So, as a blind person, I've got both narrations of the Harry Potter books so why spend money on the Kindle copies? Harry Potter y la piedra filosofal (Spanish Edition), The Complete Harvard Classics - ALL 71 Volumes:: The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction: The Famous Anthology of the Greatest Works of World Literature, Books for Kids :TERRY TREETOP FINDS NEW FRIENDS (The Terry Treetop Series Book 2), TERRY TREETOP AND LOST EGG (The Terry Treetop Series Book 1), The Winning Game Plan: A Proven Leadership Playbook for Continuous Business Success, Harry Potter: La Colección Completa (1-7) (Spanish Edition). A USA Today recommended series perfect for fans of Harry Potter and Percy Jackson. As the story opens, mysterious goings-on ruffle the self-satisfied suburban world of the Dursleys, culminating in a trio of strangers depositing the Dursleys' infant nephew Harry in a basket on their doorstep. Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger and a snake surrounding a large letter 'H'.Harry Potter has never even heard of Hogwarts when the letters start dropping on the doormat at number four, Privet Drive. [...] And—so—but for some mysterious reason, the curse didn't work on Harry. "[8] Then Rowling's mother died and, to cope with her pain, Rowling transferred her own anguish to the orphan Harry. As a side-effect Harry and Hermione, who were brought up in the highly regulated Muggle world, find solutions by thinking in ways unfamiliar to wizards. Many writers since the 1970s had been hailed as his successor, but none had attained anything near his popularity with children and, in a poll conducted shortly after the launch of Philosopher's Stone, seven of the ten most popular children's books were by Dahl, including the one in top place. This shopping feature will continue to load items when the Enter key is pressed. Rowling imagined him as a "scrawny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who didn't know he was a wizard",[2] and says she transferred part of her pain about losing her mother to him. Some social behaviour in the Harry Potter books is remininiscent of Austen, for example the excited communal reading of letters. This is reflected in his happiness whenever he is a temporary member of the Weasley family throughout the series, and in his treatment of first Rubeus Hagrid and later Remus Lupin and Sirius Black as father-figures. Please try again. She described Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone as "a hugely entertaining thriller" and Rowling as "a first-rate writer for children". 8: Yaoyorozu Rising, The Horse and His Boy (Chronicles of Narnia Book 3), The Eddie Lancaster Series: The Complete Series, The Hidden Witch (The Coven: Academy Magic Book 1), The Modern Warlock: The Lion and the Hidden Master. Writing about clinical teaching in medical schools, Jennifer Conn contrasted Snape's technical expertise with his intimidating behaviour towards students. While some commentators thought the book looked backwards to Victorian and Edwardian boarding school stories, others thought it placed the genre firmly in the modern world by featuring contemporary ethical and social issues, as well as overcoming obstacles like bullies. Harry Potter y el prisionero de Azkaban (Spanish Edition), Harry Potter y la cámara secreta (Spanish Edition), My Hero Academia, Vol. [35], At first the most prestigious reviewers ignored the book, leaving it to book trade and library publications such as Kirkus Reviews and Booklist, which examined it only by the entertainment-oriented criteria of children's fiction. Sandra Beckett commented that books which were popular with children were regarded as undemanding and as not of the highest literary standards – for example the literary establishment disdained the works of Dahl, an overwhelming favourite of children before the appearance of Rowling's books. The headmaster of Hogwarts is the powerful, but kind wizard Albus Dumbledore, who becomes Harry's confidant. I had no preconceptions before I began reading as I never read any of the books before, haven't watched the movies, and, hopefully, pending a trip to Harry Potter world in Universal Studios. Other religious commentators have written that the book exemplifies important viewpoints, including the power of self-sacrifice and the ways in which people's decisions shape their personalities. The novel moves quickly, packs in everything from a boa constrictor that winks to a melancholy Zen-spouting centaur to an owl postal system, and ends with a scary surprise. Please try your request again later. They were the last people you'd expect to be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold with such nonsense. He knows no spells, has never helped to hatch a dragon, and has never worn a cloak of invisibility. To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average. (c) AudioFile, Portland, Maine And who is the Man with Two Faces? Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (film), Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (disambiguation), Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, American Library Association Notable Book, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (video game), "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone: J.K. Rowling: Bloomsbury Childrens", "J.K. Rowling at the Edinburgh Book Festival", "About the Books: transcript of J.K. Rowling's live interview on Scholastic.com", "Interview with JK Rowling, Author of Harry Potter", "Lydon, Christopher. Each chapter is narrated by a celebrity guest from the Harry Potter and Wizarding World franchises. [24][36] Publishers Weekly's report in December 2001 on cumulative sales of children's fiction placed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone 19th among hardbacks (over 5 million copies) and 7th among paperbacks (over 6.6 million copies). [55], Stephen Brown noted that the early Harry Potter books, especially Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, were a runaway success despite inadequate and poorly organised marketing. [36] Although The Boston Globe and Michael Winerip in The New York Times complained that the final chapters were the weakest part of the book,[21][37] they and most other American reviewers gave glowing praise. The poltergeist Peeves wanders around the castle causing trouble wherever he can. Hermione unintentionally is forced to come along after her failed attempts to stop them, and they find Gryffindor student Neville Longbottom asleep outside the common area because he had forgotten the password to get in. For the first time, J. K. Rowling's beloved Harry Potter books will be presented in lavishly illustrated full-color editions. Some of it was predictable, but hat could be because it is so well known bits of it are subconscious back ground information, some what like reading the original Dracula and in equal measures the same way it had unexpected twists. --This text refers to the hardcover edition. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 23, 2018. Rowling described him as "epitome of goodness". Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – Gryffindor Edition By J.K. Rowling Exclusive Gryffindor house edition to celebrate the 20th Anniversary of the first publication of Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone – a highly collectable must-have for all Harry Potter fans! So far it has won the National Book Award, the Smarties Prize, the Children's Book Award, and is short-listed for the Carnegie Medal, the U.K. version of the Newbery Medal. And so the fun begins, with Harry going off to boarding school like a typical English kid?only his supplies include a message-carrying owl and a magic wand. It really does open your imagination, even as an adult. Your recently viewed items and featured recommendations, Select the department you want to search in, This title is not currently available for purchase, Update your device or payment method, cancel individual pre-orders or your subscription at.