Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Harry Potter, #1) in PopSugar Reading Challenge en Español

Nov 25, 2014 Evey rated it it was amazing

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Reading this made me happy. It was like going back to my childhood, when I first heard (and read) about Harry Potter. I was/am one of the lucky ones from the "Potter generation", and I have nothing but good things to say about the story, the world, the characters that J. K. Rowling created.

This is exactly the type of book children and young teens should read. Nowadays, mainly girls, are reading stuff that are marketed for older and more mature readers, focused on topics they know no 5 magic stars

Reading this made me happy. It was like going back to my childhood, when I first heard (and read) about Harry Potter. I was/am one of the lucky ones from the "Potter generation", and I have nothing but good things to say about the story, the world, the characters that J. K. Rowling created.

This is exactly the type of book children and young teens should read. Nowadays, mainly girls, are reading stuff that are marketed for older and more mature readers, focused on topics they know nothing about yet and probably shouldn't read about due to not being ready to get the grasp of it and a whole, objective vision of their own after reading said stories (for example, "BDSM" stuff that in reality is not BDSM but a "how-to-be-abused-by-a-bastard" guide... You know which book I'm talking about. And that one is not the only book with abuse being glamorized.)

This book, even though it's not the very best written book ever, focuses on the value of friendship, family and team work. It portrays flawed, yet strong characters. And not only male characters, but also female, which is currently hard to find nowadays. Women, girls, are normally being depicted as weak and needy, whose only purpose is to ~~serve~~ love a man in order to find their lives complete, and whose happiness depends solely and exclusively in said man. And to get him, in many books friendship is torn apart just for the sake of getting their love interest. In my opinion, we're sending the wrong message to young girls. Many do believe that, indeed, they need a boyfriend to be happy. That if they don't have one, their worth is less or there's something wrong with them. Society itself promotes the message that if you're a woman and you don't get a man, you failed at life. All I can ask myself is why.

In the other hand, Harry Potter shows brave characters, all in its own particular way. Characters that through each book continue to grow and develop. That's why I recommend anyone, young or not, to read these books. At least for the happy old times!

PS: Proud Ravenclaw here! :D ...more

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Aug 28, 2013 ily rated it it was ok

Nunca seré una fanática de Harry Potter. Leí las dos primeras entregas, y ambas me parecieron magníficas, hasta el punto de agregarlas a mi lista de favoritos. Pero ahora pienso que me dejé llevar por el hype. Comparando Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone con otros títulos en mi lista "legen-wait-for-it-dary" (~~inspirada en Barney Stinson~~), sé que este libro no da la talla. ¿Por qué? En parte porque lo leí demasiado tarde, y también porque -lo admito- la serie Percy Jackson me ha gustado mil v ...more

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Dec 08, 2013 Viana rated it it was amazing · review of another edition

Cuando lo terminé me quedé sin palabras, no podía expresar lo que sentía después de haberme leído el libro entero. ¿Cómo puede ser? ¿Por qué? Mi sensación al ver que toda la historia se acababa se resumió en pena. No quería que terminase, yo quería más. Y esa es la sensación que tiene Harry Potter en nuestra generación. Supongo que será por eso.
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