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Harry Potter & The Philosophers Stone Review
J.K Rowling
Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone takes the reader into a world so different from ours, but so relatable. There are people who live in a normal city doing their normal routine and there are wizards who live a very different lifestyle. There is never a dull moment, I found myself reading continually because there are twists and turns that keep the reader excited and engaged.
Harry Potter is a young boy who was orphaned and taken in by his aunt and uncle. The introduction felt to me like a Cinderella storyline with Harry living with cruel parents but gets saved with a letter to send him to Hogwarts. At first I found it kind of bland with not a lot happening but the author manages to grasp my attention when Harry actually starts to receive notes from Hogwarts. I really liked how the author showed Harry’s emotion in the book. For example when Harry goes onto the train platforms. The author used a strong vocabulary to make the reader actually feel the fear and the nervousness that he felt when he was trying to find the platform. When Harry receives the letter that he is accepted to the finest institution of teaching young witches and wizards he feels that he can’t compete with all the other kids because he wasn’t born into a “magical family”. I really liked how during the course that I was reading there was very few times where I put down the book because it was boring. Before the end of the year Harry will meet dragons, fly brooms, meet a centaur and much more. What I didn’t care for was how sometimes an idea didn’t really fit with the overall idea. For example there was a chapter in which Harry and gang have to deliver a dragon for Hagrid. I found that it sort of was out of place and it didn’t flow with anything that was previously done. It sort of to me gave the idea that the author had the idea to use a dragon somewhere but didn’t know where so she made this chapter. Another thing I have mixed feelings for is the fact that rarely does the three main characters stray away to do something by themselves. This does though mean that they build on each other’s weaknesses and use each other’s strengths. Personally My favorite part of the book was how J.K Rowling managed to describe everything in enough detail that I can picture the scene and the characters down to every detail.
In conclusion Harry Potter and the Philosophers stone is a great book with a lot of positive and negative bits but overall it is a great book. It has lots of quirky characters, a gripping storyline Great vocabulary with words for younger readers and words for older readers. Overall Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone is a great book with lots to offer and has a different variety of ideas that will make you want to keep reading. What makes Harry Potter a success is that it is a series of seven books that will keep you entertained for a while. I would rate Harry Potter and the Philosophers Stone a 4 out of 5. This book is acceptable for many different ages. I feel like the prime age group that would really enjoy the Harry Potter series is the 8-14 age group. This is because J.K Rowling has wrote the books in a way that challenge the reader but also keep the reader entertained and engaged in a way that few books have made me feel.
