Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (Audio CD) Reviews

Sometimes even the best laid plans can go a little awry . After the struggles to make ends meet last christmas, I came up with an absoulely foolproof plan - I would think well in advance what people might like, add these items to my Amazon wishlist so I wouldn't forget, and then pay for them using the Amazon vouchers I earn through dooyoo . I'd ...  Read the complete review

-WHAT'S IT ALL ABOUT, 'ARRY? Well, quite frankly, if you haven't heard of HARRY POTTER - one would beg the question - WHERE HAVE YOU BEEN?? But for those of you who have been spending the last few years under a rock - here is a breif outline of what it's about... Harry Potter is a boy who at the age of 11 finds out that he ...  Read the complete review

If you're considering purchasing this then you are either a) A newcomer to the Potter phenomenon or b) such a fan that you wanted to listen to it on the way to work to pick up the kids and to go to sainsburys in your car. Stephen Fry is a genius, there is none who could have done a better job at narrating. The first HP film ...  Read the complete review

You will be glad to know that I don't intend to write yet another review of Harry Potter. Everyone who is interested will by now know what the story is about and if you don't then you probably don't care. What I want to write about is the tapes of all the Harry Potter series and the virtue of such tapes.As I describe below, ...  Read the complete review

Apparently, I’ve been listening to another audiobook than the one presented here. My version, from the Listening Library, is called ‘Harry Potter and the Sorcerers’ Stone’. The contents are the same (I guess), but somehow the title is not. Also, it is not read out loud by Stephen Fry, but a voice, similar to that of Richard ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter is an orphaned child left to be raised by his cruel aunt and uncle. Harry finds out he is in fact a wizard and attends his first year at Hogwarts. The audio tape in my opinion brings the book to life as explained in the next two paragraphs. Have you ever wanted to hear what Harry's voice sounds like? well now ...  Read the complete review

The Harry Potter books The whole of the Harry Potter series is excellent. I think it is the amount of imagination contained within the books that make them stand out against all the competition. The characters are well written, with the added bonus that they have their own moments of weakness. As the main people are children, it must ...  Read the complete review

From the first pages of this book to the last, your imagination takes off on a wild ride that you don't ever want to end. The characters and subplots are intriguing, funny, emotional, and everything in between. Well, for once, the hype doesn’t live up to the real thing. The world of Harry and his friends (and enemies) is a world that we ...  Read the complete review

This 6-tape, hours long audiobook was my family's introduction to Harry Potter - a Christmas present to the boys which we saved for our 6 hour drive up north for New Year.Even the boys' father, usually hard to impress with these things, listened spellbound as the now famous story of the boy who lived unfolded....... There is nothing ...  Read the complete review

For those of you who have not already read this (is there anyone who hasn’t) I won’t spoil the surprise. Harry Potter has fast become one of the most recognised names in the country, this story shows how deserved this fame is, with the combination of humour and storytelling, with an entirely unpredictable ending than is intrinsic to ...  Read the complete review

Here's a question - can an audio book live up to the way your imagination has caught the original book? In this case the answer is most definitely 'YES YES YES'. There is more than one version of the audio book on the market, but it is the Stephen Fry version that is so magical. Unabridged in 6 tapes, he paints a marvellous picture ...  Read the complete review

Harry Potter is a supposed author who is a person who is sopposed to write really good, magical, enchanting and succesful books. BUT HE DOESN'T!!! IMPORTANT! 1.Reading is a waste of time 2.Harry Potter is a man/woman 3.Harry Potter (the man/woman) most probably has chronic artheritis in his/her ...  Read the complete review