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Harry Potter Boxed Set (Harry Potter #1-6)

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Six years of magic, adventure, and mystery make this luxurious boxed set the perfect gift for Harry Potter fans of all ages.
Follow Harry from his first days at Hogwarts School for Witchcraft and Wizardry, through his many adventures with Hermione and Ron, to his confrontations with rival Draco Malfoy and the dreaded Professor Snape. From the thrilling search for the Sorce...more

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Published October 1st 2005 by Scholastic, Inc.

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Jan 23, 2009 Jen rated it 5 of 5 stars

I do not own this spiffy box set of Harry Potter books, but no way was I going to sit down and input all 6 of them!! When we were in the UK on our honeymoon in the spring of 2000, Harry Potter fever was just hitting its stride there. Not long after that the books found their way to Canada and I fell in love with this series right from the first book. Again (I'm a broken record) great characters and time-old literary themes, as well as just being a very enjoyable read. I haven't gone to see the m...more

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Apr 05, 2012 Stephen rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved these books. I never got into them at the same time the world went into its "Harry Potter Rage", but I couldn't help but give then a once over before I judged those people. They were right, in the end. The author gives us a parallel world where, once again, you can't help but hope it is as real as you or me. Set mostly in a school that, dare I say, every person who read the books wished their parents had sent them when they were little, the story seems to captivate with mysterious spells...more

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Jun 21, 2010 Wayv rated it 3 of 5 stars

The world of Harry Potter is filled with things that just don't add up, at some point this floating pile just starts degrading the creative merits and prevents any further enhancement of the reader's world perception.

I'm not talking about credibility, obviously, but the painfully failing synergy between the fantastic elements. The force that keeps together the discworld or the forgotten realms... is simply absent here. It's apparent that the base premises struggle to support the scale to which...more

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Dec 07, 2010 Brooks Prettyman rated it 5 of 5 stars

Harry Potter is regarderd as one of the best and most influential pieces of fiction ever to be written. I have no choice but to agree. This series sparked my love for reading and fantasy, which I am every grateful for. A review of content and themes is completely unnecessary, as virtually the entire population of the United States of America is knowledgeable of that content. However, I will say one thing: if you do not read Harry Potter in your lifetime, then you have failed as a reader. I recom...more

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Dec 14, 2012 Bernie rated it 5 of 5 stars

I might be an adult but I not only loved the first book I thought it was so well written and griping that I could not wait until the next one would come out. I wo'nt bother going through the story because unless you were living in a cave or a desert island for the past 13 years you probably know the gist of the story even if you did not read the books or have seen the films.
Some people might not understand what all the fuss is about because it is a children's story but it is so much more than t...more

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Apr 04, 2013 Dhiksha rated it 5 of 5 stars

This book is god's gift to readers !!! i dont need to write a review about this book for ppl to know about its greatness ....
CLOSING STATEMENT :HARRY POTTER ROX !!!!

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Oct 02, 2007 'dora' added it Recommends it for: all people

Harry potter is hero, he have a brain and self confident every thing that he done.I also go to the Movie for Harry Potter.

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Aug 10, 2012 Beth rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: for-the-heck-of-it

I don't own the box set, but I've read all 6 books and didn't want to input them separately :) Great series. Moments of annoyance with characters, but that makes them more real and believable. Enjoyed the fantasy aspects, the romance, the danger, the excitement, the fear, etc. Characters developed, grew and changed throughout the books. only thing I was unsure about was the quick round up at the very end... the dot-our-"I"s-and-cross-our-"T"s-and-make-sure-everything-is-accounted-for-with-no-loo...more

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Jul 05, 2012 Sara rated it 5 of 5 stars

It has been awhile since I read the Harry Potter Series, but I grew up with these books, and think that they are worth the hype they received!

Harry Potter is a true hero's journey story. We love Harry and his friends, and we want Voldemort to be defeated! Jk Rowling has wonderful attention to detail and ties up all the little side stories, as well as keeping consistency through all 7 books. Most books that take place in a different world fail to have such a detailed and well-understood concept,...more

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Dec 19, 2010 Jacklyn L. rated it 5 of 5 stars

I loved the whole series! I am re-reading some of them now. I've seen all the movies that are out and can't wait to see the next one! Latley I've been seeing that they are calling the first one the Philosopher's Stone. I wonder if that was the original original name and when someone told the press they heard Sorcerer's instead of Philosopher's. Personally I think that sorcerer's sounds better and makes more sense. Either that or someone is making fun of her. I wonder if J.K. Rowling has any more...more

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Feb 19, 2010 Janet rated it 4 of 5 stars

I started reading these after 4 books were already out. Just wanted to see what my kids were reading. I was completely enthralled and ran to the library to "catch up". lol. Then my kids and I subsequently fought over the books as they came out. They had to go to school sometime and then I could read!! (I'm so evil...)I fell in love with the original and thought provoking ideas in regards to a parallel world w/magic. What kid hasn't wished they had a magic wand? An invisibility cloak? Seriously....more

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Oct 19, 2009 Shanna Gonzalez rated it 2 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Shelves: children-12

Since the first book was published in 1997, Harry Potter has become a cultural sensation. There are movies and merchandise based on the series, and gallons of ink have been spilled discussing their literary quality and cultural significance. Additionally, there has been an ongoing debate among Christians about the moral quality of the series. Advocates such as John Granger argue that the books provide a cosmic good-against-evil battle that is essentially Christian (a claim that Rowling may have...more Since the first book was published in 1997, Harry Potter has become a cultural sensation. There are movies and merchandise based on the series, and gallons of ink have been spilled discussing their literary quality and cultural significance. Additionally, there has been an ongoing debate among Christians about the moral quality of the series. Advocates such as John Granger argue that the books provide a cosmic good-against-evil battle that is essentially Christian (a claim that Rowling may have indirectly refuted in her strange 2007 announcement that Dumbledore, the deceased headmaster of Hogwarts, was gay.) Detractors claim the books could lead readers into occultic involvement. A good example of the spirited debate over Harry Potter is the July 18, 2005 discussion on the Albert Mohler radio program.

The books tell the story of the orphaned Harry Potter, who lives with his outrageously abusive (and nonmagical) aunt and uncle. On his eleventh birthday he receives a letter inviting him to study at the Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where his parents attended before him. There he discovers that his unique gifts make him special, and he earns his place at Hogwarts through excellence at the wizard's sport Quidditch. At Hogwarts he deals with the everyday trials of preadolescents, making some enemies and a few good friends who join him in his adventures.

Most of the wizarding community are goodhearted, and many are heroic; but Voldemort, an evil wizard, holds the wizarding world in terror, and he emerges as Harry's nemesis. In each installment of the series his vendetta against Harry is expressed in a new way, and each time Harry defeats him.

I have read books 1-6, and found that books 1-4 seem to be entertaining, basically innocent magical fantasy including loyal friends, some positive adult role models, and a classic good-against-evil struggle. Unfortunately, books 5-6 grow quite dark and are rather disturbing as Harry matures into a young teen. His confrontations with evil become progressively more frightening (at times horrifying and macabre), and sensitive readers will definitely be disturbed.

More troubling than the magical elements, which can be dismissed as mere fantasy, are Harry's relationships with the people in his life, especially those in authority. The Hogwarts faculty who care about Harry often overlook important safety concerns, forcing him to break the rules in order to oppose Voldemort. Even Dumbledore, his primary advocate and father figure, is unable to prevent his own murder in front of Harry, and his death leaves Harry bereft of his primary source of adult guidance. Young teens are already prone to the belief that they know more than their elders, and Harry's experiences will do nothing to discourage this delusion.

Harry's isolationism is also troubling. While his friends do show courage and loyalty as they join in the fight against evil, it is always Harry who ends up facing down the villain. At the end of book six Harry walks away from the wizarding community as a one-man vigilante. While his heroism is not all bad, there is an individualistic and self-absorbed quality to his departure that is likely to appeal to adolescent pride. If any readers have read book seven, I would be interested to know if this quality is altered in his final confrontation with Voldemort.

The Harry Potter series is entertaining and well written, and follows a good-against-evil motif that is in some harmony with a Christian worldview. The magic in the early books seems for the most part fantastical, although the later books move into darker, more occultic territory. More problematic is Harry's isolationism, as well as the absence of trustworthy, competent adults in his life.

Some families may feel that the books' popularity with their children's peers is reason enough for reading them, and a reasonable case may be made for their inclusion in home reading as a part of cultural literacy. However, I would recommend that if the books are approved, their introduction should be delayed until the early teen years, when readers are old enough to engage the problematic elements with the help of a discerning adult.(less)

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May 08, 2009 Kevis Hendrickson rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Like many readers, I was one of those people who decided to read all of the Harry Potter Books at once, rather than endure the long waits between the release of each book. In fact, no sooner than I purchased Deathly Hallows, I went and ordered this set which include the paperback versions of books 1-6 (Book I: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, Book II: Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets, Book III: Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, Book IV: Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, B...more

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Aug 20, 2007 Nikki Jo Lucero rated it 5 of 5 stars

I was first introduced to HP when I was working as a grade school tutor.1998-2000.
I came back from Winter break and every kid in one class had a HP COS book on his or her desk.
I thought it was a class read. Meaning that the class was required to read it.
HOW WRONG I WAS!It would touch BILLIONS world wide.
The biggest impact I felt that made that statement true was when I finally got my HALF BLOOD PRINCE, I had ordered 2 copies on line and avoided the store rush.
I started to read mine that day, Jul...more

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Jun 15, 2007 Vanessa rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition

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I cannot say enough good things about Harry Potter. I chose to review the boxed set as opposed to the individual books, and I actually own this boxed set, in addition to several editions and versions of all the books. I plan to get the British versions sometime in the near future.

I am a little torn as to which is my favorite. Before Half-Blood Prince was released, I would have said that Prisoner of Azkaban was my favorite. I was shocked out of my boots when I got to the end of that book,...more

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Aug 09, 2007 W. rated it 5 of 5 stars

What else is there to say? Along with millions of people, I love this 7-book series. Great storytelling to hold everyone's attention over the course of 7 books. Some sort of whimsical British quality that reminds me of Roald Dahl sometimes. Here's my attempt to recall my first impressions and thoughts on each book of the series.

Book 1 Sorcerer's/Philosopher's Stone: Great introduction to the Harry Potter world. Easy to follow and great escalation w/ the plot. There's alot of focus on how lonely...more

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Sep 13, 2012 Sreelatha Raman rated it 5 of 5 stars

I got my hands on this series way too late. Actually by the time i started reading this series, the movie based on the fifth book was already made. On the flip side I didn't have to wait for an entire year for the next book to release. i had all the seven books on my shelf so i read one after another without any gap and got totally addicted as a result. I kept looking for more fantasy book like this but never got around finding another one. HP is truly a master piece and i can never get enough o...more

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Nov 08, 2012 Ryan rated it 3 of 5 stars

I started the series with flair and thought that this was something new and cool and creative. I still believe that JK Rowling was VERY creative in putting all of this together and I'm glad she's been able to make a fortune, and then some, on it.

I found that by the end of the series I was tired of Harry's complaining and tired of his unwillingness to trust his best friends who never turned their backs on him during their previous adventures. Seriously folks, if you've been through all the garba...more

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Jun 27, 2007 Tina rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: All

Shelves: fantasy-books

I re-read these books to prepare for the final book... trying to find all the hidden clues. JK did an excellent job of bringing Harry into the reader's life. As I read the books, I felt very drawn to Harry and related to some of his plights-his anger with Dumbledore (my daughter refuses to re-read book 5 due to Dumbledore's demeanor toward Harry) and his determination. Perhaps a bit passive aggressive in some instances, but for the most part very outspoken and stubborn. I truly enjoyed these boo...more

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Nov 18, 2012 Elaine rated it 5 of 5 stars

I didn't buy the boxed set, but I didn't want to input each book individually -- since I read them all many years ago. I admit, I liked some books better than others, but all in all, it is hard to beat a modern day author like J.K. Rowlings. She created an incredible believable world, filled with wonderful and sometimes tragic adventures. I loved all of the character development and the final tie-up of the whole series. The only negative, I wish so many of my favorite characters wouldn’t have be...more

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Jul 12, 2007 Malbadeen rated it 1 of 5 stars · review of another edition

Thanks to Sarah I now know what all the hype is about. I too understand Harry's struggles, his joys, his fears, his fits of courage and his moments of angst. What I still don't get is who the hell cares? But I would like some credit for giving this a second shot (1st attempt only got me about 1/8 of the way through the audio version, 2nd attempt got me through, what... like 6 books? - true it was only being condensed and re-told for the purposes of understanding the movie but still I feel as tho...more

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Oct 03, 2012 Therese rated it 5 of 5 stars Recommends it for: Everyone

Recommended to Therese by: My best friend

Shelves: read-over-and-over-again

The Harry Potter books are the first books that I read and really enjoyed. A friend of mine kept nagging me about having to read this books for over a year before I caved in. And quite honestly - no books Ive read after this holds up to the Harry Potter standard (except the Twilight series). Its facinating, intriguing, funny, sad, childish and grown up all at the same time. These books are read annually and never lets me down!

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Sep 25, 2012 Adamcikb rated it 5 of 5 stars

Shelves: escape-fiction

I expect enough has been said about these books already. So I'll just say they are extraordinary on many, many levels. The classic dualistic symbolism, the models of ancient and classical mythology, the social values they teach about friendship and love and gender equality and fair play and on and on. I think, as I'm sure many do, that we all owe Ms. Rowling a debt of gratitude for giving us such a gift. Thank you!

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Aug 21, 2012 Vivian rated it 5 of 5 stars

My eldest and middle daughter literally grew up with Harry Potter as the novels matured so did they. I at first thought they were only for children but started reading them and I was hooked. I remember staying up all night reading the final one. I was sad that there would be no more Harry Potter to look forward to but glad that there was an ending. I am always disappointed when stories are left open ended.

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Nov 11, 2012 Josie Bahr rated it 5 of 5 stars

J.K. Rowling is an amazing writer. It has been awhile since I read the books, being new to Good Reads and all, but I felt I could only do justice by taking about all 7 books in one review. This is a classic series! The world, characters, everything about the characters is unforgettable! Loved them dearly as I was growing up! Someday I can't wait to pick them up again and go from start to finish!

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May 10, 2013 Kejonah Oswell marked it as to-read

Shelves: to-watch

harry potter was always my favourite although i wasn't born yet when it first came out, it is full with fiction and magic. you will get lost in swirls of mystery. this book has inspired me in soo many ways that words cannot describe, however the only thing i didn't like about the sixth book/movie was that i wanted harry potter to carry on i didn't want it to stop but it had a GREAT ending.

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Jan 21, 2013 Siddhartha rated it 4 of 5 stars

Shelves: fantasy

An uplifting tale of good vs evil. Its the details that one has to read the books for.
Wonderful moments that one can connect to through out the 7 books.
Friendship, loyalty, courage, hope and sacrifice..presented in an alluring world of magic and wizardry.
And Hogwarts. And Hogsmeade. And the Black Lake. And the Dark Forest. Yes...the details they missed in the films. So grab your copies now!

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Jun 11, 2007 Rebecca rated it 5 of 5 stars · review of another edition Recommends it for: everybody!

Shelves: fiction

These books are the original british publications, and i would recommend that everyone read these. There are slight differences in dialect and lingo (they "Americanized" the versions you buy stateside); i think these make a huge difference in your reading experience. for one, it is actually how J.K. Rowling wrote the books...for another, it's more realistic British English. So if there is any way for you to get your hands on these versions, i say go for it!
in addition, this series is fantastic....more

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May 20, 2013 Kami rated it 5 of 5 stars

I have a tender place in my heart for this series. I read each book to my children that are now grown. We attended midnight book parties to get the latest release, stayed up late reading "just one more chapter", and always hoped for a happy ending. JK Rowling created a magical world for us...and it was a magical time reading it to my children for all those years. Loved.

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Aug 08, 2007 Isabelle rated it 4 of 5 stars · review of another edition

What started as a joke (I bought the first Harry Potter when my husband, Pascal, my main reading buddy, said he was getting old for the first time on his birthday a few years back), became a passion in my household. We both loved the series so much that we spent time coaxing whoever read the book first to keep on reading so that the other could get a hold of the book. We eventually came to wait for each release, pre-ordering each new book etc... Will we be seen at the future Harry Potter Convent...more

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About J.K. Rowling

Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling,her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initia...more Although she writes under the pen name J. K. Rowling, pronounced like rolling,her name when her first Harry Potter book was published was simply Joanne Rowling. Anticipating that the target audience of young boys might not want to read a book written by a woman, her publishers demanded that she use two initials, rather than her full name. As she had no middle name, she chose K as the second initial of her pen name, from her paternal grandmother Kathleen Ada Bulgen Rowling. She calls herself Jo and has said, "No one ever called me 'Joanne' when I was young, unless they were angry." Following her marriage, she has sometimes used the name Joanne Murray when conducting personal business. During the Leveson Inquiry she gave evidence under the name of Joanne Kathleen Rowling. In a 2012 interview, Rowling noted that she no longer cared that people pronounced her name incorrectly.

Rowling was born to Peter James Rowling, a Rolls-Royce aircraft engineer, and Anne Rowling (née Volant), on 31 July 1965 in Yate, Gloucestershire, England, 10 miles (16 km) northeast of Bristol. Her mother Anne was half-French and half-Scottish. Her parents first met on a train departing from King's Cross Station bound for Arbroath in 1964. They married on 14 March 1965. Her mother's maternal grandfather, Dugald Campbell, was born in Lamlash on the Isle of Arran. Her mother's paternal grandfather, Louis Volant, was awarded the Croix de Guerre for exceptional bravery in defending the village of Courcelles-le-Comte during the First World War.

Rowling's sister Dianne was born at their home when Rowling was 23 months old. The family moved to the nearby village Winterbourne when Rowling was four. She attended St Michael's Primary School, a school founded by abolitionist William Wilberforce and education reformer Hannah More. Her headmaster at St Michael's, Alfred Dunn, has been suggested as the inspiration for the Harry Potter headmaster Albus Dumbledore.

As a child, Rowling often wrote fantasy stories, which she would usually then read to her sister. She recalls that: "I can still remember me telling her a story in which she fell down a rabbit hole and was fed strawberries by the rabbit family inside it. Certainly the first story I ever wrote down (when I was five or six) was about a rabbit called Rabbit. He got the measles and was visited by his friends, including a giant bee called Miss Bee." At the age of nine, Rowling moved to Church Cottage in the Gloucestershire village of Tutshill, close to Chepstow, Wales. When she was a young teenager, her great aunt, who Rowling said "taught classics and approved of a thirst for knowledge, even of a questionable kind," gave her a very old copy of Jessica Mitford's autobiography, Hons and Rebels. Mitford became Rowling's heroine, and Rowling subsequently read all of her books.

Rowling has said of her teenage years, in an interview with The New Yorker, "I wasn’t particularly happy. I think it’s a dreadful time of life." She had a difficult homelife; her mother was ill and she had a difficult relationship with her father (she is no longer on speaking terms with him). She attended secondary school at Wyedean School and College, where her mother had worked as a technician in the science department. Rowling said of her adolescence, "Hermione [a bookish, know-it-all Harry Potter character] is loosely based on me. She's a caricature of me when I was eleven, which I'm not particularly proud of." Steve Eddy, who taught Rowling English when she first arrived, remembers her as "not exceptional" but "one of a group of girls who were bright, and quite good at English." Sean Harris, her best friend in the Upper Sixth owned a turquoise Ford Anglia, which she says inspired the one in her books.(less)

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