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Summary: Not just a childrens book
Review: Harry Potter is a book which has many things to teach. The main idea that stood out to me, is that people who are different are often persecuted. His relatives didn't understand him, were afraid of what he could do, and so treated him badly, trying literally to keep him in the dark about his heritage. It is wonderful to experience Harry's relief that there are other people like him, and watch him develop and blossom as he discovers himself.
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Summary: This book is a magical trip into a wonderful fantasy world .
Review: Harry Potter is a boy who is raised by muggles (non-witches), but quickly enters the fantastic world of witches, potions and dark magic. This book takes the reader through the ups and downs of being the new kid in school. However, this school is a school for witches. As the story unfolds, the mysterious events cummulate into a suspence filled ending. Read this book if you like fantasy, magic and stories about kids in school.
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Summary: Harry Potter is a great book
Review: Harry Potter is a captivating story about a boy and his many adventures in becoming a wizard. This story is not only for young people, but anyone who is young at heart and has an imagination to match will enjoy this magical tale. The story begins with Harry, whose parents were killed, living at his aunt and uncle's house. Harry is treated very unfairly by his relations, especially his cousin who constantly picks on Harry. The reason for the bad feelings between Harry and his relatives has to do with Harry's parents mysterious past. Harry's destiny is to become a great wizard, so he is taken away from his cruel relatives and brought to Hogwarts School of Wizardry. The world that Harry lives in is one where some people know from birth that they are to become wizards, and are raised by sorcerer parents to attend Hogwarts. Others like Harry, are raised in human families called, "Muggles" and they don't find out about their powers until they receive their acceptance letters to Hogwarts. Before the story is done Harry will encounter a dragon, make friends with a constantly depressed centaur and do battle with a three-headed dog. He also learns how to fly on a broom and to use a cloak to make himself invisible. Any person who feels they would like to live a life of enchantment and fantasy will be riveted by this tale of a young boy and his trials and tribulations of finding himself in a strange majestic world. I think Harry Potter is a fun, well-written story to be enjoyed by all.
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Summary: Harry Potter, A great coming of age story for young adults
Review: Harry Potter is a classic in the making. This wonderful novel of diversity is a prize for students to learn to overcome the obstacles life may throw at you. This child who has no sense of being in life manages to find his true identity when he is told he is a wizard. Once at Hogwarts, Harry forms two wonderful friendships with students that are looking for their own identity as well. Harry and his friends go on some amazing adventures filled with laughter and danger. Harry Potter is a great source to study diversity in the classroom. Harry and his two friends, Ron and Harmonie, come from such different backgrounds, but that does not matter to these three students. Their friendships is what is is most important to these friends. I would recommend this book to anyone that wants a book for an adventure, laughter, and a few tears. Harry Potter is a Ten!
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Summary: We loved It!
Review: Harry Potter is a cute and funny book that most kids would love. We know we enjoyed the whole thing. We never thought we would like a book this much before Harry Potter. Harry Potter and his friends Hermione Granger and Ron Weasley have great fun. One of our favorite parts was when Harry first found out he was a wizard. At first we didn't like it, because we thought it was too hard. As we read more it got easier because we got to know the names of the charactors. Don't be fooled, so continue on AND READ!!!!!!
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Summary: Great beginning for an equally good series
Review: Harry Potter is a different kind of series when compared to The Lord of the Rings. While people argue that J.R.R. Tolkien will always be the master of fantasy, I disagree with them. Rowling writes with suspense and fun...without wasting her time on those incredibly boring descriptions like Tolkien. She is a master of her craft, creating incredible yet believable characters and putting them into frightening situations where they face off against monsters and mighty wizards. Tolkien just makes his characters go on a quest that has a predictable ending after more than a 1000 pages, characters I can't remember and compare myself to, cities with such stupid names, and things so freakish it's not even worth mentioning. Though her books continue to grow larger, Rowling writes so we could start at any book in the series and still understand what is happening. Tolkien's writing gets confusing at some times, especially at times when he writes with that Elvish language that no one understands. Harry Potter does not have that big chapters while Tolkien's book become literally a torture to read. I experienced something new everytime I read Harry Potter but at the end of The Lord of the Rings all I wanted to do was to lock the book in my basement and wait till it becomes rare so I could sell it. Harry Potter, as everybody knows, is the story of a boy who on his birthday finds out that he's a famous wizard whose parents were murdered by the evil wizard Voldemort. For the past eleven years, he's been living with his aunt and uncle Petunia and Vernon Dursley as well as their chubby child Dudley. After visiting Diagon Alley, a wizard marketplace, where he gets his supplies Harry finds himself in Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry where nothing is what it seems. With his friends Ron, a curious young boy, and Hermione, an intelligent independent girl, Harry begins his adventures through Hogwarts, discovering things that will both shock and entertain you, finally leading to a grand confrontation with Voldemort that will keep you glued to your seat all night (or day as I read it in one and a half days). The characters in this book are splendid. Although Hermione tends to be a little annoying at times she and Ron are a fine addition to the story. Both supply Harry with clues that keep the reader guessing. Besides the mysteries, some magical characters are missed. Hagrid, the gamekeeper is another one of my personal favorites, because of the suprises he brings that often get Harry and his friends into trouble. It's the plans Harry hatches to save his school is what urges us to continue reading. Albus Dumbledore and Minerva McGonagall, two professors in the story, have more of an effect in the later books but nonetheless create a fun experience at Hogwarts. The storyline is strongly built so don't expect anything that will wreck the book as in the Lord of the Rings. There are no descriptions as in the Lord of the Rings: The grass was green. The sun was shining. The sky was blue. Frodo walked across this grass and looked at the blue sky with its yellow sun. Being my favorite book of the Harry Potter series, the Sorcerer's Stone is highly recommended for anyone who wants a book with fun, suspense, and action. It's pure magic.
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Summary: wonderful wonderful...
Review: Harry Potter is a fantastic book. Full of story, imagination and it keeps you turning the page. I was hooked within the first chapter. The book brought me back to being a child...with an open mind and saying out loud 'wow' simply by getting lost in the Hogwarts and magic, wizardry world. When one grows up, I think one losses the simpleness of imagination and where it can take us. This is a book for children AND adults and I recommend the book for all. J.K. Rowling did wonderful job with well written books. And these books will be made for history for generations to come...I cannot wait until I get into book #2, 3 &4 and then when books #5, 6, & 7 comes out. I look forward to other books from Rowling as well...
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Summary: I LOVE THIS BOOK!
Review: Harry Potter is a fantastic character! Everything about this book was so cool. I loved all the characters and all the details in the book. It was so much fun to read and I can't wait for the 4th book to come out. If you haven't read these books you don't know what you're missing......
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Summary: This book was one of the best I've ever read !
Review: Harry Potter is a fantastic charactor and the books are full of wonderful surprises. This book is full of adventure and surprising twists. I can hardly wait for #4...
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Summary: Do not pass go, do not miss reading Harry Potter!
Review: Harry Potter is a glorious book with al the elements of fantasy,adventure,and mystery. the book is really not for ages 9-12;I know that because my mother reads it!
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