Great novel | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1)

Nothing Spectacular to Merit the Hype About this "Anniversary Edition" | Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) | J.K. Rowling

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	• Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone (Book 1) J.K. Rowling Scholastic Press, 1998 - 309 pages average customer review:based on 5429 reviews view larger image
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highly recommended

Great start to a great seies

The greatist fictional series to date. That is my opinion. But I think most will agree with me. This book introduces to the the "house-hold name" Harry Potter. It kept me on the edge of my seat when I read it for the first time years ago, and it still does today. I highly suggest reading the series.

Great novel

I am a 14 year old Christian girl who loves Harry Potter.
Back when I was in 4th grade I heard of it for the first time. Since I was a Christian my parents never allowed me to read it. But then Looking for God in Harry Potter by John Granger came out. I made my mom buy it and read it. After she read it and the first book she allowed me to read it. I was immediately hooked.
Now some people say that the literature is simple and easy in this book but it is the simplicity of this extraordinary book that we all love! And for those people who say this book is not good for Christians or that it is demonic (my grandmother thinks this about Harry Potter and Twilight. She refuses to let me read it in her house) then I say read Looking for God in Harry Potter by John Granger. It will hopefully change your perspective and allow you to enjoy this wonderful book and the rest of the series like I have.

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Nothing Spectacular to Merit the Hype About this "Anniversary Edition"

Belatedly I found out that this is not worth buying. Yes, I bought the book because I thought that being touted as the 10th Anniversary Edition, it would be SPECIAL. Like there would be at least a Reflection page by Scholastic or JKR since the book (and the obscure author) has been a huge success. However, the contents are basically the same. The only additional is the sketch of Snape by JKR with a small note regarding the sketch plus the colored frontis of Hagrid on the boat...yes, the dust jacket has a new art and the boards are red with golden stars...but that's about it.

If you collect the books though, as in because you want every copy of the HP book series, then what I just said won't matter. But if you're buying it because you think it offers something new, then I would say it is not worth it.

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A Few Nice Extras

There is little more I can add to the coverage and discussion around Rowling's first book of the "Harry Potter" series, nor do I think I could be terribly objective because they mean so much to me personally. However, I did receive the 10th Anniversary Edition as a gift and wanted to mention a few things. First, this edition is bound in red cloth with embossed stars (very fun to carry if you, like me, do not want to damage the dust jacket and remove it while reading). Second, this book includes a full-color illustration of Hagrid approaching Hogwarts in the boats for first years. Finally, we get an early drawing of Professor Snape done by Rowling herself. Nothing else about this edition is dramatically different, except for the new drawing and dust jacket. The average reader will not need to go out and buy a copy of this edition, but if you are a Harry Potter enthusiast, you may want a copy to sit alongside your series.

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It's hard to believe it's been a decade since we first met Harry.

There's not much to say about the Harry Potter phenomenon that hasn't already been written. Suffice it to say that, 10 years ago, I read this jewel on the airplane from London back to the States, and it seemed a fitting end to a delightful vacation abroad. I not only find the novel's characters charming, but I love the very British world that Rowling has created--simultaneously proper and quirky. I am now introducing The Sorcerer's Stone to my own daughter, who is seven and loves the world of books. I recommend the Harry Potter series to anyone who wishes to bring a little piece of childhood nostalgia back into their lives.

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What did Harry Potter know about magic? He was stuck with the decidedly un-magical Dursleys, who hated him. He slept in a closet and ate their leftovers. But an owl messenger changes all that, with an invitation to attend the Hogwarts School for Wizards and Witches, where it turns out Harry is already famous.. . . Full color.