What readers think of Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone, plus links to write your own review.

It is superb!!!! And it is sometimes kind of confucing + EXCITING!!!!

I think that harry Potter and the Philosepher's Stone is a brilliant book and a really good film.
I love this book. It is 1 of my favourite books.
From fred

I've have only read the first one so far, however from what I've read I want more! The book was brilliant and I want to read the next book NOW. Rowling is a wonderful writer and is definatly a uniqe writer. Her imagination is one of a kind and I can't wait to watch the movie to see her imagination come to life. I am not a complusive reader, however when I read the first Harry Potter book I wanted instantly to read the next. To any person who can achieve this must be good and she is. She is a great writer. I would like to take this opportunity to thank Rowling for her contribution to young reading. If more young people read the more they can achive. thnk you Rowling. I await the movie in antisipation!! GOOD READING EVERYONE.

It’s okay...

HARRY POTTER AND THE PHILOSOPHER’S STONE by J.K. Rowling is a wonderful book for people of all ages. The characters in the first part of the book, Harry Potter and his horrible aunt and uncle, the Dursleys, lead you to believe that Harry will always have a horrible life. But then letters start coming. Letters from nowhere, addressed to Harry. But for some reason Uncle Vernon, Harry's uncle, doesn't want him to read those letters. Vernon, his wife, Petunia, and their horrible son, Dudley, along with Harry, flee the house.

But Harry is destined for greatness, as we know from the lightning-shaped scar on his forehead, and one day he mysteriously receives a notice in the mail announcing that he has been chosen to attend Hogwarts, the nation's elite school for training wizards and witches, the Harvard of sorcery. Before he is done, Harry Potter will meet a dragon, make friends with a melancholy centaur and do battle with a three-headed dog; he will learn how to fly a broom and how to use a cloak that makes him invisible. Though all this hocus-pocus is delightful, the magic in the book is not the real magic of the book. Much like Roald Dahl, J. K. Rowling has a gift for keeping the emotions, fears and triumphs of her characters on a human scale, even while the supernatural is popping out all over.

Throughout most of the book, the characters are impressively three-dimensional (occasionally four-dimensional!) and move along shamelessly through the narrative. However, a few times in the last four chapters, the storytelling begins to sputter, and there are twists I found irritating and contrived. To serve the plot, characters begin behaving out of character. Most noticeably, Hagrid, the gentle giant of a groundkeeper who has selflessly protected Harry over and over, suddenly turns so selfish he is willing to let Harry be punished for something that is Hagrid's fault. That's not the Hagrid I'd come to know.

I really enjoyed this book because of how lifelike the characters were. They actually seemed like real people! I also like the wizard sports, and the different types of magic that Hermione, Ron, and Harry learn to use. This book has a wonderful ending and Harry is a hero. For the first time in his life he is actually liked for who he is. This book is about friendship and learning to be who you are. I would recommend this book to anyone.

I'm Pamela Duprey. I'm 10 years old. This book is stupid. It promotes the use of wands and abnormal words. If you were to describe Harry Potter to somebody, they'd obviously think that you're cukoo. "He's an orphan wizard boy that attends Hogwarts. He's grand at Quittitch and he's good at flying on brooms. He and his friends battle evil with magic." Now, I don't know what might be going through YOU'RE mind, but it really sounds stupid. I think that the only way Harry Potter would become a good book was if they eliminated Harry, his friends, Hogwarts, Harry's family, and everything dealing with magic. Then this book would be upgraded from a large waste of paper to a book dealing with the dirt cycle. I'd rather be watching grass grow than reading Harry Potter.


Oh yes, and in one of the posts it said it was literary filth. I couldn't agree more.

Hi its frizzmoz hear.i am just telling u harrypotter is so boring i mean who would watch that. oh yeah me.but it scared me sis make it a fairie story with butterflys.thanks for reading this and taking notice bye bye frizzmoz!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!***********
hi this is jadiepops just 2 tell u that harry potter was so borin who would get chased by a three headed dog!!!!!!!!!!!! & plus there is no such thing as wisards!!!!!!!!!!!!!yeh the special effects r cool but mayb its just a bit 2 unrealistic.
jadiepopsxxxxx

p.s. all little kids think they r harry potter now. u have hypnotised them!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
frizzmoz & jadiepopsxxxxxxxxxxxx

It is the most stupid book i ever read