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If you have never before heard of Harry Potter, let me be the first to say, "Welcome to Earth, dear alien friend!" The first book of the series. The movies do not do justice to the books. The English sense of humor is just fantastic. I bought this for me, not my kids, by the way. They have their own copy!

Wonderful and imaginative first book of an even more amazing series. If you haven't read the series then you should start. Great for adults, children, and teens. :)

The first book in the Harry Potter series. Harry finds out that he is a wizard and heads off to Hogwarts for his first year of magic learning. Little does he know that he will be become famous by the end of the year, and not just for what happened to him when he was a baby.

this book is awesome.Everybody loves the movies.The books are great. Its about a boy named harry who is a wizard and his parents died when he was a baby. He lives with his mean aunt and uncle untill later in life he finds out hes a wizard by a very nice wizard who comes to tell him.

Say you've spent the first 10 years of your life sleeping under the stairs of a family who loathes you. Then, in an absurd, magical twist of fate you find yourself surrounded by wizards, a caged snowy owl, a phoenix-feather wand, and jellybeans that come in every flavor, including strawberry, curry, grass, and sardine. Not only that, but you discover that you are a wizard yourself! This is exactly what happens to young Harry Potter in J.K. Rowling's enchanting, funny debut novel, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone. In the nonmagic human world--the world of "Muggles"--Harry is a nobody, treated like dirt by the aunt and uncle who begrudgingly inherited him when his parents were killed by the evil Voldemort. But in the world of wizards, small, skinny Harry is famous as a survivor of the wizard who tried to kill him. He is left only with a lightning-bolt scar on his forehead, curiously refined sensibilities, and a host of mysterious powers to remind him that he's quite, yes, altogether different from his aunt, uncle, and spoiled, piglike cousin Dudley.

I enjoyed the creative diction and wonderful subplots

I absolutely LOVE this book! I actually read this the first time when it came out and I think I was in middle school/high school. I liked it so much then but never continued on with the series from to much school work. Well yesterday I read the whole book in one day (I haven't been able to have that much time since middle school:) ) Anyway I have to say this is a great great book. I would recommend the book for not only children but also adults. This time I am going to continue on with the series and I am so excited about that. Harry Potter continually finds himself in trouble at Hogwarts mostly for snooping around when he should be in bed or studying:) The book is filled with wizards (obviously:) ), spells, monsters, ghosts. It is a very exciting book and if you don't think its your kind of a book still at least try this one. I used to think that this wasn't my type of thing but now i'm addicted!!!!

The battle between good and evil is always a great premise for a book. This book starts off with a baby who has a mysterious past. This 'special' boy is placed with his 'muggle' Aunt and Uncle who dislike the boy's "inherited" abilities. The Aunt, Uncle and cousin are the "whicked" step-sisters of the book. Harry of course is the boy and this book tells the tale of him growing up, learning about who he is, and who he is not. A great book! I am not sure why I waiting until 2007 to read it!

Excellent book. I can't wait to read the rest of the series.

I LOVE Harry Potter and everyone at Hogwarts and you will too after you read this book! Its the beginning of the best series ever!!

Young Harry Potter lives in the house of his aunt and uncle Vernon and Petunia Dursley, enduring the attacks of his cousin Dudley for the last 11 years. His bed is cupboard and love & friendship are foreign words for him. The Dudleys' let him feel he is the outsider, the burden they never wanted, and he's now coming to an age to recognize how off things are in his life.
Little does he know the reasoning for his uncle and aunt to not let him read the letters that begun to arrive lately, but the Dudleys' certainly know, they don't want to have to do anything with what the letters implicate. They know how off Harry's parents were. Especially Petunia's sister Lily.

On his eleventh birthday Harry's life changes when he is taken away by a huge, giantlike man called Hagrid, who introduces Harry to his real being as a wizard. He learns that his parents were a witch and a wizard and died while fighting the dark Voldemort who ultimately killed his parents but wasn't able to kill Harry.

Harry becomes a student in wizardry at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and for the first time learns what friendship is all about. Fascinated by the magic surrounding him he learns the ups and downs of being a wizard. He finds friends like Ron Weasley and Hermione Grander and he also makes enemies. He is a natural talent in riding the broom and becomes the Seeker for the Gryffindor team and prevails as an excellent attribute to the team, leading his house team to the first win in years.

But all the happiness has it's shadowy side. There is Darco Malfoy, the mean little boy taunting not only Harry but also other students and Professor Snape headmaster of the Slytherin house, who's dark appearance not only frightens the students but who seems to deeply hate Harry for unknown reasons.

During the term the three children discover a secret trap door on the third floor of Hogwarts castle. Behind it lingers a huge three headed dog guarding a trap door. Professor Snape soon becomes a suspect of interest when Harry discovers that he has a huge bite mark on his leg and seemed to be the reason why Harry had dangerous diffuculties during one Quidditch cursed by Snape.

Rumors are that the dangerous Voldemort is returning, trying to get to whatever is hidden under the trap door, the assumed safest place on earth to hide something.
Ultimately Harry has to face what's hidden under the door and who's trying to steal something of major important for everybody's well being.

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Harry Potter And The Sorcerer's Stone (originally in the U.K. edition named Harry Potter And The Philosopher's Stone) has been published a little more than 10 years ago, the movie shown on TV a million times and here I am having just finished the first volume for whatever reason.

I understand the series was developed for children but later matured to fit not only a child's taste but also the grown-ups taste.
I went into the book without knowing what to expect and it left me wondering what all the fuss was about.
Initially I thought there is nothing special about it but I find myself thinking I'll pick up the second volume quite soon. The reason for that is, I know what is going to come due to watching the following movies plus I actually began liking the characters in general. The writing itself is flat but flawless, fitted for children without implicating any kind of horrific pictures in a child's head.

I liked it !

Harry Potter is a wonderful series. Great twists, deaths, hidden abilities, and so much more! I would recommend this book to anyone who will read it all the way through.
The ultimate series!

This is one of the best books I have ever read! It is so intriguing you won't be able to put it down! It is suspenseful clever and really actually magical. It left me wishing I could go to Hogwarts! This book is great book in a line of 6 other great books in the series.

A great book to read no matter how old you are

What can I say that has not already been said about the potter books, this is a great book for a great series.....

Harry Potter has never played a sport while flying on a broomstick. He's never worn a cloack of invisibility, befriend a giant, or help hatch a dragon. All Harry knows is a miserable life with the Dursleys, his horrible aunt and uncle, and their abomianle son, Dudley. Harry's room is a tiny closet at the foot of the stairs, and he hasn't had a birthday party in eleven years.

But all that is about to change when a mysterious letter arrives by an owl messenger: a letter with an invitation to a wonderful place he never dreamed existed. There he finds not only friends, aerial sports, and magic all around every corner, but a great destiny thats been wating for him...if Harry can survive the encounter.

this is a interesting book about withches and wizards about a young boy named harry potter who's parents are killed and he goes to live with his mean aunt and uncle then he finds out he is a wizard and goes off to hogwards

The first in the Harry Potter series. This book starts out a little slow, but once you're through the first 4 or 5 chapters, it picks up and you won't be able to put it down!

The Harry Potter series was definitely one of the best I've ever read... I had so much fun standing and waiting in line each time a new book came out, I'm really disappointed that the series is over, but it had a fantastic ending.

The first book in a wonderfully addictive series that had me hooked from the start. I kept hearing friends say that they were the best books they had ever read, so I finally picked them up, and I'm so happy that I did. You will never forget the characters in these stories. You become a part of that other world.