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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.
As always, this book is amazing. Even if nostalgia was not a factor, I would still be captivated by Hogwarts and Rowling's magical Britain! There's not a lot to say except one must always experience Harry Potter for oneself. It's not important who your favorite character is or in which house you belong at Hogwarts--we are all united somehow by our individual and completely different experiences with this series. It was nice to read the first book again.
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This is one of my favorite books of all time. Some 15 years later, Im reading it again with my son and im blown away by the delightful magical world JK Rowlings has created. This time around, 15 years since I read it, after all the movie hype,it is still so much fun.
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