I have been a Harry Potter fan since about five months after the film of this book came out, and when it first came out in the theatres, the only reasons I watched it were Alan Rickman and Richard Harris. I thought it was a good film, and I would likely have watched the second. But then I borrowed the books, and never looked back.
For me, this story, while not my favorite of the s... read more
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What did Harry Potter know about magic? He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, who hated him. He slept in a closet and ate their leftovers. But an owl messenger changes all that, with an invitation to attend the Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches, where it turns out Harry is already famous.. . . Product Description
What did Harry Potter know about magic? He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, who hated him. He slept in a closet and ate their leftovers. But an owl messenger changes all that, with an invitation to attend the Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches, where it turns out Harry is already famous.. . . Full color.
Amazon.com Review
Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley.
A mysterious letter, delivered by the friendly giant Hagrid, wrenches Harry from his dreary, Muggle-ridden existence: "We are pleased to inform you that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry." Of course, Uncle Vernon yells most unpleasantly, "I AM NOT PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL TO TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!" Soon enough, however, Harry finds himself at Hogwarts with his owl Hedwig... and that's where the real adventure--humorous, haunting, and suspenseful--begins. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, first published in England as Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, continues to win major awards in England. So far it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version of the Newbery Medal. This magical, gripping, brilliant book--a future classic to be sure--will leave kids clamoring for Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets and Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban. (Ages 8 to 13) --Karin Snelson
“The first book of Harry Potter. What a wonderful beginning. A nice, brave boy out to save the world,and then it mixes in with magic. It's just the storyline we need these days!” read more
"I have read three times and am currently reading
I want to reread the whole series, there's just something about this story that is really interesting, and it kind of makes me feel nostalgic...I think I'm just gonna keep rereading these books, I'll never get sick of HP!"
juban22 added this to a list 3 months, 2 weeks ago
"Day 09 - Favorite mythical place in a book
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Hog-freaking-warts.
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"At first that nerve-racking girl named Lavender Brown who called herself Ron's girlfriend for short period of time.
Always in the centre of attention and quite dumb.
The other female is named Pansy Parkinson and was once Draco's girlfriend. She was simply described as very mean and unappealing and she never let the readers down concerning that fact."
“This, the very first harry potter book, has spared an unparalelled phenomenon in the world of entertainment. While many feel the relatively light hearted first installment pales in conparison to the dark and realistic fantasy it spawned, I have a different view.
I find this book has a sort of wonder-a magic, not to put too fine a point on it- that later books, and even more so the movies, lack. The book has plenty of fun for an adult or teen reader, but is told through a wonderously childlike viewpoint. I loved it as a child, and it has a nostalgi and refreshing appeal now, as an adult.
Sure to be a classic for many generations to come.” read more
Myriam added this to a list 10 months, 2 weeks ago
"I first read this book when I was 8 years old. I think it's the first series I've ever read and just thinking about it now, I want to reread it really bad.
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Justin Sharp added this to a list 10 months, 3 weeks ago
"Pois é, depois de tantos anos eu me rendi aos livros do bruxinho mais famoso dos últimos tempos. O livro é bom. Só isso. Não me matem.
Vou ler os outros livros para ter uma opinião mais concreta, até porque eu gosto dos filmes e tal. Mas a princípio não achei grandes coisas."
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