Author: J.K. Rowling
Pages: 332
Published: 2004 (first published 1997)
Challenges: Harry Potter Re-Read
Genre: Young Adult, Fantasy
Edition: Mass-Market Paperback
Source: Personal
Description: When a letter arrives for unhappy but ordinary Harry Potter, a decade-old secret is revealed to him. His parents were wizards, killed by a Dark Lord's curse when Harry was just a baby, and which he somehow survived. Escaping from his unbearable Muggle guardians to Hogwarts, a wizarding school brimming with ghosts and enchantments, Harry stumbles into a sinister adventure when he finds a three-headed dog guarding a room on the third floor. Then he hears of a missing stone with astonishing powers which could be valuable, dangerous, or both. (via blurb on book)
Thoughts: This was my 3rd time reading the book since I started this blog and just like the first time that I read the book (before I had this blog), I really enjoyed the book. What I liked about the book was how the characters were drawn and also how the book was built over the course of the book, especially how elements of the book were introduced to the reader in the same way that they were introduced to Harry. I also liked how there were some shades of ambiguity brought into the book and not everything was clearly black and white. But I did feel that the first book ended a little too tidy for my liking.
Bottom line: It was a really good start to the series and would probably appeal to most readers. Highly recommended.
Rating: 4.75/5
Pages for 2014: 25,997
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