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Summary: The Book Set That All Harry Potter Fans Should Have
Review: First things first: The magical world of Harry Potter created by J.K. Rowling is the greatest journey that the imagination can take at Platform 9 and 3/4.Secondly: A little bit about the books- [So far, we are in book 5 of 7]. It is the story of a boy named Harry Potter who has a scar on his forehead in the shape of a lighting bolt and for ten years lived a miserable life with his aunt and uncle Dursley and spoil brat cousin, Dudley, but at age of elven learns that he is a wizard. The story takes from there. In each book, Harry has to confront evil, Lord Voldemort (or He Who Must Not Be Named or You Know Who) who is responsible for Harry's scar and the his parents death. Thirdly: The Theme(s)-At first glance, or a read at teh back of the book, the reader gets the impression that Harry Potter and his world is nothing but pure magic: wizards and withces; unicorns and trolls; spells and curses, etc. But there is more to these books. For instence, and the most easy theme to be capture, is good vs. evil: Harry and his frieds(the good force) and Lord Voldemort and this followers( the bad force) confronting each other. Another easy to get theme is friendship: Harry and Ron and Hermoine always counting with one another in tough times. But there are also those themes that are a little bit more deeper and intense. One of them is racism/intolerance: In Harry world there are those wizard characters (like the Malfoys) that belief that only pure-blood wizard and witches are worth something; also, there are non-magic folks (like the Dursleys) that despise the magical world and its people. Another theme is corruption and power: the ministry of magic thrying to keep some things hidden from the normal-and-nest-door wizard. As the books are unfold, these and many more themes that can be apply to real life can be found. Lastly: This collection should be in every Harry Potter Fan Book Collection, and those that have not taken the Hogwart Express train to take a tour at Harry Potter's wordl should do it now.
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Summary: I would give it more than five stars if I could!
Review: I didn't read the boxed set, I bought all the books individually when they came out but I am rating the boxed set because I would rather write 1 review than 4.
All together, these books were amazing. In the first-third books we see Harry growing up and finding his voice. He was always strong but now we start to see how strong he actually it. This strength is tested in book 4 with the death of a classmate, and even more so in book 5 with the death of someone close to him. We start to see Harry take an interest in girls, mature in his magic and we actually start to see that the trio's friendship isn't infallible. Granted, their friendship is strong but now we get to experience Ron and Hermione's differing points of view from Harry's. Now they are no longer an individual group, but a group of individuals. These books are extremely well written and a thriller that keeps building to a heart clenching climax. All I can say is hold on to your broom!
BW~
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Summary: Wow!!!
Review: I love these books! Rowling is an author who follows in the footsteps of the best fantasy authors such as Tolkien and Lewis. These books will be cherished for genarations to come. I cant wait for the last two books! (and hopefully more!)
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Summary: You have to read these books!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Review: I received this set for Christmas, and was very excited to get my chance to see what the hype was all about. I'd already seen the 3 movies, and was looking forward to actually reading the books.
Truth be told, I wasn't particularly impressed with the first three books. After all, I already new what was going to happen! But, when I started reading Goblet of Fire, it was like getting slapped across the face with a major realization: JK Rowling is an excellent writer. She's very clear and easy to understand. She writes complex plots, but in a way that, in the end, falls together perfectly. The stories are suspenseful and enveloping.
One of Rowling's greatest strengths is her "pseudo-eposodic" style. Often, each chapter can be seen as a self-contained episode, but all the chapters tie together to create an overarching plot. This is more true of the first three books than of the fourth and fifth, but I think it can explain how Rowling can get younger children to read books that are nearly 900 pages long, yet at the same time grip older readers (I'm in my early twenties).
Some in the Christian community are concerned about these books. I can understand the concern. Unlike most fairy tales which clearly take place in a different world than our own, Harry Potter's world runs parallel to our own. This does increase the probability of confusion regarding the reality/fantasy distinction. However, the principles in Harry Potter aren't particularly anti-Christian, by any means. Just take care in making sure the reality/fantasy distinction is clear. To assist in that, I'd suggest not letting a kid under the age of 11 read the books. It's an important age in them, and they might appreciate that importance.
The Harry Potter books are a cultural hit. I believe that, looking back, they will define fantasy literature of our era. I'm glad now that I've partaken in that phenomenon, and I look forward to seeing it out.
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Summary: Awesome!
Review: I was glad that I wasn't so into the Harry Potter collection till this collection came out. The fact that it came out right when I started to get hooked was perfect timing.
After reading the first book, craving for more. Because the collection has the first 5, made the wait much easier.(like right now waiting for the 6th book).
I would recommend this collection to anyone that hasn't read any of the Harry Potter books.
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Summary: Why collect halfway?
Review: Mixed emotion here, firstly I would like to say that I love the Harry potter books. Each one is intelligently written, and the later books just leave you desperate to read the next volume. As for this set however I really don't see why anyone would buy it. If you haven't read the books (shame on you), buy or borrow the paperbacks. If you are a true Hary Potter fan, then buying a set with the terrible american covers, and the idiotic american title for the original novel (it's the PHILOSOPHER'S stone, not the sorcerer's stone), seems a little heretical to me. If you want a collector's item surely the original covers and the proper titles are more worth collecting? The main issue I have with this set though is the same issue I have with DVD box sets that come out when you KNOW there will be more titles available (Star Wars episode 1&2 for example). Why do it? You know that you'll only end up buying a box set with all 9 novels in, and you'll never be able to sell the 5 novel set afterwards. This is expensive and pointless.
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Summary: What a great story~!
Review: These books are wonderful~! Thanks J.K.Rowlings, wonderful stories,kids and adults alike read them and wait for your next book, can't wait~!
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