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Taking arms against Harry Potter, at this moment, is to emulate Hamlet taking arms against a sea of troubles. By opposing the sea, you won't end it. The Harry Potter epiphenomenon will go on, doubtless for some time, as J. R. R. Tolkien did, and t...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 2 26 false Thu Sep 13 13:53:15 -0700 2007 Thu Mar 19 10:17:37 -0700 2009

After chopping off the heads of chickens, bats, a stray cat, and mixing it up in a cauldron pot, I dipped in my v...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 2 13 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Tue Sep 04 08:26:11 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 08:45:00 -0800 2009
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* Harry's first trip to the zoo with the Dursleys, when a boa constrictor winks at him.
* When the Dursleys' house is suddenly besieged by letters for Harry from Hogwarts. Readers learn how much the Dursleys have been keeping from Harry. Rowling does a w...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 5 13 false Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Tue Mar 24 08:38:19 -0700 2009 Wed Apr 01 10:18:40 -0700 2009
Not to mention Harry Potter gives way to this famous Office scene:

Michael Scott: We are going to choose t...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 0 5 true Sat Mar 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Thu Apr 03 09:50:11 -0700 2008 Thu Apr 03 09:50:40 -0700 2008 Title: “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone”
Author: J.K. Rowling
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc. Year: 1997
# of pages: 309 Genre: YA Lit, Science Fiction
Reading level: Interest level: Ages nine and up
Potential hot lava: Witch Craft and Wiza...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 3 true Sat Feb 23 14:54:20 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 23 20:03:53 -0800 2008 more...]]> 121121 059035342X 9780590353427 938 116 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1234498810m/121121.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/121121.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 9 false Wed Jul 04 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Thu Jan 31 06:48:15 -0800 2008 Sat Feb 09 06:15:06 -0800 2008 Since pretty much everyone I know has read these books, I figure reviewing them is pretty pointless. But with the new book coming out in a couple of weeks, I have to go through them beginning to end. To make the reviews more entertaining, I will be doing them in a variety of unexpected formats. For ...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 4 false Tue Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 1998 Thu Aug 30 10:41:00 -0700 2007 Tue Sep 04 22:57:39 -0700 2007 Oh go to hell. These things are like crack.

So I just finished the 7th one and I have no intention of re-reading them, though I do have fond memories of them. My most recent encounter with Harry Potter was on an airplane a couple of days ago. This humongous 16 year old kid from N...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 5 4 false Thu Nov 01 00:00:00 -0800 2001 Tue Aug 28 09:57:36 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 07:26:06 -0800 2009 WHAT a great series! But as I am very Type-A, I am going to review each book individually as they all have interesting aspects to them.
This is th...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 4 false Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Wed Aug 08 07:50:40 -0700 2007 Thu Dec 17 04:17:37 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 4 false Sun Mar 23 12:26:11 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 23 12:38:50 -0700 2008
Anyway, I read this to the kids - in fact, the first four books to them - just before the tidal wave of ...more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 5 false Mon Feb 23 10:34:51 -0800 2009 Mon Feb 23 11:11:21 -0800 2009 more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 3 3 false Wed Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2003 Sun Mar 30 16:10:08 -0700 2008 Sun Mar 30 21:02:52 -0700 2008
They're pretty well written. Harry a...more...]]> 77523 0590353403 9780590353403 6617 432 4.19 http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1255571456m/77523.jpg http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/77523.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 2 false Tue Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2004 Sun Jan 27 08:48:14 -0800 2008 Sun Jan 27 08:48:54 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0439554934 9780439554930 293363 11463 4.19 http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/3.Harry_Potter_and_the_Sorcerer_s_Stone 4 3 false Thu Jan 17 19:59:48 -0800 2008 Thu Mar 26 17:14:15 -0700 2009 more...]]> http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=1033918