Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
By J.K. Rowling, 1997, Bloomsbury
Plot Summary
The most evil and powerful dark wizard in history, Lord Voldemort, murdered married couple James and Lily Potter but mysteriously disappeared after failing to kill their infant son, Harry. Upon their deaths, Harry is placed under the care of the Dursleys, a terrible family living in London.
Ten years later while living at number Four Privet Drive, Harry is tormented by the Dursleys, treated more like a servant than a member of the family and forced to live in a cupboard under the stairs. Shortly before his eleventh birthday, a series of letters addressed to Harry arrive, but the Dursleys destroy them before Harry can read them, leading only to an influx of more letters. To evade the pursuit of the letters, they flee to a hotel, and, when the letters arrive there too, they leave to a small island. On Harry's eleventh birthday at midnight, a wildebeest of a man bursts through the door to deliver Harry's letter and tells him what the Dursleys have kept from him: Harry is a wizard....
Reviews-9/10
Hogwarts is a truly magical place, not only in the most obvious way but also in all the detail that the author has gone to describe it so vibrantly. It is the place that everybody wishes they could've gone to when they were eleven. And there many adventures befall the trio (Harry, Ron and Hermione) and the stone in the book's title is central to all that happens. The story builds towards and exciting conclusion that has the ultimate feel-good factor.-Fantasy Book Review
''Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone'' is as funny, moving and impressive as the story behind its writing. J. K. Rowling, a teacher by training, was a 30-year-old single mother living on welfare in a cold one-bedroom flat in Edinburgh when she began writing it in longhand during her baby daughter's nap times. But like Harry Potter, she had wizardry inside, and has soared beyond her modest Muggle surroundings to achieve something quite special. -New York Times
My favourite series and possible favourite book of all time are the Harry Potter series by J.K. Rowling. Before I write this review can I just say that I'm not a fantasy reader. If I was given £10 to spend on a book I would automatically head for the horror, sci-fi or thriller sections so the fact that Harry Potter is fantasy just shows how amazing the books are!-The Guardian
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