Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) in Ultimate Popsugar Reading Challenge

Dec 28, 2017 Melanie rated it it was amazing

Shelves: kids, british, magic

Love this book!!

I had forgotten how amazing the world of Hogwarts and Harry and magic is - this is such a wonderful, comforting, exciting book, full of friendship and adventure and the most lovely world-building. I get nostalgic for a place that doesn’t even exist every time I go to Hogwarts with Harry for his first year.

2021 read via audio and it was just awesome - so very well done and such a comforting book to return to.

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Aug 27, 2007 Amanda rated it it was amazing

Shelves: childrens, classics, illustrated, children-s-books-from-my-adulthood, 5-stars

Jim Dale Audio's 2011:

This was my next aim of something to do after I watched all the eight movies in a row, finish on my sneak preview. I wanted to listen to Jim Dale's audios of all the British-version books.

This first one always fills me with such wonder. The bran new beginnings of everything. The way the trio starts. How everyone is behind their hands about the history behind them, and how no one knows what will be coming.

My heart was so warm. ...more

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Sep 06, 2007 Ching-In rated it liked it

Shelves: children-s-ya

I can't believe I got addicted to Harry Potter on my writing residency! I know I'm a million years behind everyone else, but I guess I haven't read any books "for fun" in awhile since I'm always trying to read books by people whose workshop I'm in, or for research. But my self-care buddy insisted & then I was hooked ... I forgot how much of a sucker I am for books involving magic, wizards & witches, flying & weird names for things! ...more

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Aug 04, 2007 Deepthi rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

27 years since I first read HP book 1, I decided to revisit it as an audiobook - half expecting not to enjoy it. I was wrong and I now get the hype around Stephen Fry as a narrator. In Ron's words - he is bloody brilliant. ...more

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Nov 10, 2009 Emily Carbonella rated it really liked it

I just reread this book on my new Kindle Paperwhite (my first eReader ever!) and really enjoyed it. At times it was almost like there was a live stream of the movie playing in my head while I was reading. And I totally teared up at the end, when Dumbledore and Ron and Hermione are visiting Harry at the school hospital. And when Neville is awarded the winning 10 points for standing up to his friends?? Such a fun and endearing story.

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Aug 01, 2007 Astrid Lim rated it really liked it · review of another edition

Shelves: children, fantasy, illustrated, series, popsugar-2023

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rereading this the Minalima edition - Additional stars for the beautiful illustrations and creative props. This book is just marvelous, it worth every penny I spent to buy it. Can't wait to collect the whole series!!!

Rereading this book brings a lot of new perspectives. I fell in love all over again with Hogwarts and the life behind its doors. Thank you JK Rowling to bring us one if the best stories, ever =) ...more

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Aug 30, 2007 Christy Laub rated it it was amazing

Originally started reading this series to escape 9/11 coverage, and was immediately sucked in. Now that I've read the last one, I'm going back to the beginning to catch the details on the second run through.

Reread in September 2007 after finishing the series. Amazing to see where things started after finding out how they end. J.K. is one bright woman. ...more

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