J. K. Rowling - Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone

Pros: Kids are reading again instead of watching tv...engaging their imagination...riveting characters, vivid descriptions..

Cons: Commercialization (Soon to arrive..)

Review: Who has not heart about Harry? This 11-year-old, bespectacled orphan with magical powers,is probably the most famous kid on the block. This is why I would be very surprised if you have not heard about him so far. Harry is the creation of Scottish...

Pros: A wonderful fantasy for children, as well as adults!

Cons: None.

The Bottom Line: I highly recommend this book as a must-read. It will get children to read and it will expand their imagination. I highly recommend that you read this book!

Review: "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's stone" is a great book to read. My daughter and I both read it together and we loved it! We could hardly put the book down, that's how good it was. The book is great for kids because it lets them fantasize. When...

Pros: excellent writing, doesn't get boring

Cons: short

Review: I've only just finished reading this first Harry Potter book, and I can't wait to get into the second. The book is wonderfully written, highly creative, and exciting all the way through.

The story is about a young wizard named Harry, only...

Pros: morals behind each story

Cons: a few difficult words makes it lean more toward the preteen age group

Review: Harry Potter soars high on my bestsellers list. The first in a multi-series of children's fantasy books, this book is a "must read". Children and grown ups alike will fall in love with Harry. The misadventures of this would-be wizard are truly...

Pros: easy reading, funny, creative, original

Cons: goes by too fast!

Review: This book was fabulous! I'm a college student and my mom bought this book for me. I read it somewhat begrudgingly, expecting it to be kind of silly, and I was surprised by the high quality of writing and the themes that appeal to kids and grown-ups...

Pros: You won't want to do the housework, you'll just want to read!

Cons: There aren't any.

Review: I heard all the hype about Harry Potter and I thought to myself, oh no, not another Ninja Turtles, Rubiks cube, fad-of-the-week. I refused to be a party to the overwhelming publicity hype that was going on - this lasted until the day I was browsing...

Pros: Harry Potter is a god.

Cons: Gods don't have flaws.

The Bottom Line: It's an excellent read for everyone.

Review: Harry Potter is my imaginary boyfriend;) After reading this first volume, I can safely say all childre should be encouraged to read and enjoy Rowling's fantastic tales. They're not paga, devil-worshipping, Satanist, evil, stupid or pointless. They...

Pros: Excellent writing style

Cons: Small mindedness of some people

Review: I'll do my best to go into the generalities and my impressions of the book without going into too many details. This book is too good to give any of the good stuff away.

What can I say Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone is a great book!...

Pros: It's a great book that inspires imagination

Cons: A bit long for a short attention span

Review: I grew up reading the Hardy Boys Mysteries, Trixie Belden novels, and assorted other series books. No, I did not read all the Nancy Drew mysteries. I was a tomboy, and Nancy Drew was a bit too prissy for me.
I started reading Sci-Fi in Junior...

Pros: A few good moments, plot thickeners, good images

Cons: read like freshman writing, horrible comparisons to Lewis and Tolkein, just OK

The Bottom Line: Rowling is very much over rates, any comparisons to Narnia are overblown. I will read the next ones, but it was not great literature.

Review: Sheer Naked Entertainment

My son Elliott just finished all four of these books, and he asked please if I would read them so that he and I could discuss them and have our own private book club time. I said that I would be more than...