Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone

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19 years ago at Jan 17 20:00

jwah24

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The one that started it all! Honestly not that great of a book. Rowling does learn from her mistakes though!

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16 years, 6 months ago at Jun 29 5:51

Elfflame

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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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17 years, 8 months ago at May 20 3:12

Susy

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this book is pretty interesting, and better than the movie.

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Description: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first novel in the Harry Potter series and J. K. Rowling's debut novel, first published in 1997 by Bloomsbury. It was published in the United States as Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by Scholastic Corporation in 1998. The plot follows Harry Potter, a young wizard who discovers his magical heritage as he makes close friends and a few enemies in his first year at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. With the help of his friends, Harry faces an attempted comeback by the dark wizard Lord Voldemort, who killed Harry's parents, but failed to kill Harry when he was just ... (more)

Manufacturer: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release date: 1 October 1998
ISBN-10 : 0590353403 | ISBN-13: 9780590353403

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"Written by: J.K. Rowling Illustrators: Thomas Taylor (UK version), Jonny Duddle (UK 2014 version), Mary GrandPre (US edition), Kazu Kiblushi (US 2014 edition) Published: June 26, 1997 (UK), September 1, 1998 Publishers: Bloomsbury (UK/Canada), Arthur A. Levine/Scholastics, and Raincoast Number of Pages: 223 (UK edition), 332 (UK 2014 edition), 309 (US edition), 336 (2014 US edition), 256 (Illustrated) “It takes a great deal of bravery to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand"

Kyle Ellis posted a review 2 years, 9 months ago

“My original review was a comparison of sorts between Harry Potter and Twilight. However, this is stupid as the two are incomparable. Honestly, its not even worth discussing. Its not just that Twilight doesn't come close, it is the fact that Harry Potter transcends other similar works. Its peerless. To quote Samuel L. Jackson in Pulp Fiction: It "ain't the same fuckin' ballpark, it ain't the same league, it ain't even the same fuckin' sport."

There was a day when I thought I needed to defend Harry Potter, in the midst of the now dead Twilight craze, and you can see that below in what was my original review. It is a testament to the power of this series, that while various other franchises (Twilight, Hunger Games) have surged into popularity and then faded, Harry Potter remains unw” read more