Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - J. K. Rowling Reviews

Harry Potter No.1 is by far not the boring introduction that many series of books seem to have, the series jumps to life with this first book. As with all the others it is very gripping and hard to put down. In this book you get an introduction to Harry's life and how badly he is treated and looked after by his Aunt & Uncle after his ...  Read the complete review

Sick of waiting for all my favourite authors to come up with something new, I browsed the bookshops for a temporary fill-in. Somehow I had managed to miss all the hype about Harry Potter - I didn't know what these books were about, or that they are kind of popular, in fact I hadn't even heard the name - but the 2 for the price of 1 label ...  Read the complete review

When I purchased this book for my son, it was only to stop him pestering me. The hype that surrounded the Harry Potter books, I thought, was totally unjustified. How wrong I was. It is one of the most exciting and emotive books I have ever read. Every night, my son and I would sit on his bed and I would read a chapter. No more no less. ...  Read the complete review

The Harry Potter books are one of those rare books which has captures the attention of both the children and adult world. How often does this happen? The author JK Rowling has managed to write a brilliant story that we can all read over and over again. A few new words might be introduced into the dictionary in the future, such as ...  Read the complete review

I think that the harry potter books are somewhat amazing. When I started reading this one I thought that it would just be another book because my cousin had given it to me after saying that it was not very good and that I should throw it in the bin but I could not put it down because while I was reading i thought that I was there and not a lot of ...  Read the complete review

I am still only 13 but I wouldn't consider myself to still be a kid. I have read all the Harry Potter books and have loved every single one of them. By the time all seven have been released I will be 17, but I'm sure I'll still be unable to put the thing down. JK Rowling deserves all the credit and awards there are for book ...  Read the complete review

I am not a child, nor do I have any children to read the Harry Potter books to. Having read such rave reviews, though, I decided to check out this publishing phenomenon for myself. The rave reviews are, it turned out, fully justified in every way. J.K Rowling has imagination, humour and the ability to touch on deeper subjects such as ...  Read the complete review