Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
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Summary
The landmark publishing event of 2015 -- a full-colour illustrated edition of J。K。 Rowling's Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone with breathtaking illustrations by Jim Kay， winner of the Kate Greenaway medal。
For the first time， J。K。 Rowling's beloved Harry Potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated full-color editions。 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。 Jim Kay has created over 100 stunning illustrations， making this deluxe format a perfect gift as much for a child being introduced to the series， as for the dedicated fan。 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！
For the first time， J。K。 Rowling's beloved Harry Potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated full-color editions。 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。 Jim Kay has created over 100 stunning illustrations， making this deluxe format a perfect gift as much for a child being introduced to the series， as for the dedicated fan。 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！
Reviews
Adam Murphy
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”There is no good and evil。 There is only power…and those too weak to seek it。”Published in Britain on 26 June 1997， Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J。K。 Rowling was a humble， quiet beginning to become one of the top-selling book series （and one of the largest entertainment franchises） of all time。 Relatively thin compared to the other novels， as this is an introduction to a brand new world of fantasy。Harry thinks he's a normal kid， living a sucky life with the Dursleys， his social-c ”There is no good and evil。 There is only power…and those too weak to seek it。”Published in Britain on 26 June 1997， Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone by J。K。 Rowling was a humble， quiet beginning to become one of the top-selling book series （and one of the largest entertainment franchises） of all time。 Relatively thin compared to the other novels， as this is an introduction to a brand new world of fantasy。Harry thinks he's a normal kid， living a sucky life with the Dursleys， his social-climbing Muggle aunt and uncle who hate him and all that he represents。 Much to his surprise， however， on his eleventh birthday， a gentle giant Hagrid shows up and tells Harry that he's not only a wizard but a wizarding celebrity due to having survived an attack by Lord Voldemort ten years ago， somehow rendering the evil wizard MIA。 It's then off to Hogwarts， where Harry befriends Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger， forming the iconic literary trio。 The three begin to suspect that someone is planning to steal the mystical stone of the title， which could be used to restore Voldemort to full power。One could argue that JKR's writing style for this book is somewhat different from the later books in the series， being more of a Roald Dahl style for much of the book。 While the series is noted for its eventual descent from comedic to dramatic， most blatant "Dahlisms" are gone as early as the second book。 Notably， it takes about a third of the novel before Harry gets to Hogwarts。 And quite a few children readers were turned off by the first few chapters for being too slow-paced， not to mention most of Rowling's dry satire on middle-class insecurities flying straight over their heads。 Among other things， this is the only book that deviates from Harry's third-person-limited POV after we're in his head for the first time。 We're briefly in Ron's head during the troll scene as he decides to do Wingardium Leviosa， and for Harry's first two Quidditch games， we stay on the ground with Ron and Hermione watching him play。 Later books switch POV， but only incomplete chapters designated for it and always in the first chapter or two。As I grew up with the Harry Potter films， it was a blessing reading this series afterwards。 I like the films even more because the adaptation keeps specific plot points， but sometimes they don't explain them。 One primary reason the series is so guilty is that the book series was still ongoing while the films were being made， so the scriptwriters had no idea what bits might provide pertinent background for future events。 Another reason is that， with the books becoming more protracted and more intricate， it left the films with less and less room to fill in specific background details。 The first two films are about as close to word for word adaptions as one can get， but things started getting cut in spades with the third。 。。。more
Tyler Hill
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Good Large print version
Izhap
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Alguien sabe donde está mi carta ？ （人 •͈ᴗ•͈）
Alma
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I am fixing old reviews dont mind me！ Lol
Aryanna Martinez
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It was a very good book my favorite part was when everyone thought Harry Potter was going to let sylitherin win the cup of how many points they got but at the end Harry and Ron Hermione got points then one last person from Griffindor got point and won the cup and sylitherin lost and to me that’s all that matters to me because Draco Malfoy make me sick to my stomach period。
Candy E。
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Re-reading the whole series again with my girls！！
kp_readss
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3。75
melody
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Best book I’ve ever read！ I got so hooked on with the story I bought the second book right away！ Definitely is a must read for everyone
Roberta Lane
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"This boy will be famous， a legend。 I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future。 There will be books written about Harry， every child in our world will know his name。"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone （Harry Potter， Year 1） To say I arrived late to Platform 9 3/4 is a tad bit of an understatement！ When this book reached from London toward the other side of the world I must admit I had little interest in reading the newest craze！ Frankly， a common boy who dis "This boy will be famous， a legend。 I wouldn't be surprised if today was known as Harry Potter day in future。 There will be books written about Harry， every child in our world will know his name。"Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone （Harry Potter， Year 1） To say I arrived late to Platform 9 3/4 is a tad bit of an understatement！ When this book reached from London toward the other side of the world I must admit I had little interest in reading the newest craze！ Frankly， a common boy who discovers he's a wizard and is sent to learn magic away from his rotten family members just did not appeal to me。 I tried to read them but no matter what happened they just couldn't seem to hold my interest。“I’ve come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle。 They’re the only family he has left now。” Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone （Harry Potter， Year 1） Now， after many years have passed I have picked up the famous book （well after the wands have been put away and the spells have been cast！） and found myself enjoying the world of witches and wizards like I haven't in previous years！ I understand （now） why children and adults are reading the books together as a family。 No matter what your age or gender it truly is a book that could be re-read by any group of people。 Readers and non-readers alike。Although I could not relate to a character in the book I did enjoy the odd-ball Neville and his quirks that never seem to leave him unscathed。 He seemed to me to be the most loyal of the group and still he was very much a loner。 Not by choice but one all the same。Ron was a fairly annoying young boy and seems a bit too eager to become "famous Harry Potters" friend。 He （if any） seems to be the one you would slowly dismember from the group。。。 or kill off！As for Harry Potter I thought he was a bit of a cheeky boy and had a small lack of respect for adults or following the rules。 Seeing as it is only his first year at the school and he knows so little about the magic world you would think he would want to follow the guidelines the teachers have put in place。 He did try but it seems he was never given proper guidance or care and his actions show it！Believe it or not I also liked Petunia very much。 I will be most interested to get to know her character better。 I have a feeling that she loved her sister very， very much and her sister simply left her alone to go off into the Wizard world， leaving her behind and that ignited a sadness and loneliness that Petunia masks with anger and resentment。I can understand why this book is so popular and I myself have started to really like them。 However， I can never seem to get past book three without thinking about how obvious J。K。 Rowlingis with the descriptions of the housing unit at Hogwarts。 “There’s not a single witch or wizard who wasn’t in Slytherin。 You-Know-Who was one。” Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone （Harry Potter， Year 1） 。。。more
Dhrishti Murpana
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Millicent
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Everyone should read/watch Harry Potter！！！
Alice Hansson
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Love this book， it's a cozy start of the series。 Love this book， it's a cozy start of the series。 。。。more
Igel
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I'm glad I finally decided to read this。 It was a fun read， the story was captivating and I was instantly drawn into the magical world。 I don't have a favourite character yet， though。 I'm glad I finally decided to read this。 It was a fun read， the story was captivating and I was instantly drawn into the magical world。 I don't have a favourite character yet， though。 。。。more
Carlos Renato
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Un clásico del cine y una obra literaria sublime， divertida y llena de esa magia con la que crecimos muchos viendo pelis de los 2000s。 Sin mucho que decir， la disfrute e hizo volar mi imaginación con los inicios de este mago。
Simone Petry
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Reading the first book again after almost 20 years is like meeting old friends and family。 From the first page it felt like jumping back into the Harry Potter universe。
julie
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trato como se fosse um baby :）
Melissa Velardi
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So much fun to read as an adult！ My first time reading HP and I'm so glad I did So much fun to read as an adult！ My first time reading HP and I'm so glad I did 。。。more
Sofía Martín
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Nunca había leído ningún libro de la saga， aunque sí había visto algunas de las películas， y nunca me enganché tanto como cuando empecé a leer este libro。 Es impresionante lo fácil que te sumergís en la historia y te sentís parte de ella。 Lo recomiendo ✨ （aunque todavía me falte el resto de la saga， que por supuesto leeré）
bian⚝
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I can't believe how long I waited to read （listen） to this book and I can't believe how amazing it was to listen to this book in Spanish。 I haven't laughed so hard at a book in a long time。 I can't believe how long I waited to read （listen） to this book and I can't believe how amazing it was to listen to this book in Spanish。 I haven't laughed so hard at a book in a long time。 。。。more
abby halls
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Rereading this for the first time since I was like nine years old。 It is a harry potter book so of course I love it， it is also one of the early books where they’re all so young， innocent， and unharmed。 But， this is a hard one to really get into considering the fact that like 100 pages is just introductory bullshit and you don’t even get magic or golden trio moments for a long time。 I love it but in the grand scheme of harry potter books， it’s obviously not the best one。
Bask
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Perhaps a great plot and imaginitive story line， but I was disappointed in the quality of the writing。 Sorry all you Harry Potter fans。
Alex Zauner
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Review pending- 85%
Wes
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Yeah， so， the Harry Potter series came out a bit after my time。 Never read any of the books， never watched any of the movies。Finally picked it up， after what， twenty years？Man， I was missing out。
Dan Moss
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Unrealistic。
Lisa Natter
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Even after the 8273 reread， I still love it just as much ❤️ It’s exactly what I needed， a wholesome， nostalgia filled read。 This book/series will forever be my comfort read。
Gustavo
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Very good introduction to the series and gets me excited for the next but but it is a little bit childish
Miri_
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*4。5 stars"Call him Voldemort， Harry。 Always use the proper name for things。 Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself。"For the past few years I have always been kind of afraid to read this book: All my friends who liked reading loved the series， most people under age 35 know — and love — the story， and I feared not liking it。 I thought maybe it was too late and I was too "old" to get into reading it。I was wrong。 It's probably never to late to start reading about friendship， bravery and *4。5 stars"Call him Voldemort， Harry。 Always use the proper name for things。 Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself。"For the past few years I have always been kind of afraid to read this book: All my friends who liked reading loved the series， most people under age 35 know — and love — the story， and I feared not liking it。 I thought maybe it was too late and I was too "old" to get into reading it。I was wrong。 It's probably never to late to start reading about friendship， bravery and mystery。 The writing was incredible， humorous， and oftentimes I found myself being absorbed in the story。 The atmosphere it creates （as well as the movies） was so mysterious and fascinating。 The characters are done very well， and it's interesting to see some parts from a point of view that isn't Harry's。 Especially in Hermione and Neville， one could see the character development。In the beginning （about 1/3 of the book）， I felt like the pace of the storyline was a bit too slow and I feared the ending might be rushed。 Thankfully， that was not the case — even though it was exciting and thrilling till the end。 I would have wished for the storyline to start a tiny bit faster/sooner personally， but I believe it's going to be that way in the next book！ After all， the reader had to be introduced to the magical world and the characters！ 。。。more
team_books
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Ogolnie lubię tą historię， a czytając w oryginale jest jeszcze bardziej klimatyczne。
Marta Cangioli
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There are two kind of people in the world， those you have read Harry Potter and those who have not。 It’s one of these books that changes your life， your way of approaching to the world， to people， you’re way of thinking… Life is too short not to read the Harry Potter serie at least once， you don’t want to do that to yourself。 I started reading HP when I was little and from then it became part of who I am。 They are my safe books。 When reality sucks I know I can count on it。
Angelina
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