value and "empowerment" even in an adult world. I especially liked that the book portrayed, in broad strokes, a wide array of stereotypical adults and kids that my child will likely run into throughout childhood. An example of this is Professor Snape, who (spoiler alert) opposes and apparently hates Harry throughout the book, but ultimately is revealed as his protector. What child doesn't have a particular teacher or adult in their life, who they are convinced hates them, when in fact that adult, in their own way is simply looking out for the child's best interests? The story also provides subtle lessons in sticking up for yourself without sinking to the level of those tormenting you, - and also about perseverence and doing the right thing. This is a valuable lesson for kids having to deal with bullies at school, or for the kid who is not part of the "in" crowd. What I liked most was that Harry Potter himself was essentially an "everykid", who perseveres and overcomes, but does not compromise what he believes in to attain acceptence. For those Christian parents with concerns about the supernatural trappings which provide the backdrop against which the action unfolds, - it should be noted that there is a clear distinction between those who are on the good side and those on the "dark side". So, at least symbolically, it can be argued that that Harry Potter is a crusader against evil and his magical gifts (again symbollically) can be likened to spiritual gifts that God provides us with to help us resist and fight against the evil in this world.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorceror's Stone
Review: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a book about 11-year-old wizard who lives in a world only controlled by muggles (people), or so he thinks. On his eleventh birthday he is told that he isn't a muggle like most everyone but a famous wizard who survives the wrath of a powerful dark wizard. He leaves his awful muggle home to study witchcraft and wizardry and finds many troubles along the way. Harry learns how to operate a broom, make things levitate with his wand, and many other things he never thought possible. He meets true friends and awful enemies as well. It seems as though wizard school is going to be easy, until he stumbles upon the powerful secrets of the sorcerer's stone. One teacher is bound to use it to rejuvenate the power of the dark wizard who plotted to destroy Harry ten years ago, but not if Harry could help it.
I really liked this book it makes you wonder what will happen next so you would want to continue reading. The characters in this book all have different characteristics unlike some books that only have only two different kinds, good and bad. It also contained some humor. Harry's friend Ron had a rat that is almost always sleeps. As Ron said during their ride to Hogwarts Ron tells him, "He might have died and you wouldn't know the difference." Ron was right, after his rat fought a battle against a bully Ron thought he was knocked out, but no, he was only sleeping.
J.K Rowling, the author created a great fantasy world with a ton of myths and faerie tale characters we've all heard of before. This first book also has a large amount of characters, each with their own distinct characteristics. Hagrid, a man much like a giant talks on his own unique tone. Like the time when Harry suspected his meanest teacher for attempting to kill him Hagrid tells him, "I'm tellin' yeh, yer wrong! I don' know why Harry's broom acted like that, but Snape wouldn' try to kill a student." Hagrid's personality was frank and kind, and as it turns out the teacher Harry had never expected to have anything to do with evil was trying to kill him under the orders of the Dark Wizard who had tried to Harry.
My favorite part in this book is when Harry plays Quidditch (a game a lot like basketball on brooms) for the first time. It was his team versus his enemy's team. It was a long match and Harry is nearly killed by one of the Dark Wizard's servants when he chanted a dark spell on his broom. Luckily he is saved by one of his friends who broke his the teacher's eye contact. Just when it seems the enemy team's going to win, Harry catches the golden snitch, which gives his team a hundred fifty points and ends the game. I liked that part best because the author's description of Quidditch makes it look like a really fun game, and it was cool how Harry nearly escapes death from the dark spell cast on him.
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Summary: Who'de Have Thunk?
Review: It was just 3 weeks ago when I picked up my sister's copy of Sorcerer's Stone and started reading. Hoping to understand what the big deal was all about. I found out quickly. The story of Harry Potter's first year is not only moving, but thrilling. From the start I cared about Harry, because of the way his parents were taken away from him. From the start, it was a tale of vengance. From there it moves to how horribly his life is going with his Aunt and Uncle. Which forces the reader to care about wether or not this kid can get away from them. From there he starts to attend the fabled Hogwarts School and we want to see Harry succeed. Not only in the class room, but the confrontations he faces with teacher's, and other classmates, but the final confrontation with the murderer of his parents. What so impressed me with Harry Potter, was that it was incredibly matture for the targeted age range. It proves that people can write Children's Books without dumbing it up, or talking down to children. Although I thought so highly of this book, I gave it four stars becuause of the predictiability of it. At the end of the book, I knew that Harry would win the day, and be the hero of the school. It was no surprise to me when everything that couldn't happen to a first year student at Hogwarts happened to Harry. All-in-all it's a very good book for not only children. But adults. I quickly read all four of the books, and I am now EAGERLY awaiting the release of the fifth one.
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Summary: My Favorite Book!!!!!!!
Review: A Book Revue by Lauren Nagy (age 8). Third grade at Cheyenne School in Scottsdale, Arizona. Harry Potter and the Sorcer's Stone by J.K. Rowling Harry Potter is an 11 year old boy who finds out he's a wizard. His parents were killed by a dark wizard named Voldemort. Harry goes to a school for witchcraft and wizardry called Hogwarts. Harry finds out about a stone called the Sorcerer's Stone. The Sorcery's Stone keeps people alive forever. Harry and his friends Ron and Hermione try to save the school by keeping the stone away from the dark wizard Voldemort. The author is planning to write seven books about Harry Potter's years at Hogwarts. She has already written three of the books. I have already read the second book called Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets. I loved the book! It is very imaginative and a very good mystery. This book has been number one on this year's national bestsellers list. I would recommend this book to you.
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Summary: hard to read just one page of this very fun book
Review: a book that is easy to "get-into''. harry potter, the main character feels like someone you've known your whole life. mistreated by relatives and an orphan to boot harry is likeable and you can't help cheering with him during the good times and feeling blue when things get tense. the imaginary world of wizards is fun, creative and descriptions so vivid that one might think the school for wizards really exists. harry's adventures in wizard school are just the right mix of excitment, fright and suspense. a great read for kids but also not to be missed by the parents.
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Summary: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
Review: A boy Harry lives with his aunt and uncle, in a aomewhat horrible life. He thinks that his life will never be good...ever, but one day he starts getting letters addressed to him from an anonymous source. The letters just keep coming and coming, but then he finds out that his life is about to change. He finds out that he is a wizard, yes a wizard. Bizarre happenings with wands, broomsticks, toads, and potions are about to happen to Harry in his new life style. Harry goes to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry to study how to be a wizard. Then in his school year he comes faced to face with the man that killed his parents Lord Voldemort. If you like books that have action and supernatural beings this is the book you want to read.
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