Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone

Hardcover, 224 pages

English language

Published Oct. 30, 1999 by Bloomsbury.

ISBN:: 978-0-7475-4572-9
OCLC Number:: 1028388282

Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the …

Harry Potter is an ordinary boy who lives in a cupboard under the stairs at his Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon's house, which he thinks is normal for someone like him who's parents have been killed in a 'car crash'. He is bullied by them and his fat, spoilt cousin Dudley, and lives a very unremarkable life with only the odd hiccup (like his hair growing back overnight!) to cause him much to think about. That is until an owl turns up with a letter addressed to Harry and all hell breaks loose! He is literally rescued by a world where nothing is as it seems and magic lessons are the order of the day. Read and find out how Harry discovers his true heritage at Hogwarts School of Wizardry and Witchcraft, the reason behind his parents mysterious death, who is out to kill him, and how he uncovers the most amazing secret of all time, the fabled Philosopher's Stone! All this and muggles too. Now, what are they?

Source: bloomsbury.com/uk/harry-potter-and-the-philosophers-stone-9780747545729/

208 editions

Juhana reviewed Harry Potter ja viisasten kivi by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #1)

Tuttua ja turvallista velhoilua

3 stars

Harry Potter.

Nyt kun esittelyt on tehty, voimme siirtyä itse kirjaan. Nykysilmin katsottuna tämä vaikuttaa viattomalta: helppolukuista kirjallisuutta lapsille, jossa hyvyys voittaa pahuuden, oikeus päihittää vääryyden ja muita välttämättömiä valkoisia valheita, joita kerrotaan lapsille. Tässä ollaan enemmän velkaa Roald Dahlin saduille kuin fantasiakirjallisuuden kaavamaisuuksille. En siten ihmettele, että tästä puhuttiin aikoinaan kirjallisuuden pelastajana kun tämä sai lapset (tai enemmänkin heidän vanhempansa) lukemaan. Vanhemmilla kun on suuremmat edellytykset valita lastensa kirjat, joten kirjan sisältö läpäisee helposti valtaosan hajutestin.

Omalta osaltani Viisasten kivi oli kohtalaisen helppolukuinen lukukokemus. Kerronnassa on useita nuorisokirjallisuuden kliseitä, että niihin tottuneet saanevat turvareaktion. Käänteet olivat joko ennakoitavissa kaukaa tai sitten väkinäisen oloisia. Ei tässä mitään suurempaa vikaa ole, mutta olisiko tämä syrjäyttänyt nuoruuteni Tolkienin Hobitin, sitä epäilen suuresti.

Utena reviewed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone by J.K. Rowling (Harry Potter, #1)

Review of "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" on 'Goodreads'

5 stars

I borrowed this book from Kindle Unlimited, and I really like the way the illustrations came to life. From the smoke of the train to the homes of Diagon Alley, it was really fun to see. Also, I loved the illustrations for this book. They were fun and had a much better vision of the characters than the ones I had in mind when I first picked up the books.

5/5

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Subjects

Witches -- Fiction
Wizards -- Fiction
Schools -- Fiction
England -- Ficiton
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