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Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. (Joanne) Rowling

Harry Potter and The Sorcerer's Stone

1st Published in UK as Harry Potter & The Philosopher's Stone

by J.K. (Joanne) Rowling
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  • First Published:
  • Sep 1, 1998, 309 pages
  • Paperback:
  • Sep 1999, 312 pages
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sara

hi
i like the novel of harry potter and film also .it was amazing.the film is full of magic, fantasy and horror.i never seen the movie like this.i like the caracter of harry potter. Ron/Harmoine and harry potter act very well in this movie. i want to meet harry potter hermoinee and ron. but i think it is not posible because they are in amarica and i m here in pakistan :)
but i must say them to act all the parts of the harry potter's movie. i really very sorry to hear the news that the dumbledor fell in cancer. i pray for him.ok now then
bye.
Sara from Pakistan
me

When I first saw this book, I didn't think anything of it. I was an idiot! Harry Potter books are the best books!!!!!!!
Vera Lúcia C. Costa

Hello Mrs J.K. Rowling!

My name is Vera Costa, but call me just Vera, please,
Im twelve years old and Im Portuguese!
I LOVE yours books about "HARRY POTTER", I read always
your books and his are fantastics!!!
GOOD AFTERNOON
VERA L. C. COSTA
    Nazzo

    Geez, girl! Whats your problem. If you loved Harry Potter so much.. instead of likeing the fictional character, what about the actor of Harry Potter in the Sorceror\Philosopher's Stone? If you know what I mean.
    Karlie

    I have read each of the books 8 times too! All my friends think I'm nuts also. I don't own any mechandise though. I only own posters.
    Karlie

    I can't believe you John!! I thought it was an awsome book!! Did you like it after you read it in school?


    After reading such a lot of articles or messages about the book, I¡¯m not satisfied. I¡¯m even disappointed. Above all, I love the book indeed. But I think they who wrote the articles boasted for it too much. Here¡¯s my own opinion.
    Before I read it, 80% children who know how to read may have read the book before. It appears on all kinds of media frequently. Once my prejudice made me think that it was ordinary children¡¯s literature, which was always full of bore. How would I read such a ¡®childish¡¯ book for I¡¯m a high school student? But it created an inevitable fashion, which surprised me hard. Then I began to read it with great doubt finally realized that I was truly wrong of the early thought.
    The famous classical stories for children maybe classical literally. But at modern times, I considered HP as a better one. J K Rowling¡¯s various imagination that depends on reality leads out series of zigzag plots which was better accepted than the princess, the prince, the giant or the dwarf by us and gives us a feeling of picking it up then not able to put it down. Those stories never give modern children, including me, such sense.
    Critically, it lacks thinking. Neither the deep realization of society, nor the discovery of humanity, but the simple friendship and the war between justice and evil seems shallow. But I have to say, it must be one element of its success. Young kids are too young to understand the classical literature. And us, the students, tired physically and mentally of the school life, have we any spare ¡®force¡¯ to catch up with the high thoughts.
    In all, I found, as a children¡¯s book, it was surely successful.

    P.S. Whether you agree with me or not, if you have some thing to tell me E-mail me. wizardpaul2002@yahoo.com.cn
    If you quite agree with me, copy and paste my article to other messages boards you know.


    Baby Girl
    This story is incredible. My mother gave this book to my children as a
    gift. I started reading it to them at night before bed. I started the
    first chapter with them and could not put the book down by morning i was
    finished with the first book. I have also read the second book as well
    and I am now well into the third. I am so impressed. I recommend this
    book to Adults as well as childrem

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