Flashback Friday
Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone by J.K. Rowling
Published in 1997 as Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, published in the U.S. in 1998
Pages: 309
Genre: Fantasy, magical realism
“Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal, thank you very much.”
The legacy of Harry Potter is undeniable and the critical acclaim is well deserved. The first Harry Potter book not only broke records for sales but also brought about the different genres and categories we have today on the New York Times Bestseller List.
I am going to say outright that this book is as good the third time as it was when I read it for the first almost seventeen years ago. The characters are well fleshed out and J.K. Rowling has a ridiculous amount of talent in the way that she switches from…
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Haha! I like it! Your review and your thought process was fluid and logical. I love kids books and cartoons and otherwise “childlike imagery” because they’re not just “for kids” (Well… some are. I’m talking about the message, not the form. Lol)
I love children’s literature and picture books. And I love the. Even more when they circumvent established expectations of what is it is not appropriate for that medium.
Hahaha. Geez.
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That was a trip down the memory lane. The first of the potter that I picked was the order of Phoenix. Haven’t been much of a fan but fan theories around the mythos does intrigue me
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Weird but I actually haven’t seen/read any of these BUT… My friend just downloaded me all of the Harry Potter Series and I will begin them ASAP. Thank you for this… looks like I will like it! Can’t wait.. 😊
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My brother discovered that JK is a distant relative of ours – her great grandmother was sister to our great grandmother who employed her in East London. Leaving aside that total irrelevance I have to say I found the Harry Potter books all a little “samey2 after the first although my young son loved them and even listened to them in German when he was studying German at university. Personally my taste would favour Phillip Pulman in this genre but I was ever the intellectual snob.
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Interesting! I definitely liked the books, and believe there is much to enjoy for any age group, but I also have other fantasy authors I much prefer such as Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. Thank you for reading and commenting!
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Ever tried Ian Banks? His science fiction? Now THERE is an author! I am devastated that he is dead and we will never get another Culture novel.
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I have and really enjoyed what I’ve read so far. I wrote reviews of Consider Phlebas and The Player of Games which are under The Past Due Review menu on the fiction page.
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Wonderful – I will take a look with great pleasure.
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