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Summary: Not just a kids book
Review: I am an 18 year old videogame and hardcore music junkie and even I found time to read and ENJOY these gems of modern literature. J.K.Rowling paints such vivid pictures of young Harry's world that you can't help but become trapped in the magical world and forget for the time that you are reading that you're nothing but a dastardly muggle. If you can't stand the thought of reading one of these books I would personally as you to try to read one. and if you can't look at another page then maybe the magical realm isn't for you.
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Summary: Four great titles in one neat package!
Review: I love harry potter. My sister and I share a set at the moment, however I feel that I need me own, so this is a great and valuable way to buy the first four in bulk. Thanks!
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Summary: The perfect buy for those yet to experience Pottermania
Review: If you're like me, something of a late-comer to the addiction that is Harry Potter, this boxed set is pretty much a no-brainer. You get the first four books in the series in a very impressive and artistically appealing format, each volume a more than worthy bearer of the magic, fascination, and all-around magical wonder that is Harry Potter, complemented extremely well by the seemingly simple and subdued yet quite telling and well-nigh perfect illustrations of Mary GrandPre. All four of these books are enthralling, and I heartily recommend you do purchase them all at once; while the wait for Book Six will be a long one indeed, it's amazing how long a wait just a day or two can be if you find yourself finished with one of these volumes and unable to immediately pounce upon the next one in the series. Thrill to the wonder of Hogwarts and its world of magic in The Sorcerer's Stone, delve gleefully into the mysteries contained within the Chamber of Secrets, watch in fascination as the story of The Prisoner of Azkaban is revealed, and then get ready to enjoy the lengthy yet all too short narrative of Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, easily the best book in the series thus far and, quite honestly, one of the most compelling, exciting, thoroughly enjoyable novels I have ever read. If you want to know what all of the incredible hype is about, you really owe it to yourself to visit the magical world of Harry Potter, and this boxed set is the perfect avenue by which to enter the realm.
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Summary: How I Got Hooked To These Books
Review: I didn't read this book because i was thinking it was going to be another boring childrens book. But when I happen to come by it in the book store I said to myself "What the hell least read the book and see what it is all about" and i did. I was so happy i didn't wait any longer after I the book. I was absorbed into that book after the first few pages. Rowling really has a gift. She makes it seem like you are walking right next to Harry and going to all the stuff he is doing. For the people that give the book negative reviews you really need to think twice about this book. How could not get sucked into this book after the first chapter. I was happy i waited to read it when the 3rd one came out. Then I didn't have to wait years for the next one to come out. I would have to say my favorite out of all the Harry Potter books are Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azakaban and Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. They had to be the greatest out of all of them. I read the 3rd one 3 times now and i think i'm going to read it again. How could you not want to read the Harry Potter book with Professor Lupin over and over. The 4th book was also very good. If you like books that make it seem when you read it that you are right in there with the characters you should also read.
Philip Pullman "His Dark Materials series" The Golden Compass, The Subtle Knife, and the Amber Spyglass
Terry Pratchett "Discworld series"
C.S.Lewis "The Chonicles of Narnia" Those are also very good if you want to read something when you have a lot of free time. Still I can't imagen people not liking the Harry Potter books. It just can't be possible. Well this is just me talking so I will shut up and you can go out and buy the whole collection of Harry Potter and sit down and get taking in by the greatness of the books.
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Summary: A great read for people of all ages.
Review: I hadn't heard much about Harry Potter until the first movie came out. I watched it and fell in love. I immediately bought the first book and read it cover to cover in no time. I then bought books 2,3 and 4 and read them back to back. Here is my run down of the books:
Book 1: a nice introduction into Harry's world. Opens a lot of questions.
Book 2: not my favorite of the series. It is darker and slower than the others.
Book 3: by far my favorite. It is the only book where Voldermort is not the main problem that Harry has. Introduces some of my favorite characters.
Book 4: my second favorite in the series. It all builds up to the end which leaves you begging for the next book for answers.
Book 5: super dark. great book. i cried at the end and spent most of the book furious with Harry or with the way Harry was being treated. The new DADA teacher is unbeliveable. I don't think anyone under 13 should read this book.
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Summary: books all ages can enjoy
Review: I have all four of these books, I am an adult, and I thoroughly enjoyed each of them. They are easy to read, easier than Tolkeins, although his are a great read too. I've gone to the movies and have had children sitting behind me commenting the whole way through the movies about this character or that one, etc. They had read the book and you could tell they loved it, but you can tell by the number of books that has been sold. The books are an obvious story on fantasy and yet has a strong moral tone showing good versus bad, right and wrong, without it sounding preachy. They are a fun read. We need more writers that can bring the youth back to reading more.
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Summary: To all those who still doubt...
Review: Unfortunately those who have criticized these book thus far, have utterly failed to recognize the earmarks of a modern classic. While it should not be compared to J.R.R. Tolkiens work on a literal level, as Harry Potter is "Modern Fantasy" and J.R.R. Tolkien's entire series of work is what is termed as "Epic Fantasy", this series may prove to deserve nothing less in stature among the classics of this genre then the Great Tolkien. It follows the same struggle of "good" vs "evil" as Tolkien, the coming of Age theme(both Harry and Frodo), the struggle for identity (a multitude of characters in both books), the question as to why evil things happen to good people, learning not to judge from appearance, and the list goes on and on. Both series scope of the human condition is magnificently broad in their own unique way, and it stands to reason then, that because that is what makes something a classic and to be remembered and treasured for generations, Harry Potter will eventually achieve this. To those of you who decry this book just because of religious differences, shame on you and grow up, this book has nothing to do with the modern Pagan religions nor does it mix in any conotations or allusions to mythology period. If you don't like fantasy, don't read it, if you like fantasy and are put of by the witches and wizards, drop the pious hypocracy and chose another book. As for its realism to magick, this is a work of Fantasy oh ye disgruntled Pagans, go look to another subgenre called "Magic Realism," if you want to criticize books for their accuracy to real world mystical practices. That is all there is to it folks, like on T.V. you can change the channel or buy another book, though so regrettable that you may miss one of the classics of our generation(who has produced so little that can be called that) simply because of a philosophical objection that has no basis in anything a reasonable person could call reality.
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Summary: Harry Potter Mania
Review: Everybody has been crazy over these books called what? Harry Potter. It started in 3rd grade a long time ago. Where the first book came out. Everbody wanted to read it. I was a very good reader for my age and decided I should read them. I started reading the book, it was wonderful! I started on the other books. Now I have read the whole set 12 times each. For someone to read some books that many times it must have been good. So pick up a copy, and start reading it. Soon youll be hooked on, youll be reading deep in the night and early in the moring. So to total it up, im saying read the book, try it, you will most likely love it!!
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Summary: The magic of Harry Potter
Review: Whenever I need to get away from it all, I turn to the magical world of Harry Potter. I began with the first book and was hooked on this modern day fairy tale ever since. J.K. Rowling paints such a vivid picture with her words that its hard not to get sucked in. From the aroma of the foods that you can almost taste to soaring through the air on a broomstick, reading these books takes you into a magical world full of ghosts, goblins, potions and witches. The main three charcters (Harry, Ron and Hermione) are the id, ego and superego that lives inside every one of us. In classic fairy tale fashion, Rowling takes us on a colorful journey of good versus evil. These books are an excellent read for young and old alike!
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Summary: Wonderful stories
Review: This collection of Harry Potter stories is a great addition to any library. These stories about Harry Potter and the students and teachers at Hogwarts allow the reader to enter a wonderful world of the possible. It's not an ideal world but is much like our own, full of both good and bad, light and dark, desirable and undesirable. Some of the people and creatures you will meet there you will like and want to know better, some you will come to dislike intensely. As with most good literature written for children these stories will delight adults as well.
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