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I'll be perfectly honest and say that I was not excited about reading this book. I am not a big fan of YA and I have never read a book of this nature before.
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I wish there were books like this to read when I was a kid. I admire Ms. Rowling for having such a fascinating imagination and appreciate her sharing it with the rest of us. She gave us all a gift. A moment for our minds to travel to other places we wish existed. She injected subtle humor that I went ...more
I have to say I was pleasantly surprised. I wish there were books like this to read when I was a kid. I admire Ms. Rowling for having such a fascinating imagination and appreciate her sharing it with the rest of us. She gave us all a gift. A moment for our minds to travel to other places we wish existed. She injected subtle humor that I went ...more
May 27, 2008
Rachel N.
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it was amazing
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friendship,
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read-in-2020,
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2020 read
I do love this series. I think most everyone knows the basic story of an 11 year old boy who finds out he's a wizard and his first year at wizarding school. This time around I admired how much thought Rowling put into creating this world. Quidditch is a pretty complicated sport to think up. The Durselys are still horrible and Hermione (in this book) is still bossy. I appreciated Fred and George more this time around. They are awed when they discover who Harry is but treat him normally ( ...more
I do love this series. I think most everyone knows the basic story of an 11 year old boy who finds out he's a wizard and his first year at wizarding school. This time around I admired how much thought Rowling put into creating this world. Quidditch is a pretty complicated sport to think up. The Durselys are still horrible and Hermione (in this book) is still bossy. I appreciated Fred and George more this time around. They are awed when they discover who Harry is but treat him normally ( ...more
What can I say? Harry Potter is an institution. I guess I'd sum the series up thusly: A+ for effort, C for originality and content, A+ for marketing, partnerships and profitability.
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This book is a very well written magical book. I really enjoyed it. The author really did a marvelous job describing this magical world.
Excellent...Have the whole series. I am on the fifth book right now
The one that started it all
Mar 16, 2008
Christina (AKA Babbling)
rated it
it was amazing
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favorite-books
Apr 02, 2008
Kim DeCina
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really liked it
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Shelves:
fantasy,
magic,
my-childhood,
childrens,
fantastic-worldbuilding,
adolescence,
classics,
adventure,
series,
harry-potter
Apr 07, 2008
Heather
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really liked it
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100-well-read-in-100-books
Apr 26, 2008
Betty
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really liked it
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Shelves:
young-adult,
fantasy
Aug 04, 2008
Kit
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really liked it
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Shelves:
children-s-books,
fantasy
