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I’ve read this five or six times now but never while living on Goodreads, so I can do a
I first read this book in 2000. My mom gave it me, saying all her students were reading it. But I didn’t pick it up until I saw the fourth book come out on the news and what the crowds were like. The beginning reminded me of Roald Dahl’s Matilda; her parents are a lot like the Dursleys. The book also reminded me of the movie “Labyrinth,” partly because Hoggle keeps getting called Ho ...more
I don't need to summarize Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone here; The Harry Potter series is well-described elsewhere. It is a classic hero's journey: the poor initiate is plucked out of an abusive home that underestimated him, to have others see great things. It is a story of coming of age, where young teens expect to be found out as the imposters they believe they are and are surprised to learn what they are made of. They are mentored and also undermined by adults (some kind and wise, othe
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October 2024
Always a fun adventure! I do a re-read of the series every once in a while and I always forget how many little differences there are between the books and the film series, though I enjoy both. My favorite scene in this one was the potions challenge and it's a shame it didn't find its way to the film.
November 2017
I love re-reading this series. As much as I do enjoy the film series, I always get joy in the moments in the books where I go "I forgot about that!" or "I forgot he was in th ...more
Always a fun adventure! I do a re-read of the series every once in a while and I always forget how many little differences there are between the books and the film series, though I enjoy both. My favorite scene in this one was the potions challenge and it's a shame it didn't find its way to the film.
November 2017
I love re-reading this series. As much as I do enjoy the film series, I always get joy in the moments in the books where I go "I forgot about that!" or "I forgot he was in th ...more
Amazing experience reading this aloud to my daughter for the first time. She is now as obsessed as I am :)
May 5 2020: First time ever listening to this narrated by Stephen Fry - LOVED IT.
May 5 2020: First time ever listening to this narrated by Stephen Fry - LOVED IT.
Mar 05, 2012
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So fun to read this again, this time with both my son (age 7) and daughter (age 12). What a wonderful world J.K. Rowling created for kids (of all ages!)
Aug 31, 2011
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Dec 08, 2011
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it was amazing
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