Rowling, J.K ; Harry Potter and the Philosopher's (Sorcerer's) Stone (Harry Potter #1) - Informal Buddy Read; Start date November 10, 2014 - REVISIT - July 5, 2017 - REVISIT - 12 May 2018 - REVISIT Sept 1, 2020

[Anita Reads]

Seriously. I love the movies. Of course the books are better, but I try to keep them separate. I loved how Alan Rickman portraits Snape.

The only books I read before seeing the movies were 6th and 7th.

[Logan]

Newbies! So great. I just hope they don't feel the pressure to love them.

Okay, maybe I do.

[Amanda]

I cannot join more buddy reads...I cannot join more buddy reads...


Oh, who am I kidding? I'll try to get to this one.

[Ashley Marie]

Amanda wrote: "I cannot join more buddy reads...I cannot join more buddy reads...


Oh, who am I kidding? I'll try to get to this one."

I might as well too ;) lol

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

So regional settings with Pottermore don't let me buy the Jim Dale narration as it is "US English" so that makes the "choice" easy. I don't know I could listen to Harry Potter without an English accent anyhow, and I adore Stephen Fry... I have him as the voice of the sat nav in my car ;)

[Kristie]

RebeccaS wrote: "That picture is so adorable!!"

Thanks! I'm thinking about listening to them this time. I'll have to check out Jim Dale.

Taryn wrote: "I started with the books and then when I watched the horrible acting in the movies was shocked and hurt. But, kept watching them anyway lol"

I'm horrified!! I loved those movies! :'(

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Kristie wrote: "RebeccaS wrote: "That picture is so adorable!!"

Thanks! I'm thinking about listening to them this time. I'll have to check out Jim Dale.

Taryn wrote: "I started with the books and then when I wa..."

lol I'm sorry! It's just....some of the times they pretended to cry...

[Ari]

I'm totally in! I'd love to reread harry potter!

[Kristie]

Taryn wrote: "lol I'm sorry! It's just....some of the times they pretended to cry..."

Lol...it's okay...as much as I loved the movies, I do recall one scene that was supposed to be really sad that my daughter kept rewinding and laughing....I forgive her too. ;)

So, I'm going to try to do a re-read with everyone. I just bought a new set because I lent out a couple of the books and didn't get them back (I hate when that happens!) and I picked up the audio with Jim Dale from the library. Hopefully, that will help. November is going to be a super busy buddy reading month! :D

[Justin]

It's been a long time since I've participated in a buddy read. I think I've signed up for st least six for November. I guess I'm an all-or-nothing when it comes to this stuff.

[Kristie]

I'm the same way, Justin!

[Amanda A]

I would like to join in. It has been a long time since I read the Harry Potter books and I have been meaning to reread them.

[Jenn]

I would like to join too. I have read this book at least seven times, but I haven't read it for a few years.

[Tory]

I'll join in. I'm going to have to dig through boxes to find my set. Haven't read them in ages.

[Beth]

I should say: I have not read any of the books OR seen the movies. So feel free to talk about whatever you want about each but please use spoiler tags

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I was thinking about joining this but I don't know about the whole different editions thing, this is the book that i have I bought the whole big box set which is this would this count for this buddy read?

[Anita Reads]

As the first book I'll be reading a Danish translated version, since that's the one my sister have, but then the last 6 will be the English versions (not American).

[Anita Reads]

The fourth I have in that Adult boxed set. Which is probably the version I'll want them all in once I can afford the whole box.

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I got the box set a couple of years ago for about i think $120 Australian dollars, I don't know how much it is now since i got it at a Christmas sale.

[Anita Reads]

I'll probably by them over amazon, as that's usually a lot cheaper for me. Since everything is a little expensive in Denmark.

Just checked amazon, and it's 74,50 £ for me. Will have to save up for a bit.

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I kept putting of buying the box set for months because I wanted the adult hardcover set, I looked everywhere and nobody had them, they only had the paper back in the adult and they had both in the kids ones but i didn't want them because the adult ones just looked so much better so I ended up just getting the paperback set.

[Anita Reads]

It's the hardcover version I found on Amazon.Co.Uk so that's the one I'll be buying.

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Thanks cool, I never even thought to get it on Amazon back when I got mine.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

You guys encouraged me to look up the hardcover boxed set. Oh so pretty
http://www.bookdepository.com/Harry-P...

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

That box set look really cool Karen.

This is the one I own

http://www.bookdepository.com/Harry-P...

I wanted the same covers just in hardcover but they don't come in the same box like the paperback here is what they look like

http://www.bookdepository.com/Harry-P...

I also what to get this box set but it is so expensive, it's $600 because it's a collector's edition

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Pa...

[Anita Reads]

That was quite cool Stephanie.
It is cool to get that little chest like box to have books in.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Oh nice - I love the set you have!

My sister has this old one:
http://www.bookdepository.com/Harry-P...

Which is the way I always envision the covers looking now as I read her books as they were released. I agree that $600 set is beautiful

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

When I was looking around for the box set that I wanted the one that your sister has was another one I was looking at but I liked the adult ones, the covers just looked so cool.

[Rebecca]

Wooooah I love those covers!! I would really love to own those Stephanie.

These are the ones I have (and most of them were purchased at midnight they day the were released. ;) )

http://www.amazon.com/Harry-Potter-Ha...

Minus the box.

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I didn't get into reading the series till the 4th movie came out and even then I actually started with book 4 so i had a mix of different editions with all different covers, so i was really happy when i got the set but I haven't actually have read any of them yet.

I like how that box set looks like a trunk, I didn't see that set in stores.

[Anita Reads]

It's the same with me Stephanie, and I only own book 2, 3 and 4, and in different editions. My sister have them all (in a Danish translated version, but with the most traditional cover) and then my brother has 6 and 7 of the original UK versions.

[Kristie]

I almost bought the same set Karen has a while ago, but I had purchased all of the books individually. I had paperbacks of the first 5 and hardcovers of the last two, so not even a matching set. Unfortunately, I let people borrow some copies and didn't get them back, so I no longer have the whole set. I just purchased this boxed set because I love the way all the spines create one picture.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Oh, nice!

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

That a nice set Kristie, I like how all the books make up Hogwarts and I love the scene on the back of it.

[Kristie]

Thanks! I thought it was great the way they did that. I even like looking at it on the shelf.

[Anita Reads]

Yeah Kristie I think that's a pretty awesome set, too :)

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Chapters 1&2
I need to get a jump start on this, so I started the audio today (Stephen Fry) and I just finished the second chapter. Oh, I am loving the re-read. In my mind I remembered the first book being well suited to the age of the audience at the time (middle grade), and it's lovely to step back to that time before the books get a bit older and darker.
Small things I forgot about (view spoiler)[like the cat in the street being McGonagall (hide spoiler)] and oh my goodness, what a spoilt brat that Dudley is!
Also with hindsight, having read all the books, (view spoiler)[ it made me wonder about Dumbledore's decision to have Harry grow up in that house, and wonder how differently Harry may have turned out if he hadn't - i.e. pretty conceited due to his infamy perhaps? (hide spoiler)]

[Justin]

Question for the Group:

Jim Dale or Stephen Fry?

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Jim Dale

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

I adore Stephen Fry, so I didn't even try and listen to Jim Dale (plus due to regional restrictions I can't buy the Jim Dale narration anyway!!)

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

I haven't listen to any audio books of the series so I looked it up and had a listen to a little clip of them both reading and i have to say I liked Stephen Fry more.

here is were i listen to them if anyone else like me hasn't listen to them before

http://mindtherant.blogspot.com.au/20...

[Jex]

Karen wrote: "You guys encouraged me to look up the hardcover boxed set. Oh so pretty
http://www.bookdepository.com/Harry-P..."

Can I just buy the box? I have all the hardcover books that I collected as they came out. Don't want to buy another set for the box, but it's so cool!

[Rebecca]

Jim Dale for sure!! Though Stephen Fry is also good.

Also I am dying for that HP boxed set with Hogwarts on the side!

[❤Stephanie ღ♥ღMrs Daryl Dixonღ♥ღ]

Jex wrote: "Karen wrote: "You guys encouraged me to look up the hardcover boxed set. Oh so pretty
http://www.bookdepository.com/Harry-P..."

Can I just bu..."

I'm not sure you can do that, I could be wrong though but I've never seen just the box being sold before. Maybe if you look on ebay or something like that.

[Joi]

Who do I talk to about setting up some DQ questions for this book?

[Moderators of NBRC, Challenger-in-Chief]

Joi wrote: "Who do I talk to about setting up some DQ questions for this book?"

This has been set up as an "Informal" buddy read, but if you want to do Discussion Questions then just split the book into sections and ask for volunteers to write DQs for the days

[Priscilla]

I WANT TO REREAD THIS!! Its been so long since the last time I read it.

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I'll join in on this as it has been years since I read the Harry Potter books. I'll see if I can get the audiobook to change it up a little this time.

[Karen ⊰✿, Fiction Aficionado]

Chapters 3- 12
Oh it is so wonderful to go back in time like this. I guess I have forgotten so much of this book in the 10 years since I last read it!
Favourite bits so far ; (view spoiler)[Daigon Alley, meeting Malfoy, Fred and George, the whole Weasley family actually, when Hermoine lies for Harry & Ron, getting the invisibility cloak.... (hide spoiler)]oh so many things being set up for future books. *claps hands*

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Karen wrote: "
Chapters 3- 12
Oh it is so wonderful to go back in time like this. I guess I have forgotten so much of this book in the 10 years since I last read it!
Favourite bits so far ; [spoilers removed]oh ..."

(view spoiler)[ My favorite characters of the series are the Weasley twins. I also love Charley and Bill. It's so awesome to see them in the beginning when they are just little kids. So cute! (hide spoiler)]