- Hardcover: 309 pages
- Publisher: Arthur A. Levine Books; First American Edition Stated edition (1998)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0590353403
- ISBN-13: 978-0590353403
- Product Dimensions: 23.5 x 16.2 x 2.7 cm
- Shipping Weight: 748 g
- Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4,351 customer reviews)
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#358,597 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #28 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Staff Favorites
- #71 in Books > Children's Books > Ages 9-12 > Series > Fantasy & Adventure > Harry Potter Books > Hardcover
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5.0 out of 5 stars
The beginning of an epic tale.,
By Selina Lee "S.L." (Toronto, ON) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Hardcover)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - the start of it all.This is when Harry discovers that he's a wizard, receiving a letter from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. (Ah, don't we all dream of being whisked away into the magical world?) This is when we are all pulled into the delicious, intricate world of Harry Potter; the fantastic Diagon Alley, the idea of owls delivering your posts, moving photos and portraits, actual flying broomsticks, Quidditch... the list goes on. There's also a slight difference between this book and the other installments; J.K. Rowling writes her books in third-person perspective, but after this book, they are more narrowed to Harry's persepective. In this book, there's many more perspectives than just Harry's. And at this stage, this book can still be considered a "children's book." This aspect changes as the characters get older, and they're more aware of the darkness in the world. This is the start of it all - this first installment is a must-have.
5.0 out of 5 stars
the book that starts it all,
This review is from: Harry Potter & the Philosopher's Stone (Paperback)
this is a amazing book. i think every page is very well done and a great start for the whole series
1.0 out of 5 stars
Good book. But Stephen Fry's reading is 1000x better!,
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This review is from: Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) (Audio CD)
The HP books are a great deal of fun, and it's hard to imagine anything else I could say about them that hasn't been said ten thousand times already.I do however want to say something about the *Audiobooks.* For reasons beyond my ken, Amazon.com does not let you know that there is an infinitely better version than this available, read by the delightful Stephen Fry. According to J.K. Rowling, her daughter listens to the (Fry) audiobooks constantly. Stephen Fry's gorgeous voice is a pleasure any time, but these books give him grand scope for mimicry and vocal characterization. Choosing to record a new version of these books for an American audience when Stephen Fry has already so brilliantly done them is perverse in its idiocy. Don't bother with this version; go over to Amazon.co.uk and buy the real thing!
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