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I fought reading these books for so long. But now that all the hoopla is over with and people aren't camping out in front of bookstores to get the new one, I think I can give them a shot. A friend of mine told me that I hate something if it's in fashion, or really popular, but the second it's a little bit more underground, I'm all over it. Which seems to hold true in this case.
I don't hate this book as much as I used to. I tried reading it during all the mayhem when the series was not yet done, ...more
I don't hate this book as much as I used to. I tried reading it during all the mayhem when the series was not yet done, ...more
Or The Philosopher's Stone as I prefer to call it. I've read the book before, but it's been quite a while. The darker later books were fresher in my mind.
The Sorceror's Stone is a children's book through and through. The story structure is simple and the threats are mainly minor (at least until the end of the book.)
But it's interesting to see how many elements were there right from the beginning though. Just small references, their significance not obvious at the time. Were they always intended ...more
The Sorceror's Stone is a children's book through and through. The story structure is simple and the threats are mainly minor (at least until the end of the book.)
But it's interesting to see how many elements were there right from the beginning though. Just small references, their significance not obvious at the time. Were they always intended ...more
Dec 01, 2017
Jessica
rated it
it was amazing
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review of another edition
Shelves:
juvenile-fiction,
fantasy
Reread in December 2017 for the ?th time (10th at least, maybe 12th or 13th) and it's still just as good as the first time. Magical, funny, and mysterious.
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Sep 22, 2017
Carlos
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