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Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1)

J.K. Rowling

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Jan 14, 2014 Shay rated it it was amazing

Shelves: reviewed, 2018, 2014, holly, 2015, 2016, 2017, my-precious, 2019, 2020

Here's the thing, I reread this series every single year. Why? Not just because I absolutely love it but because it sparked my intense immersion into literature. This book changed my life. Melodramatic much? Sure. Honest? 100%. You need to know that I have always been a reader. I started reading before I was 3 and around the same time starting telling my own bedtime stories. Not kidding. I didn't allow my parents to read to me before bed. They were required to listen to a story I told before I'd Here's the thing, I reread this series every single year. Why? Not just because I absolutely love it but because it sparked my intense immersion into literature. This book changed my life. Melodramatic much? Sure. Honest? 100%. You need to know that I have always been a reader. I started reading before I was 3 and around the same time starting telling my own bedtime stories. Not kidding. I didn't allow my parents to read to me before bed. They were required to listen to a story I told before I'd go to bed. I read all the time. I always asked for more books. Bigger books! So I read everything from your classic kids picture books to full chapter books. It wasn't until Harry Potter though that I became fully engaged in a world. I needed to know what was next! I felt for the characters and I understood them!!! I remember all the hype surrounding the third book in elementary school- how everyone around me talked about "the boy who lived" and how super excited they were about the book and how long they had to wait for it through the library. It was at this time that I gave into peer pressure and decided to try out the book. Once I did I was hooked. Hogwarts became my home.

Reading this book taught me so so much at that time. Specifically that I didn't have to be alone - that even in my darkest times there was someone I could turn to. Someone cared. It didn't matter that these people were fictional. They became my best friends. I related to them. I grew up with them. I struggled and laughed and cried and experienced life with them. How did an 8 year old develop these complex emotions and philosophical realizations? Not a freaking clue. I just know I had a journal entry regarding these newly discovered truths of my life. Needless to say this series holds a very special place in my heart. Always.

Enough about me. Onto the book! Harry grew up a rather neglected child being raised by his reluctant aunt and uncle. Strange things occasionally occurred with him always be blamed for no real reason. That is until a series of unusual happenings took place around his birthday. His 11th birthday! Dun dun DUN! What's so important about turning 11 you ask? Nothing for you mere mugg... I mean mortals! But for Harry it's everything! He gets a letter informing him of his acceptance to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Come again? What??? But that's not all! A friendly giant gives him his real life story. Then whisks him away to gather supplies.
Tag along as Harry is reintroduced to the world he was born into. Learn the truth about his origins and embrace the quirky characters he meets on his journey. Delve into the world of magic and the enchanting adventures that unfold! Just keep an eye out for He-who-must-not-be-named! ...more

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Nov 29, 2014 Sandra (LadyGrey Reads) rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Shelves: 2015-2016-summer-books, 2015-2016-readathons, worth-re-reading, 2015-2016-reads, 5-star-favorites, series-finished, 2016-top-ten, 2014-and-earlier-reads

2016 Book Awards
Runner Up: Definitely Re-Reading 2016, Best Novel 2016
(more information about these awards on my blog)

Read for the BookTubeAThon 2016, challenge #6: read and watch a book-to-movie adaption

July 19, 2016: No, this was not the first time I read this novel. I've lost count of how many times I have, but I received my copy of the book when I turned 10 and it is falling apart. So yeah; I've read it quite a few times and I still love it just as much. I actually have trouble formulati ...more

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Nov 27, 2016 Melania 🍒 rated it really liked it · review of another edition

This is probably the 10th time reading The Philosopher’s Stone ,but the first reading it as an audiobook , and I’m sorry so say that I didn’t enjoy the experience too much. It’s true that this first book is my least favorite ,but the problem here was definitely the narrator. It felt so wrong to hear a story about a bunch of 11 years old told by a man of 40+. Especially the female characters sounded really exaggerated and buffoonish. I’m not sure how it is going to work later in the series, but f ...more

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Feb 01, 2014 Alex Azevedo rated it it was amazing

This was the first book without pictures that i read. It really got me into reading and I loved it! It's hard to review such a book that means so much to me but i just have to say to myself this is THE STORY and it's great to introduce someone to the world of books! ...more

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