Iolaebc reviewed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #1)
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5 stars
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Illustrated Edition, 256 pages
English language
Published Oct. 6, 2015 by Bloomsbury.
- ISBN:
- 978-1-4088-4564-6
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4 stars
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Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of the wizarding world and much loved characters in this full-colour illustrated hardback edition of the nation's favourite children's book - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Brimming with rich detail and humour that perfectly complements J.K. Rowling's timeless classic, Jim Kay's glorious illustrations will captivate fans and new readers alike. When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord's curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Leaving his unsympathetic aunt and uncle for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry stumbles upon a sinister mystery when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers, which could be …
Prepare to be spellbound by Jim Kay's dazzling depiction of the wizarding world and much loved characters in this full-colour illustrated hardback edition of the nation's favourite children's book - Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone. Brimming with rich detail and humour that perfectly complements J.K. Rowling's timeless classic, Jim Kay's glorious illustrations will captivate fans and new readers alike. When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him that apparently he's the last to know. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord's curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Leaving his unsympathetic aunt and uncle for Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, Harry stumbles upon a sinister mystery when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers, which could be valuable, dangerous - or both. An incredible adventure is about to begin!
Rudi reviewed Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J. K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #1)
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3 stars
Unlike most of my peers, I did not read these books as they were released. I'm fairly sure that this book was read for us at school (though I don't remember it), but other than that, I did not read it before I was 20 and plowed through the entire series. At 20, I had grown old and cynical, so I remained unconvinced after reading them.
Now, ten years later, I have grown soft and mellow. At least I enjoyed this book more this time around. This time around I did not read it in a day, but read a couple of chapters and listened to a podcast of people discussing them (shoutout to "Pottergenerasjonen). Spending more time on a text often makes it easier to appriciate it, but doing it like this also makes it easier to understand how people met these texts when they were younger.
